COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kake vs Sitka city and
PLACE A
Kake, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Sitka city and, Alaska
Kake is 93% smaller than Sitka city and. Sitka city and earns more, with a median household income $49,568 higher.
KAKESITKA CITY ANDDIFFERENCE
Total population5448,319−93% vs Sitka city and
Population density713+68
Population growth-2.5%-4.8%+2.2 pts
Median age38.339.7−1.4
Male51.3%50.9%+0.4 pts
Female48.7%49.1%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.6%10.0%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.6%57.6%−43.1 pts
Black1.3%0.3%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%6.9%Even
Asian1.1%8.3%−7.1 pts
Other76.1%26.9%+49.3 pts
Median household income$52,159$101,727−$49,568
Per capita income$23,020$46,118−$23,098
Poverty rate20.0%7.5%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.365+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%34.3%−19.6 pts
Graduate degree5.7%13.1%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate12.8%6.8%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation55.4%70.2%−14.9 pts
Median home value$124,600$450,300−$325,700
Median gross rent$1,016$1,341−$325
Owner-occupied65.1%61.7%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%17.3%+8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households22.6%39.6%−16.9 pts
Average commute5.313.0−7.7
Worked from home10.7%7.5%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured23.1%10.1%+13.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025