Sitka City and Borough, AK
Demographic and economic profile of Sitka City and Borough, AK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Sitka City and Borough is a small coastal community of 8,393 residents with an economy anchored in fishing, government, and healthcare services typical of Southeast Alaska island communities. The workforce shows relatively strong educational attainment—34.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.6% have a high school diploma—with median worker earnings of $47,541 and a labor force participation rate of 71.3%, though unemployment runs at 7.1%. The borough posted a GDP per capita of $67,095 against a median household income of $101,727, while population has contracted 3.9% over five years and a median home value of $442,100 reflects constrained housing supply in a geographically isolated setting.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.9% since 2018
Sitka City and Borough lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,901 (58.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,283 (15.3%)
- Asian Alone720 (8.6%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone641 (7.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race515 (6.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone164 (2.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish344
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)313
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island159
- 4.Other Indo-European36
- 5.German or other West Germanic24
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,232
- 2.Public Administration (Group)481
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)471
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)444
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services281
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,754
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations871
- 3.Service Occupations683
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations560
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations434
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.78×)325
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.41×)485
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.38×)276
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)1,212
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)272
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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.