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Skagway, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Skagway is a Census CDP of 1,174 people across 9.47 square miles of land, in Skagway Municipality. Median household income is $89,028, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Skagway
What Skagway is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.47 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land124
- County holding the largest share of its areaSkagway Municipality, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Skagway
How many people live in Skagway
- Population1,174
- Median age40.5
- Population under 18193
- Share under 1816.4 percent
- Population 65 and over180
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent
- Households403
- Family households205 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families50.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Skagway
- Median household income$89,028 plus or minus $17,854
- Per capita income$61,471
- Civilian labor force767
- Employed696
- Unemployed71 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate9.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over910
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Skagway
- Housing units592
- Occupied units403
- Vacant units189
- Vacancy rate31.9 percent
- Owner occupied272
- Renter occupied131 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate67.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$426,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,280
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units372
- Share single family62.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more169 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more28.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes51 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Skagway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute657
- Commuting under 15 minutes621 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting under 15 minutes94.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Drove alone39.6 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked43.0 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Skagway (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$3,765,000
- Average approval$470,625
- Median approval$402,500
- Largest approval$1,250,000
- Jobs supported169
- Jobs per approval21.1
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Skagway, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Skagway Municipality, not Skagway
Skagway Municipality context, not Skagway figures
- Establishments in Skagway Municipality112
- Covered employment, Skagway Municipality915
- Average annual pay, Skagway Municipality$58,010
- Housing units permitted, Skagway Municipality9
Every figure in this section is published for Skagway Municipality as a whole and is not a measurement of Skagway.
All Skagway Municipality figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Skagway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Skagway, Alaska?
1,174, in 403 households. Skagway CDP covers 9.47 square miles of land, which is 124 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Skagway in?
Skagway Municipality, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Skagway?
$89,028. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $426,500. Median gross rent is $1,280 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Skagway businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $402,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Skagway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Skagway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Skagway. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Skagway figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Skagway Municipality as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Skagway.
Is zoning published for Skagway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.