Nationwide Claims to Fame

Ketchikan is 32nd out of 6,406 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ketchikan is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Ketchikan is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Two or More

Ketchikan is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Ketchikan is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Foreign born residents

Ketchikan is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Asian

Ketchikan is 3rd in Alaska out of 10 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Ketchikan is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Income below poverty line

Ketchikan is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Ketchikan is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Ketchikan is 5th in Alaska out of 13 other cities in Retail sales

Ketchikan, Alaska Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Current population (2012) 8,250 6th 731,449 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4.3 21st 570,640.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,849.3 1st 1.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Residents younger than 5 7.1% 13th 7.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 16th 25.6% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.7% 4th 8.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 91.3% 16th 91.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 22.9% 13th 27.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Race - White 60.7% 20th 67.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.8% 13th 3.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 16.7% 3rd 14.8% 1.2%
Race - Asian 10.8% 2nd 5.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.3% 12th 1.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 10.0% 1st 7.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.4% 11th 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 58.8% 20th 63.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Female residents 49.2% 7th 47.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 10.4% 2nd 6.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Housing units 3,731 8th 311,201 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 56.7% 1st 24.4% 25.9%
Households 3,444 8th 252,920 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 46.8% 20th 64.3% 66.1%
Home median value $238,500 7th $235,100 $186,200
People per household 2.2 22nd 2.7 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Income per capita $27,107 19th $31,944 $27,915
Income per household $49,313 22nd $69,014 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.9% 3rd 9.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ketchikan Rank Alaska US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,158 10th 68,728 27,092,908
Retail sales $231,892 5th $9,303,387 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $30,364 3rd $13,635 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $38,467 6th $1,851,293 $613,795,732

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