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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Skagway County is $40,986, which is higher than the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Skagway County median household income is $72,868. On average Skagway County residents spend 3.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #2

Skagway County	40,986 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Skagway County	34,387 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Skagway County	49,063 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Skagway County	27,833 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #8

Skagway County	72,868 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Skagway County	88,351 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Skagway County	2.21%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Skagway County median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alaska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Skagway County		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	45.48%	$16,091, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	14.99%	$15,940, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.33%	$2,033, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.08%	$18,033, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Skagway County	84,375 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Skagway County	109,686 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Skagway County	Alaska	U.S.
White	$73,083, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Asian	$96,250, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$73,125, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Two or More Races	$59,375, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Skagway County	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$22,222, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$81,172, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,271, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$48,958, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Skagway County	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	811, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	433, 53.39%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	394, 90.99%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	394, 90.99%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	374, 94.92%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 5.08%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	39, 9.01%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	378, 46.61%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	301, 79.63%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	301, 79.63%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	283, 94.02%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 5.98%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	77, 20.37%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Skagway County	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	631, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	264, 41.84%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	50, 7.92%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.48%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	225, 35.66%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	37, 5.86%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	52, 8.24%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Skagway County	3.9 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Skagway County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	657	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	374, 56.93%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	113, 30.21%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	41, 10.96%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43, 11.50%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.53%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 11.76%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	110, 29.41%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	283, 43.07%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	81, 28.62%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	61, 21.55%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81, 28.62%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.35%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1, 0.35%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 20.49%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Skagway County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	657, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	48, 7.31%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	23, 3.50%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	103, 15.68%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.46%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	81, 12.33%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	147, 22.37%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	6, 0.91%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 1.37%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22, 3.35%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	51, 7.76%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	103, 15.68%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	46, 7.00%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15, 2.28%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Skagway County	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	45	4.53%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5	2.40%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.