Wrangell, Alaska
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 5.6% since 2020.
2,007
people, the 23rd-largest of Alaska's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Alaska's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
4 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
42.1%
of 978 jobs located in Wrangell are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2016. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 9% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$993
a month. Alaska's median is $1,419.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$758–$1,137
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $993 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2016 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 40 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 5% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 85% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.8% to the 1,303 homes here.
2–10
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2016 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 16% less than Alaska's.
$296,400
median home value in Wrangell.
- $296,400 Wrangell
- $352,900 Alaska
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year