Ketchikan, AK Demographic Data

Ketchikan, AK Summary

Ketchikan is located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska
  • Population: 8,097
  • Area: 5.90 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 4.35 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.55 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 1,372.83 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 528.87 ft
  • Time Zone: Yukon Standard Time (GMT -9)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Ketchikan, AK Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,975
49%
50.8
Male
4,214
52%
49.2
Total Population
8,189
 
323,128,000

Ketchikan, AK Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
521
6.4% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
477
5.8% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
405
4.9% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
493
6.0% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
632
7.7% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,212
14.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,020
12.5% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,177
14.4% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
513
6.3% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
641
7.8% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
694
8.5% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
291
3.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
113
1.4% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,442
78.7%
77.2
Female
3,107
48.2%
51.3
Male
3,335
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,149
75.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,530
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,098
13.4%
15.2
Female
548
49.9%
55.8
Male
550
50.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0

Ketchikan, AK Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,313
89.3% 
96.8
White
4,937
60.3% 
72.6
Black or African American
58
0.7% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,201
14.7% 
0.8
Asian
1,004
12.3% 
5.4
Asian Indian
70
0.9% 
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
828
10.1% 
0.9
Japanese
6
0.1% 
0.2
Korean
28
0.3% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
69
0.8% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
10
0.1% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
10
0.1% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
103
1.3% 
5.1
Two or More Races
876
10.7% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
524
6.4% 
17.8
Mexican
264
3.2% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
68
0.8% 
1.7
Cuban
8
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
184
2.2% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,665
93.6% 
82.2

Ketchikan, AK Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
174
3.1% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
391
6.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,812
32.0% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,639
29.0% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
382
6.7% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
863
15.2% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
400
7.1% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
565
10.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,096
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,263
22.3%
31.2

Ketchikan, AK Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,326
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,969
43.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,079
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
165
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
247
3.6
5.8%

Ketchikan, AK Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,459
84.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,209
15.8%
21.6%
Spanish
207
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
97
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
770
10.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
135
1.8%
1.1%

Ketchikan, AK Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
116
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
213
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
313
9.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
413
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
442
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
668
20.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
429
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
460
14.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
131
4.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
110
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
53,937
 
57,617
Per capita income
29,502
 
31,128

Ketchikan, AK Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
119
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
398
9.7%
9.8
Construction
287
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
883
21.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
217
5.3%
6.6
Information
92
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
138
3.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
186
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
187
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
342
8.4%
4.6
Retail trade
797
19.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
393
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
51
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
433
10.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,097
26.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
477
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,282
31.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
801
19.6%
18.1%

Ketchikan, AK Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,056
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,436
60.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
655
16.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
176
4.3%
5.1
Walked
556
13.7%
2.7
Other means
96
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
137
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.0
 
26.6

Ketchikan, AK Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
528
16.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,540
46.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
914
27.7%
37.1
3 or more
313
9.5%
21.0

Ketchikan, AK Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
3,295
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,627
49.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,668
50.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
574
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5

Ketchikan, AK Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,869
1 room
231
6.0%
2.4
2 rooms
343
8.9%
2.7
3 rooms
632
16.3%
9.1
4 rooms
782
20.2%
16.5
5 rooms
680
17.6%
19.8
6 rooms
462
11.9%
17.8
7 rooms
275
7.1%
12.0
8 rooms
202
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
262
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
 
0.0

Ketchikan, AK Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,869
 
 
1-unit, detached
1,483
38.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
198
5.1%
5.9
2-units
621
16.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
362
9.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
256
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
228
5.9%
4.4
20 or more units
607
15.7%
9.0
Mobile home
92
2.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
22
0.6%
0.1

Ketchikan, AK Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
643
16.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
207
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
667
17.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
334
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
835
21.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
564
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
374
9.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
192
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
53
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

Ketchikan, AK Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
84
2.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
134
4.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,213
36.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,659
50.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
11
0.3%
0.1
Wood
153
4.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
32
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.3%
1.1

Ketchikan, AK Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,012
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
9
0.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
39
3.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
48
4.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
88
8.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
197
19.5%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
293
29.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
338
33.4%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
337
33.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
200
19.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
149
14.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
107
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
212
21.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%

Ketchikan, AK Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,577 
 
41,631,300 
$3,000 or more
6
0.4%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
1.1%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
36
2.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
149
9.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
214
13.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
559
35.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
596
37.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
91
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,032
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
155
9.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
213
13.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
236
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
171
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
122
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
680
43.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
91
0.0%
0.0%

Ketchikan, AK Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,627
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
109
6.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
153
9.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
118
7.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
242
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
552
33.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
393
24.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
60
3.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
232,500
 
205,000