Community Information
Juneau and its surrounding areas are vibrant and friendly. As the capitol of Alaska, Juneau plays an active role in promoting the arts, entertainment, education and recreation. Our temperate climate makes getting out fun, anytime. We offer this web page as a courtesy to our residents-- the old-timers and the newcomers.
Year-round residents are active in community affairs. What is your passion? We encourage you to take a class at UAS, attend the local symphony or play a round golf. Why not volunteer to help make Juneau even better? You might enjoy assisting youth sports or volunteering at the library. Perhaps visiting pets at the local shelter interests you.
Those of you who are new to our community will find helpful information here. We list city demographics, weather, entertainment, schools and other local information such as web cams.
Local Resources
We've included a few interesting links here. For locals and newbies alike, we often overlook the things that make our community special.
Juneau Economic Development Council
Webcams
When you want to know what's going on downtown, visit these cameras for your birds-eye view of the Juneau area.
Entertainment
From opera to skiing, you'll find lots to do when you visit these links.
Schools
Here, you'll find our school district's K-12 website, as well as higher education opportunites in our area.
University of Alaska Southeast
Demographics
The census of 2000 lists 30,700 people, 11,500 households, and 7,600 families residing in the city/borough. A population density of 11.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the Juneau was 74.79% White, 0.81% African American, 11.38% Native American, 4.68% Asian, 0.38% Pacific Islander, and 1.05% from other races, and 6.91% from two or more races. 3.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11,543 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.10.
The population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city/borough was $62,034, and the median income for a family was $70,284. Males had a median income of $46,744 versus $33,168 for females. The per capita income for the Juneau was $26,719. 6.0% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under the age of 18 and 3.9% of those 65 and older.
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Weather and Historical Trends
Juneau, located on the southeast panhandle of Alaska is known to be the warmest, yet the wettest section of Alaska. Precipitation occurs in all seasons with an annual average of 50 inches. Winters are mild with average daytime high temperatures above freezing. Visit the National Weather Service or this local weather station for more weather data.
