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Ketchikan, AK
Demographic Data



Ketchikan Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Ketchikan Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,068

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
16.6%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
14.6%
Over 65 Years:
15.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.9%
2.9%
93.2%
93.2%
25.9%
25.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Ketchikan
USA
$41,057
$41,057
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Ketchikan
USA
$73,512
$73,512
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Public Service
Transportation
Education
Manufacturing
Other
Construction
Administration
Agriculture
Professional, scientific, and technical services
20.3%
20.3%
12.3%
12.3%
11.0%
11.0%
10.5%
10.5%
8.7%
8.7%
7.5%
7.5%
5.4%
5.4%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
52.7%
52.7%
16.9%
16.9%
13.5%
13.5%
9.6%
9.6%
6.0%
6.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Norwegian
European
Scottish
Scandinavian
Italian
French
Swedish
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Finnish
British
Dutch
Polish
Canadian
African
Hungarian
Albanian
11.5%
11.5%
8.0%
8.0%
7.9%
7.9%
5.3%
5.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.6%
2.6%
2.1%
2.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Tagalog
Spanish
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Langs. of India
Scandinavian languages
Miao/Hmong
German/Yiddish
French
Korean
Chinese
Portuguese
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
84.2%
84.2%
10.7%
10.7%
2.1%
2.1%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Ketchikan Residents

13.5%

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