Nationwide Claims to Fame

Sitka city and is 1st out of 6,406 other cities in Size in square miles

Sitka city and is 31st out of 6,406 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Statewide Claims to Fame

Sitka city and is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Home median value

Sitka city and is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Size in square miles

Sitka city and is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Sitka city and is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Two or More

Sitka city and is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Sitka city and is 4th in Alaska out of 11 other cities in Current population (2012)

Sitka city and is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Sitka city and is 5th in Alaska out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Sitka city and is 5th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Female residents

Sitka city and is 5th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Asian

Sitka city and, Alaska Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Current population (2012) 9,046 4th 731,449 313,914,040
Size in square miles 2,870.3 1st 570,640.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 3.1 22nd 1.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 15th 7.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.5% 17th 25.6% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.4% 3rd 8.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.9% 10th 91.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 34.7% 4th 27.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Race - White 65.3% 19th 67.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 18th 3.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 16.8% 2nd 14.8% 1.2%
Race - Asian 6.0% 5th 5.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.3% 13th 1.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 9.8% 2nd 7.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 4.9% 6th 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 63.5% 17th 63.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Female residents 49.5% 5th 47.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.7% 8th 6.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Housing units 4,102 7th 311,201 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 26.0% 11th 24.4% 25.9%
Households 3,632 7th 252,920 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 53.6% 18th 64.3% 66.1%
Home median value $315,200 1st $235,100 $186,200
People per household 2.4 19th 2.7 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Income per capita $32,451 10th $31,944 $27,915
Income per household $69,798 12th $69,014 $52,762
Income below poverty line 6.9% 15th 9.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Sitka city and Rank Alaska US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,938 5th 68,728 27,092,908
Retail sales $94,916 10th $9,303,387 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,875 9th $13,635 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $27,072 8th $1,851,293 $613,795,732

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