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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1,100 people living in Skagway Municipality, AK. That makes Skagway Municipality the 28th-most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 0.15% of people living in the state.

1.12K

population of Skagway Municipality, AK (2024)

0.15%

County share of the Alaska population (2024)

About 1,100 people lived in Skagway Municipality, AK in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Skagway Municipality, AK’s age demographics?

About 217 Skagway Municipality residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 168 Skagway Municipality residents, or 15% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.3% of Alaska’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A lower share of Skagway Municipality, AK's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Skagway Municipality, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 75.9% of the Skagway Municipality, AK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Skagway Municipality, AK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (5.4%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Skagway Municipality’s Hispanic population accounts for 7.5%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.2% of the municipality, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Skagway Municipality, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Alaska as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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