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Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Wrangell City and Borough — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Wrangell City and Borough yet — not gathered, never hidden.

2,064 people (2024 Census estimate, −3.1% since 2020)
2,556 square miles of land · 1 people per square mile

How Wrangell City and Borough compares — against the other counties in Alaska

2,064 — people: 25th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$22,697 — spending per student in its school districts: 22nd highest of 29 Alaska counties.
77.5 years — life expectancy: 11th highest of 23 Alaska counties.
21.1% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: the highest of 30 Alaska counties.
15.1% — child poverty: 14th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
88.8% — households with broadband internet: 10th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$65,011 — median household income: 23rd highest of 30 Alaska counties.
5.2% — share of bridges rated poor: 18th highest of 24 Alaska counties.
$2,035 — federal grant dollars per resident: 28th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$171,718 — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: the lowest of 30 Alaska counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Wrangell City and Borough

No active community water system lists Wrangell City and Borough in EPA's records — not gathered, never hidden.

The jail — people held in the county jail

No county jail figure in the national data for Wrangell City and Borough — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Wrangell City and Borough. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

WRANGELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT264 students

Spent $6 million — $6 million to run schools, about $22,697 per student, plus $23,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.9 million local (mostly property tax), $3.7 million state, $643,000 federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Wrangell City and Borough beside Alaska

Life expectancy77.5 years · Alaska 76.3 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance21.1% · Alaska 13.3%

Children in poverty15.1% · Alaska 12.5%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)14.8% · Alaska 12.8%

Households with broadband internet88.8% · Alaska 90.6%

Households with severe housing problems8.9% · Alaska 19.8%

Residents per primary care doctor685 · Alaska 1,033

Residents per mental health provider36 · Alaska 131

Unemployment4.9% · Alaska 4.2%

Median household income$65,011 · Alaska $88,696

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Wrangell City and Borough about $171,718 a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$101,366 a year · Very Low

Landslide$31,339 a year · Relatively Low

Winter weather$16,101 a year · Very Low

Earthquake$10,579 a year · Very Low

Avalanche$4,028 a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

58 bridges in Wrangell City and Borough: 24 in good condition, 31 fair, and 3 poor (5.2%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

FDR 6265 over STREAM -PERM · built 1980	50 vehicles a day
LOGGING ROAD over NO DATA ENTERED · built 1991	0 vehicles a day
FDR 6540 over STREAM - HAMILTON 60R36 · built 1982	0 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $4.3 million of work in Wrangell City and Borough in fiscal 2025, about $2,035 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Alaska are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Wrangell City and Borough come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Wrangell City and Borough built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Alaska: the state government and every county in Alaska.

Nearby counties: Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (56 mi) · Ketchikan Gateway Borough (62 mi) · Petersburg Borough (75 mi) · Sitka City and Borough (146 mi) · Juneau City and Borough (172 mi) · Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (213 mi).