Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,393
Median household income: $101,207
Median home value: $442,100

Home to 8,393 residents, Sitka City and Borough is one of Alaska's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $101,207, its median household income sits above Alaska's $89,336.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sitka City and Borough's population declined 2.9% from 8,640 to 8,393, while its median household income rose 37.4% from $73,682 to $101,207.

61.5% of workers drive to work alone. 50.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,393
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $101,207
Median home value: $442,100
Median gross rent: $1,350
Housing units: 4,167
Homeownership rate: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6408,393

Median household income

$73,682$101,207

Median home value

$358,600$442,100

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,350

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,640	$73,682	$358,600	$1,131
2020	8,569	$81,708	$365,800	$1,159
2021	8,518	$82,083	$367,800	$1,232
2022	8,462	$95,261	$424,700	$1,309
2023	8,393	$101,207	$442,100	$1,350

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	385	4.6%
5 to 17	1,262	15.0%
18 to 24	645	7.7%
25 to 34	1,249	14.9%
35 to 44	1,187	14.1%
45 to 54	1,000	11.9%
55 to 64	1,216	14.5%
65 to 74	875	10.4%
75 and over	574	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,022	59.8%
Black or African American	31	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	723	8.6%
Asian	607	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	74	0.9%
Some other race	110	1.3%
Two or more races	1,251	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	575	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	266	4.4%
High school graduate	1,526	25.0%
Some college or associate's	2,212	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,330	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	767	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked14.9%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,792	61.5%
Carpooled	472	10.4%
Public transit	13	0.3%
Walked	676	14.9%
Bicycle	119	2.6%
Worked from home	357	7.9%
Other means	114	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,131	74.8%
15 to 29 min	787	18.8%
30 to 44 min	137	3.3%
45 to 59 min	13	0.3%
60+ min	118	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 8.4% (688 of 8,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,241	64.0%
Nonfamily households	1,262	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,503	84.1%
Vacant	664	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,160	61.7%
Renter-occupied	1,343	38.3%

1-unit, detached50.8%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units24.2%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,116	50.8%
1-unit, attached	234	5.6%
2 to 4 units	1,009	24.2%
5 to 19 units	310	7.4%
20 or more units	145	3.5%
Mobile home & other	353	8.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 02220
State: Alaska
Land area: 2,870 sq mi
Water area: 1,945 sq mi
Center point: 57.1932, -135.3674

Cities & places

Sitka city and