Skagway Municipality, AK

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2022 Population

1,303

1.96% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Mary Peltola

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

6.22%

29.1% 1-year increase

2022 Median Property Value

$434,300

6.84% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Skagway Municipality, AK had a population of 1.3k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Skagway Municipality, AK declined from 1,329 to 1,303, a −1.96% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Skagway Municipality, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the median property value in Skagway Municipality, AK was $434,300, and the homeownership rate was 65.6%.

Most people in Skagway Municipality, AK walked to work, and the average commute time was 5.87 minutes. The average car ownership in Skagway Municipality, AK was 2 cars per household.

Skagway Municipality, AK borders Haines Borough, AK.

United States Alaska

Economy

The economy of Skagway Municipality, AK employs 777 people. The largest industries in Skagway Municipality, AK are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

777

2022 Value

± 181

−5.13%

1 Year decline

± 32.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Skagway Municipality, AK declined at a rate of −5.13%, from 819 employees to 777 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Skagway Municipality, AK, are Management Occupations (155 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (113 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (85 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Skagway Municipality, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

777

2022 Value

± 181

−5.13%

1 Year decline

± 32.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Skagway Municipality, AK declined at a rate of −5.13%, from 819 employees to 777 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Skagway Municipality, AK, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Skagway Municipality, AK, though some of these residents may live in Skagway Municipality, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alaska.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

36
Retail Trade
16
Accommodation and Food Services
9
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Skagway Municipality, AK is currently represented by Mary Peltola in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

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Lisa Murkowski

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected List of governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska.

Dan Sullivan

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Skagway Municipality, AK

Mary Peltola

Alaska at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Skagway Municipality, AK is currently represented by Mary Peltola (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Skagway Municipality, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Skagway Municipality, AK was $434,300 in 2022, which is NaNk times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $406,500 to $434,300, a 6.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Skagway Municipality, AK is 65.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Skagway Municipality, AK have an average commute time of 5.87 minutes, and they walked to work. Car ownership in Skagway Municipality, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$434,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,010

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Skagway Municipality, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Skagway Municipality, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Skagway Municipality, AK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Skagway Municipality, AK N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Skagway Municipality, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Skagway Municipality, AK is from Skagway Municipality, AK.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Skagway Municipality, AK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Walked (49.9%)
Drove Alone (36.2%)
Bicycle (6.39%)

In 2022, 49.9% of workers in Skagway Municipality, AK walked to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (36.2%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (6.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

5.87 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Skagway Municipality, AK have a shorter commute time (5.87 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Skagway Municipality, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Skagway Municipality, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Skagway Municipality, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Skagway Municipality, AK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Skagway Municipality, AK (81 out of 1.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Skagway Municipality, AK is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Skagway Municipality, AK has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17% under 18 years, 28.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Skagway Municipality, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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