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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 2,100 people living in Wrangell City and Borough, AK. That makes Wrangell City and Borough the 25th-most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 0.28% of people living in the state.

2.06K

population of Wrangell City and Borough, AK (2024)

0.28%

County share of the Alaska population (2024)

About 2,100 people lived in Wrangell City and Borough, AK in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Wrangell City and Borough, AK’s age demographics?

About 621 Wrangell City and Borough, AK residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 30.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 386 Wrangell City and Borough, AK residents, or 18.7% 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 higher share of Wrangell City and Borough, AK's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Wrangell City and Borough, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 60.5% of the Wrangell City and Borough, AK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Wrangell City and Borough, AK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (16%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Wrangell City and Borough’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.3% of the borough, 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.

Wrangell City and Borough, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic two or more races population than Alaska as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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