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Skagway, AK

Found within zip code: 99840
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $276,200
  • high cost relative to Alaska
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,860,000+  2%
$1,395,001-$1,860,000  0%
$930,001-$1,395,000  2%
$744,001-$930,000  0%
$558,001-$744,000  2%
$372,001-$558,000  18%
$186,001-$372,000  53%
$93,001-$186,000  18%
$0-$93,000  4%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE low cost relative to AK, medium cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density), coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Nautical, Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Skagway Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

SKAGWAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District




105 Students enrolled in District

1 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
10
Better than:
of AK school
districts
100.0%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
9
Better than:
of US school
districts
80.4%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
8
STATE AVERAGE 17

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

91%
77%
94%
83%
88%
72%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
SKAGWAY CITY SCHOOL
1563 MAIN STREET, SKAGWAY, AK 99840
(907) 983-2960
KG-12
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 86.7 57.6
BLACK (%) 1.0 4.6
HISPANIC (%) 2.9 4.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 2.9 6.9
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 6.7 26.6
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 23.8 31.4
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $14,057 $1,476,000 57.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $352 $37,000 1.4
STAFF $105 $11,000 0.4
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $1,152 $121,000 4.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $1,029 $108,000 4.2
OPERATION $3,105 $326,000 12.6
TRANSPORTATION $29 $3,000 0.1
OTHER $924 $97,000 3.8
TOTAL SUPPORT $6,695 $703,000 27.3
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $3,800 $399,000 15.5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $24,552 $2,578,000 100.0
Skagway EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Skagway WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 25.0
CHILDREN IN Skagway LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 2.2

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Skagway Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AK*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 264.67% 14.50% 10 10
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About Skagway

Skagway is a tiny coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 870 people and just one neighborhood, Skagway is the 35th largest community in Alaska.

Unlike some cities , Skagway isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Skagway are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Skagway is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skagway who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.74%), sales jobs (14.32%), and management occupations (8.84%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Skagway are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.63 minutes getting to work every day.

Skagway is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Skagway Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Skagway citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.00% of adults in Skagway have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Skagway in 2000 was $27,700, which is wealthy relative to Alaska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,800 for a family of four.

The people who call Skagway home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Skagway is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Skagway include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, French, Swedish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Skagway is English.

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