Sitka City And Borough, AK Demographic Data
Sitka City And Borough, AK Summary
Sitka City And Borough is located in Alaska
- Population: 8,909
- Area: 4,811.43 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,870.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1,941.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,084.97 ft
- Time Zone: Yukon Standard Time (GMT -9)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sitka City And Borough, AK Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,357
49%
50.8
Male
4,564
51%
49.2
Total Population
8,921
323,128,000
Sitka City And Borough, AK Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
493
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
618
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
570
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
514
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
430
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,343
15.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,195
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,240
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
767
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
571
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
678
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
310
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
192
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,911
77.5%
77.2
Female
3,408
49.3%
51.3
Male
3,503
50.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,591
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,515
17.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,180
13.2%
15.2
Female
626
53.1%
55.8
Male
554
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Sitka City And Borough, AK Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,876
88.3%
96.8
White
5,744
64.4%
72.6
Black or African American
195
2.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,206
13.5%
0.8
Asian
616
6.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
526
5.9%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
54
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
23
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
33
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
29
0.3%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
4
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
82
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,045
11.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
556
6.2%
17.8
Mexican
296
3.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
72
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
10
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
178
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,365
93.8%
82.2
Sitka City And Borough, AK Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
143
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
320
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,617
25.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,627
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
552
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,148
18.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
889
14.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
463
7.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,833
92.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,037
32.3%
31.2
Sitka City And Borough, AK Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,124
29.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,624
50.1%
47.5
Divorced
950
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
127
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
415
5.7
5.8%
Sitka City And Borough, AK Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,468
88.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
960
11.4%
21.6%
Spanish
180
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
129
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
496
5.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
155
1.8%
1.1%
Sitka City And Borough, AK Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
188
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
108
3.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
217
6.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
226
6.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
421
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
710
20.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
566
16.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
663
18.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
234
6.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
171
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
70,160
57,617
Per capita income
35,655
31,128
Sitka City And Borough, AK Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
493
10.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
527
11.1%
9.8
Construction
262
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,460
30.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
124
2.6%
6.6
Information
58
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
233
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
176
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
262
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
374
7.8%
4.6
Retail trade
388
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
389
8.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
20
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
518
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,981
41.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
531
11.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
964
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
772
16.2%
18.1%
Sitka City And Borough, AK Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,682
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,664
56.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
671
14.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
74
1.6%
5.1
Walked
784
16.7%
2.7
Other means
299
6.4%
1.8
Worked at home
190
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.6
26.6
Sitka City And Borough, AK Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
609
17.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,331
38.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,186
33.8%
37.1
3 or more
378
10.8%
21.0
Sitka City And Borough, AK Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,504
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,960
55.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,544
44.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
608
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Sitka City And Borough, AK Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,112
1 room
285
6.9%
2.4
2 rooms
254
6.2%
2.7
3 rooms
664
16.1%
9.1
4 rooms
758
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
600
14.6%
19.8
6 rooms
604
14.7%
17.8
7 rooms
299
7.3%
12.0
8 rooms
369
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
279
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sitka City And Borough, AK Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,112
1-unit, detached
1,925
46.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
217
5.3%
5.9
2-units
663
16.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
432
10.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
212
5.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
65
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
167
4.1%
9.0
Mobile home
409
9.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
22
0.5%
0.1
Sitka City And Borough, AK Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
228
5.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
136
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
242
5.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
557
13.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
971
23.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
838
20.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
703
17.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
375
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
59
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3
0.1%
1.4%
Sitka City And Borough, AK Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
157
4.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
117
3.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,330
38.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,711
48.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
13
0.4%
0.1
Wood
135
3.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
14
0.4%
1.1
Sitka City And Borough, AK Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,079
47295100.0
Less than $500
4
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
74
6.9%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
120
11.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
192
17.8%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
222
20.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
233
21.6%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
234
21.7%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
383
35.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
181
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
143
13.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
128
11.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
244
22.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sitka City And Borough, AK Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,335
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
3
0.2%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
1.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
2.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
145
10.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
156
11.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
479
35.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
502
37.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
209
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,019
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
231
17.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
166
12.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
216
16.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
184
13.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
453
34.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
216
0.0%
0.0%
Sitka City And Borough, AK Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,960
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
129
6.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
62
3.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
45
2.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
124
6.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
369
18.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
913
46.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
314
16.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
341,600
205,000
