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Juneau City and Borough · Alaska

Juneau, AK demographics

Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Commerce (Alaska Municipal League rate tables).

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Quick answer

Juneau, AK has a population of 31,685 and a median household income of $96,820 — about $8,068 a month before tax. That ranks 7 of 94 covered metros by income and 94 of 94 by population.

  • Population

    31,685

    City limits, ACS 5-year

  • Median household income

    $96,820

    ACS 5-year estimate

  • Combined sales tax

    5%

    Alaska + local

  • Income rank

    #7

    of 94 covered metros

Estimated annual sales tax on a median household

A Juneau household at the median income of $96,820 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,210 a year in sales tax at 5%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Alaska exempts or discounts several categories. Juneau charges 5% year-round but drops to 3% from October through March, and caps tax on single items above $14,900.

Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Juneau-specific measurement.

Sources

What each figure on this page comes from.

Full Juneau sales tax breakdown and calculator

Other Juneau datasets on this site.

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