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Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska had an estimated 2,064 residents on July 1, 2024, down 3.0 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,127, across 2,541 square miles. County output reached $118.5 m in 2024, 97 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wrangell City and Borough
How many people live in Wrangell City and Borough
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,088
- Households976
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$63,750
- Median age48.1
- Median gross rent$993 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$296,400
- Home value to household income4.6 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,548
- Population under 18411
- Share under 1819.7 percent
- Population 65 and over572
- Share 65 and over27.4 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,105
- Civilian labor force877
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over52.3 percent
- Rank by population among Alaska boroughs24th of 30
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3113th of 3,222
Wrangell City and Borough is the 24th largest of 30 Alaska boroughs by population. A median home costs 4.6 times median household income, which is seriously unaffordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 27.4 percent against 19.7 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Wrangell City and Borough's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20242,064
- Census 2020 base population2,127
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.96 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-8
- Births, 202425
- Deaths, 202423
- Natural change, 20242
- Net domestic migration, 2024-13
- Net international migration, 20242
- Total net migration, 2024-11
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-65
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2733rd of 3,144
The county has lost 2.96 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. More people left than moved in during 2024 and births over deaths did not make up the difference, so the population fell.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Wrangell City and Borough
Where are people moving to Wrangell City and Borough from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving28
- People arriving, from those returns45
- Tax returns filed by households leaving25
- Net household movement3
- Adjusted gross income arriving$1.1 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-798,000
- Average income of an arriving household$40,036
- Average income of a leaving household$76,760
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $36,724 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Wrangell City and Borough
What is the Wrangell City and Borough economy?
- County GDP, 2024$118.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$114.3 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20243.7 percent
- GDP change over five years31.5 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Alaska areas BEA publishes29th of 34
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3031st of 3,127
- GDP per resident$56,773
Output grew 3.7 percent in the latest year and 31.5 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Wrangell City and Borough
Employment by industry in Wrangell City and Borough
- Covered employment, annual average778
- Establishments reporting104
- Average annual pay$56,956
- Average weekly wage$1,095
- Retail trade, employment118
- Retail trade, average annual pay$28,592
- Transportation and warehousing, employment45
- Transportation and warehousing, average annual pay$42,355
- Other services, except public administration, employment24
- Other services, except public administration, average annual pay$41,104
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 118 | 10 | $28,592 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 45 | 12 | $42,355 |
| Other services, except public administration | 24 | 6 | $41,104 |
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 118 jobs, 15.2 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Wrangell City and Borough
How many businesses are in Wrangell City and Borough?
- Establishments, all industries97
- Employment at those establishments436
- Annual payroll$26.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents46.5
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Wrangell City and Borough
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20241
- Declared construction value permitted$650,000
- Single family units authorized1
- Multifamily units authorized0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$650,000
- Units authorized per 1,000 households1.0
Single-family homes are 100.0 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is predominantly single-family.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Wrangell City and Borough (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded3
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$1.3 m
- Average 7(a) approval$418,333
- Median 7(a) approval$225,000
- Largest single approval$1,025,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)8
- Jobs per approval2.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active2
- Distinct industries receiving approvals2
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer0.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms0
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter3
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wrangell City and Borough
SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Wrangell City and Borough
Do SBA loans in Wrangell City and Borough get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full2
- Status: Cancelled1
Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wrangell City and Borough
How large is Wrangell City and Borough?
- Land area2,541 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Alaska boroughs26th of 30
- Width, east to west79.6 mi
- Height, north to south88.8 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary2
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.04
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20242,088
- Households976
- Average household size2.14
- Median household income$63,750
- Median age48.1
Common questions
Wrangell City and Borough questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska?
The Census Bureau estimates 2,064 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 2,088, in 976 households, ranking 24th of 30 Alaska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wrangell City and Borough's population growing?
The population has fallen 2.96 percent since the 2020 census base of 2,127, to 2,064 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 25 births against 23 deaths, with net migration of -11. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Wrangell City and Borough?
$63,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $296,400, which is 4.6 times income, and median gross rent is $993 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Wrangell City and Borough?
97 establishments, employing 436 people with an annual payroll of $26.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Wrangell City and Borough?
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 118 jobs, 15.2 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 778 jobs at an average annual pay of $56,956, or $1,095 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Wrangell City and Borough?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, with a median approval of $225,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
How many building permits were issued in Wrangell City and Borough?
1 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $650,000. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Are traffic counts available for Wrangell City and Borough on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Wrangell City and Borough?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
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