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Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Demographic and economic profile of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Ketchikan Gateway Borough is a small Southeast Alaska community of 13,870 residents with an economy anchored in its coastal and resource-based industries, generating a GDP per capita of $67,527 against median worker earnings of $49,467. The labor force of roughly 8,900 active workers carries a 3.5% unemployment rate and 94.9% high school attainment, though only 27.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are relatively elevated at a $379,000 median home value, yet a 68.6% homeownership rate and short 14.6-minute mean commute reflect the character of a compact, stable small-borough economy that has grown just 0.5% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

13,870

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$92,885

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.5% since 2018

Ketchikan Gateway Borough added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,602 (62.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,734 (12.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,534 (11.1%)
  • Asian Alone1,220 (8.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race435 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone162 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)867
  2. 2.Spanish289
  3. 3.Other Indo-European82
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island34
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

924

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$67,527

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$46,608

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,732
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services805
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities794
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)749
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)636

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,730
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,316
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,262
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations885
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations847

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.13×)344
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.09×)680
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.81×)731
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.21×)730
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)1,743

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$379,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,388/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,999886 (22.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999783 (19.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999778 (19.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999281 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999253 (6.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999229 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,467

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,866 (69.1%)
  • Carpooled942 (13.4%)
  • Walked484 (6.9%)
  • Worked At Home421 (6.0%)
  • Other206 (2.9%)
  • Public Transit112 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.