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Skagway Municipality, AK: population growth, jobs and income

Skagway Municipality gained 8 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.7%).

Skagway Municipality had an estimated 1,104 residents in 2025, down 10.8% (133 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Alaska as a whole (+0.6%), and the 28th fastest growth of 28 counties in Alaska.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,280/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes32.4%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months102025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

10

2025

9.1 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 9 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 441 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +14.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 6.7% in 2025, 1.8 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 10 new homes in 2025, or 9.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $81,136 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +12.9% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 3,082nd.

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Skagway Municipality population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20251,104+8
20241,096+6
20231,090−4
20221,094−52
20211,146−91
20201,237–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Skagway Municipality

Skagway Municipality lost 133 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−143).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−5−8
International migrationfrom and to other countries+5+19
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+9−143
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−1
Total change+8−133

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn AlaskaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth28th of 283,082nd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4th of 28705th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth7th of 26416th of 3,092
Median household income13th of 28535th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate17th of 282,982nd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents1st of 23186th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Skagway Municipality lost population while its only neighbouring county, Haines Borough, did better (−10.8%, 2020–25).

Its median household income ($81,136, 2020–24) is lower than in its only neighbouring county, Haines Borough.

Skagway Municipality, AK and its 1 neighbouring county: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Skagway Municipality, AK This county1,104−10.8%8.29.1$81,136
Haines Borough, AK2,068−1.0%1.53.9$86,927

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Skagway Municipality growing?

No. Its population fell 10.8% between 2020 and 2025, about 133 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Alaska as a whole changed +0.6% over the same years. That ranks 28th of 28 counties in Alaska for population growth.

How many people moved to Skagway Municipality?

On net, about 9 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Skagway Municipality?

It averaged 6.7% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Skagway Municipality?

About 1,104 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Skagway Municipality?

Private employers there had 441 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +14.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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