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Juneau City and Borough, AK

Demographic and economic profile of Juneau City and Borough, AK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Juneau, Alaska's state capital, has a workforce of roughly 32,000 residents anchored heavily in government administration, with a median household income of $101,661 and GDP per capita of $75,687 well above national norms. About 40.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, unemployment sits at 4.0%, and median worker earnings run $51,000. The borough has shed 1.1% of its population over five years, housing costs are elevated at a $432,500 median home value, and the 15.8-minute mean commute reflects its compact, geographically isolated geography.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

31,969

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$101,661

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

Juneau City and Borough lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,888 (62.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,529 (14.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,786 (8.8%)
  • Asian Alone2,383 (7.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,121 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone437 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,034
  2. 2.Spanish989
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island437
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)175
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)36

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,725

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$75,687

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$51,146

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,082
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)3,314
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,442
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,435
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,363

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,305
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,083
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,725
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,809
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,544

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 4.48×)3,493
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.13×)559
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)1,313
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)1,253
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.06×)1,536

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$432,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,462/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,351 (28.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,805 (21.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,419 (16.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999605 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999276 (3.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999265 (3.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

40.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$51,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

15.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,474 (63.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,136 (13.0%)
  • Carpooled1,991 (12.2%)
  • Walked1,058 (6.5%)
  • Public Transit373 (2.3%)
  • Other202 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.