Brian O'Shaughnessy
19:37 - 20:03
"we anticipate there's an average of around 2.5 folks per dwelling. We have around 2,000 residences in the area, so that would come out to around 5,000 folks."
“we anticipate there's an average of around 2.5 folks per dwelling. We have around 2,000 residences in the area, so that would come out to around 5,000 folks.”
- Speaker
- Brian O'Shaughnessy
- Timestamp
- 19:37 – 20:03
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 12, 2026
From the transcript
So based on our occupancy, our occupancy data from the most recent census, we anticipate there's an average of around 2.5 folks per dwelling. We have around 2,000 residences in the area, so that would come out to around 5,000 folks. And that's a total guess, again, based on census occupancy data.
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