Ketchikan

Population: 8,151
Median household income: $76,835
Median home value: $340,300

Ketchikan is a community in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, home to 8,151 residents. The median household income of $76,835 is below the Ketchikan Gateway Borough median ($89,155).

From 2019 to 2023, Ketchikan's population held roughly steady from 8,228 to 8,151, while its median home value rose 33.1% from $255,600 to $340,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.0% of the population. 66.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,151
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $76,835
Median home value: $340,300
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 3,899
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2288,151

Median household income

$61,419$76,835

Median home value

$255,600$340,300

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,228	$61,419	$255,600	$1,106
2020	8,230	$65,809	$257,600	$1,148
2021	8,150	$68,125	$270,200	$1,166
2022	8,168	$73,512	$304,300	$1,214
2023	8,151	$76,835	$340,300	$1,319

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	383	4.7%
5 to 17	1,394	17.1%
18 to 24	680	8.3%
25 to 34	1,371	16.8%
35 to 44	1,132	13.9%
45 to 54	850	10.4%
55 to 64	1,161	14.2%
65 to 74	793	9.7%
75 and over	387	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,158	51.0%
Black or African American	56	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,266	15.5%
Asian	1,174	14.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	992	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	481	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	360	6.3%
High school graduate	1,784	31.3%
Some college or associate's	2,186	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	893	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	471	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit2.5%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,756	66.8%
Carpooled	576	14.0%
Public transit	102	2.5%
Walked	421	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	3.4%
Other means	129	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,193	80.1%
15 to 29 min	650	16.3%
30 to 44 min	93	2.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	48	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.6% (1,004 of 7,981)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,917	57.9%
Nonfamily households	1,394	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,311	84.9%
Vacant	588	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,950	58.9%
Renter-occupied	1,361	41.1%

1-unit, detached39.6%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units25.2%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,543	39.6%
1-unit, attached	276	7.1%
2 to 4 units	982	25.2%
5 to 19 units	471	12.1%
20 or more units	537	13.8%
Mobile home & other	90	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0238970
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.83 sq mi
Water area: 1.07 sq mi
Center point: 55.3571, -131.6746