Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

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Sitka City and Borough, Alaska is among the highest in the country for median household income (158th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,368	735,706	334,922,499	2621st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$101,727	$92,788	$80,734	158th of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	35.8	38.9	2188th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.3%	31.7%	35.7%	502nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$450,300	$352,900	$332,700	192nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,341	$1,419	$1,413	370th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	10.1%	12.5%	2935th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	5.9%	5.2%	466th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.9	1.3	n/a	2986th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.0%	7.7%	14.1%	388th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.1	n/a	n/a	262nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.7%	66.8%	65.2%	2928th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.0	19.4	26.4	3166th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.5%	9.7%	15.1%	1939th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	721st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.2%	48.2%	46.9%	1623rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	802nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.6%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	16.5%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.3	62.8	61.4

Age in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	39.7	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	19.2%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.7%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	3,440	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.3%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,118	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	26.1%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.8%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.7%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	4,161	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.5%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.9%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.3%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.3%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,080	$3,901	n/a

Education in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.6%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.9%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.2%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.1%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.2%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.7%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	16.1%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	76.6%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.0%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Sitka City and Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	32.6%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.6%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.1%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.3%	15.0%	16.7%

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