Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

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Key figures

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,768	735,706	334,922,499	2243rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,885	$92,788	$80,734	254th of 3,221
Median Age	41.0	35.8	38.9	1793rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.4%	31.7%	35.7%	969th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$393,300	$352,900	$332,700	304th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,505	$1,419	$1,413	241st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	10.1%	12.5%	2706th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	5.9%	5.2%	2467th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.8	1.3	n/a	2992nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.0%	7.7%	14.1%	558th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	662nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.6%	66.8%	65.2%	2427th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.6	19.4	26.4	3105th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	9.7%	15.1%	2380th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.6%	n/a	n/a	791st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.8%	48.2%	46.9%	2398th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.5%	n/a	n/a	454th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	12.1%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	12.3%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.5	62.8	61.4

Age in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	41.0	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	20.2%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.5%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	5,732	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	60.6%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.8%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.0%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	32.1%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,971	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.2%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.6%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.1%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.2%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.3%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	6,698	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	53.2%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.3%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.4%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.4%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,619	$3,901	n/a

Education in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.2%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.0%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.3%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.1%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.9%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.7%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.7%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.5%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.1%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.1%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.4%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.8%	15.0%	16.7%

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