Alaska’s population is slowly increasing. So why isn’t Southeast’s?

Haines, pictured above on April 3, is Alaska’s oldest borough with a median age around 50. The next oldest borough in the state is Wrangell. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS)
Alaska has returned to a period of slow-but-steady population growth as births outpace deaths – making up for migration out of the state.
That’s according to this month’s economic trends report from the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The report found that the statewide population