Housing market/Alaska/ZIP 99840
ZIP 99840 Skagway, Alaska
Skagway Municipality, AK · Alaska. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 99840 · AK
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 99840 — Skagway, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 99840
- 1-unit detached40361.4%
- 1-unit attached192.9%
- 2–4 units12819.5%
- 5–49 units497.5%
- Mobile578.7%
2–4 unit share 19.5% · 5–49 unit share 7.5% · combined 2–49 27.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,228 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,067.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 31.0%; ≥50% 9.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,610 (1.311× ACS median gross rent).
Population
1,308 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +23.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 99840 34.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 31.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,228; population increased +23.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 128 units in 2–4-unit structures and 49 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,610 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,228. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Alaska research
ZIP 99840 is a Census / HUD profile for Skagway Municipality, AK. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 99840 — Skagway, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Alaska ZIP directory
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 99840?
ZIP 99840 (Skagway Municipality, AK) has 1,308 residents, 451 households, a renter share of 34.4%, median household income of $78,594, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,228. Vacancy is 31.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 99840?
ACS counts 76 units in 2-unit buildings, 52 in 3–4 unit buildings, 40 in 5–9, 8 in 10–19, and 1 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 177 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 99840?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,610. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 99840 — Skagway, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Alaska ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 99840 is Census / HUD research for Skagway Municipality, AK. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Alaska property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.