Who are the Petersburg Borough commissioners?

Bob Martin (Assembly Member); James Valentine (Assembly Member); Jeff Meucci (Assembly Member); Jeigh Stanton Gregor (Assembly Member); Rob Schwartz (Assembly Member); Scott Newman (Assembly Member); Bob Lynn (Mayor).

Who is on the Petersburg Borough School Board?

Kari Petersen (School Board Member); Marc Taylor (School Board Member); Sarah Holmgrain (School Board Member); Carey Case (School Board Member); Katie Holmlund (School Board Member).

What is the population of Petersburg Borough?

About 3,409 people, with a median age of 45.7; the median household income is $75,125 and 7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Petersburg Borough?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 47 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,503, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Petersburg Borough?

4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 3 municipal governments.

What cities and towns are in Petersburg Borough?

1: Kupreanof. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Petersburg Borough, AK elected officials: borough assembly, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Petersburg Borough: 19 seats on 4 elected bodies.

Borough Assembly

Petersburg Borough Assembly

Office	Who holds it now
Assembly Member	Bob Martin source
Assembly Member	James Valentine source
Assembly Member	Jeff Meucci source
Assembly Member	Jeigh Stanton Gregor source
Assembly Member	Rob Schwartz source
Assembly Member	Scott Newman source

Also elected countywide

Office	Who holds it now
Mayor	Bob Lynn source

School Board

Petersburg Borough School District Board

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member	Kari Petersen source
School Board Member	Marc Taylor source
School Board Member	Sarah Holmgrain source
School Board Member	Carey Case source
School Board Member	Katie Holmlund source

Cities and towns

Kupreanof · Mayor Butch Anderson · 7 seats

How many local governments Petersburg Borough has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Petersburg Borough. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	3	1
School districts (school boards)	0	1
Special districts (elected boards)	0	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (2 in Petersburg Borough), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Petersburg Borough

3,409people

45.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$75,125 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

25.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$315,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

13.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.3%U.S.: 8.4%

34.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

17.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.9% · White 61.5% · Black 1.3% · Asian 12.4% · Other or more than one race 13.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Petersburg Borough

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. Alaska: 3.9%.

47people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

1,456people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

1,503in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	47	1,456	1,503
August 2026	2.1%	36	1,682	1,718
July 2026	2.2%	42	1,834	1,876
June 2026	2.8%	50	1,731	1,781
May 2026	2.9%	48	1,586	1,634
April 2026	4.2%	59	1,344	1,403
March 2026	3.6%	52	1,375	1,427
February 2026	3.8%	62	1,574	1,636
January 2026	5.3%	76	1,368	1,444
December 2025	6.1%	73	1,118	1,191
November 2025	5.8%	70	1,142	1,212
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	60	1,419	1,479
August 2025	3.3%	56	1,644	1,700
July 2025	3.8%	71	1,806	1,877
June 2025	4.9%	79	1,533	1,612
May 2025	5.0%	73	1,386	1,459
April 2025	6.4%	87	1,277	1,364
March 2025	6.6%	91	1,283	1,374
February 2025	6.9%	98	1,317	1,415
January 2025	8.2%	113	1,257	1,370
December 2024	7.6%	105	1,276	1,381
November 2024	6.5%	93	1,335	1,428
October 2024	5.2%	76	1,392	1,468

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.4%	79	1,380	1,459
2024	5.3%	77	1,388	1,465
2023	4.8%	72	1,439	1,511
2022	6.0%	90	1,406	1,496
2021	6.6%	111	1,566	1,677
2020	8.7%	130	1,371	1,501
2019	7.7%	114	1,367	1,481
2018	7.7%	112	1,345	1,457
2017	8.3%	123	1,362	1,485
2016	8.3%	127	1,400	1,527

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alaska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Petersburg Borough

204.7 per 100,0002025. Alaska: 729.3.

848.0 per 100,0002025. Alaska: 1,892.8.

0murders2025, 7 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	7	204.7	29	848.0
2024	7	202.0	21	606.1
2023	4	119.9	29	869.6
2022	2	60.4	39	1,176.8
2021	9	272.6	55	1,665.7
2020	8	245.5	84	2,577.5
2019	10	314.4	88	2,766.4
2018	10	306.6	77	2,360.5
2017	4	128.7	106	3,410.6
2016	13	411.1	69	2,182.2

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Petersburg Police Department	2025	7	29	3,420

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alaska · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.34 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 3,420 people.

8sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

5civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Petersburg Police Department	8	5	3,420

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	8	2.34	5	1
2024	8	2.31	5	1
2023	8	2.40	4	1
2022	8	2.41	2	1
2021	9	2.73	4	1
2020	8	2.45	6	1
2019	7	2.20	3	1
2018	7	2.15	5	1
2017	9	2.90	5	1
2016	7	2.21	4	1

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who are the Petersburg Borough commissioners?: Bob Martin (Assembly Member); James Valentine (Assembly Member); Jeff Meucci (Assembly Member); Jeigh Stanton Gregor (Assembly Member); Rob Schwartz (Assembly Member); Scott Newman (Assembly Member); Bob Lynn (Mayor).
Who is on the Petersburg Borough School Board?: Kari Petersen (School Board Member); Marc Taylor (School Board Member); Sarah Holmgrain (School Board Member); Carey Case (School Board Member); Katie Holmlund (School Board Member).
What is the population of Petersburg Borough?: About 3,409 people, with a median age of 45.7; the median household income is $75,125 and 7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Petersburg Borough?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 47 people unemployed in a labor force of 1,503, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Petersburg Borough?: 4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 3 municipal governments.
What cities and towns are in Petersburg Borough?: 1: Kupreanof. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs' elected officials data; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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