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99824 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 99824 covers Douglas, Alaska, with a population of about 2,163 and a median household income of $89,500.

Population
2,1631,235 per square mile
Median age
38.7about the US average
Median household income
$89,500about the Alaska median
Poverty rate
13.2%0.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$360,172up 28.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,426about the Alaska median
Degree or higher
44.4%9.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
47%18 points below the US average
Time zone
Alaska UTC-09:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 99824 is

Douglas, Alaska — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,163
Median age38.7
Family households52.1%
Born outside the US7%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)64.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.6%
Veterans8.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$89,500
Income per person$49,192
Poverty rate13.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k5.8%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k14.9%
$125–150k10.6%
$150–200k10.1%
$200k or more9.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,080
Mean adjusted gross income$90,188
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.3%
Returns, under $25k17.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.3%
Returns, $200k or more8.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$421,800
Median gross rent$1,426
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied47%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house22.4%
Attached house16.9%
2 to 4 units26%
5 to 19 units29.4%
20 or more units5.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$360,172as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 43.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$360,172$234,431

$254,120 in 2012 to $360,172 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home17.1%
Drives to work alone57.4%
Takes public transport8.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.4% 9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.1% 1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83% 2.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26% 4.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed112
Annual payroll$4,566,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 59.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss57.7 out of 100
Community resilience50.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding79.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity77.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami71.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding15.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alaska and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlaskaUnited States
Median household income$89,500$89,336$78,538
Income per person$49,192$44,928$43,289
Poverty rate13.2%10.2%12.4%
Median home value$421,800$333,300$303,400
Median gross rent$1,426$1,388$1,348
Homeownership47%66.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home17.1%8.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7%7.8%13.9%
Median age38.735.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationJUNEAU DWTN, AK US2.8 km away
Rain in a year90 in

Average high and low by month

January34.1°F / 26.5°F5.88 in rain
February36.7°F / 27.7°F5.16 in rain
March39.4°F / 29.6°F6.17 in rain
April48.6°F / 35.8°F4.76 in rain
May57.3°F / 43.1°F5.09 in rain
June62.2°F / 49°F4.9 in rain
July62.9°F / 51.8°F6.21 in rain
August62.4°F / 51°F7.76 in rain
September55.9°F / 46.3°F12.71 in rain
October47.9°F / 39.4°F12.27 in rain
November39.9°F / 32.1°F8.75 in rain
December36.3°F / 28.7°F9.93 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Juneau Borough School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Walkability8.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

99802 Juneau, AK3.3 km away
99803 Juneau, AK3.3 km away
99811 Juneau, AK3.3 km away
99850 Juneau, AK3.3 km away
99812 Juneau, AK7.4 km away
99801 Juneau, AK12.5 km away
99821 Auke Bay, AK26.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Juneau City and Borough100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneAlaska (UTC-09:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.75 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq mi
Population density1,235 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude58.2756, -134.3950

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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