Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,870
Median household income: $89,155
Median home value: $379,000

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska counts 13,870 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $89,155, its median household income sits in line with Alaska's $89,336.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population held roughly steady from 13,800 to 13,870, while its median household income rose 22.6% from $72,728 to $89,155.

55.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,870
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $89,155
Median home value: $379,000
Median gross rent: $1,388
Housing units: 6,659
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,80013,870

Median household income

$72,728$89,155

Median home value

$289,900$379,000

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,388

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,800	$72,728	$289,900	$1,169
2020	13,833	$74,678	$299,500	$1,188
2021	13,939	$77,820	$315,200	$1,235
2022	13,910	$82,763	$361,000	$1,275
2023	13,870	$89,155	$379,000	$1,388

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	654	4.7%
5 to 17	2,226	16.0%
18 to 24	1,005	7.2%
25 to 34	1,976	14.2%
35 to 44	1,925	13.9%
45 to 54	1,670	12.0%
55 to 64	2,016	14.5%
65 to 74	1,583	11.4%
75 and over	815	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,522	61.4%
Black or African American	58	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,733	12.5%
Asian	1,242	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.2%
Some other race	37	0.3%
Two or more races	1,520	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	730	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	507	5.1%
High school graduate	2,929	29.3%
Some college or associate's	3,856	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,817	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	876	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit2.9%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,743	68.1%
Carpooled	984	14.1%
Public transit	205	2.9%
Walked	478	6.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	328	4.7%
Other means	228	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,941	59.4%
15 to 29 min	2,165	32.6%
30 to 44 min	373	5.6%
45 to 59 min	32	0.5%
60+ min	127	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,300 of 13,697)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,550	63.2%
Nonfamily households	2,071	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,621	84.4%
Vacant	1,038	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,785	67.3%
Renter-occupied	1,836	32.7%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units19.4%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,667	55.1%
1-unit, attached	425	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1,289	19.4%
5 to 19 units	518	7.8%
20 or more units	544	8.2%
Mobile home & other	216	3.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 02130
State: Alaska
Land area: 4,857 sq mi
Water area: 1,820 sq mi
Center point: 55.4499, -131.1067