Skagway Municipality

Skagway Municipality has 1,244 residents across 1 ZIP code with their own report. Median household income is $81,136, 13% below the Alaska figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $435,400, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

1,244residentsACS 2020–2024

$81,136median household incomeAlaska: $93K

$435,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Skagway Municipality in AlaskaZIP codes in Skagway Municipality highlighted; the rest of Alaska in grey

Map of Alaska with Skagway Municipality highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

Its ZIP code.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
99840	1,244	$81K	$435K	71%	29%	93%	6 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

1,244 residents in 450 households, next to the Alaska figure.

17%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

45%

of households are people living alone

38%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

666 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $435,400 (±$16,868).

71%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

32%

of housing units are vacant

$1,280

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20199%

2000–200918%

1990–199914%

1980–198915%

1970–197914%

1960–19696%

1950–19593%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$17,376.

$81,136

median household income

5.9%

of people live below the poverty line

9.1%

unemployment rate

29%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

6 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

43%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

46%

walk or bike

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates