Haines Borough
Alaska

What stands out

What stands out about Haines Borough: high-school completion is among the highest in America (98%), unemployment is in the top 2% of American counties (6.6%), and the restaurant count per person is in the top 3% of American counties (1.9 per 1,000). Within Alaska it ranks 1st of 30 counties for high-school completion.

Where you are

You live in Haines Borough, Alaska. 2,079 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.0% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -12).

Alaska has no state income tax and no state sales tax, and it pays residents an annual Permanent Fund Dividend from oil revenue. Most goods arrive by barge or air, so groceries, fuel and building materials cost well above the national average, and winter heating is a major line item. Roughly half the population lives in the Anchorage area; much of the rest is reachable only by plane or ferry.

Money

The typical household here brings in $68,276 a year, higher than 71% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,748. Unemployment runs 6.6%, higher than 98% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Alaska has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $346K, pricier than 78% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $885 a month. Property tax is 0.89% of home value, roughly $2,564 a year on that median home, higher than 52% of American counties. 70% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 50% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 79.9 years, longer than 90% of American counties. There are 7 active physicians in the county, about 33.7 per 10,000 people. 9.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

98% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

Under Alaska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 4 out of 100, safer than 96% of American counties; the county has had 3 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 77 Mbps down, slower than 93% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 4 museums.