COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ketchikan Gateway

Alaska · 13,828 residents · 4,857 sq mi

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Ketchikan Gateway is home to 13,828 people in Alaska. The median household earns $45,172, about 50% above the national median. The poverty rate is 4.2%, under the national 13.2%. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $614 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $110,400.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,828

−2%vs 2000

vs 14,070 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−12%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,857 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(1,228)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,248)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,087)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(890)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(824)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.6%(2,572)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(2,452)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,732)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(865)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(620)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(218)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,172

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,344 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,789

−22%vs 2000

vs $23,994 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$110,400

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $160,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$614

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $775 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.0%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

44.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.9%(10,264)

Black0.5%(67)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(372)

Asian4.2%(596)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82%(11,341)

Black0.5%(76)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(377)

Asian3.3%(462)

Other14.1%(1,949)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(429)

Puerto Rican0.6%(79)

Spaniard0.5%(73)

South American0.5%(63)

Peruvian0.2%(29)

Dominican0.2%(27)

Central American0.2%(21)

Salvadoran0.2%(21)

Colombian0.1%(20)

Argentine0.1%(14)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino7.2%(992)

Asian Indian0.9%(120)

Japanese0.2%(23)

Vietnamese0.2%(21)

Thai0.1%(20)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(17)

Samoan0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German14%(1,934)

English12.1%(1,671)

Irish10.9%(1,496)

Norwegian5.3%(728)

Scottish3.8%(530)

American2.4%(325)

French2.1%(285)

Italian1.9%(263)

Swedish1.8%(251)

Polish1.5%(207)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(198)

Welsh1%(133)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(120)

Ukrainian0.7%(97)

Finnish0.7%(95)

British0.7%(92)

Danish0.6%(80)

French Canadian0.5%(74)

Portuguese0.5%(72)

Hungarian0.5%(64)

Russian0.4%(55)

Subsaharan African0.4%(50)

Greek0.3%(43)

Australian0.3%(35)

Austrian0.3%(35)

Canadian0.2%(33)

Belgian0.2%(31)

Czech0.1%(19)

Guyanese0.1%(19)

Iranian0.1%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Arab0%(5)

Lebanese0%(5)

Swiss0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Filipino population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+73%vs 2000

vs 9.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.7%(2,199)

Married50.1%(2,998)

Widowed1.5%(89)

Divorced11.8%(704)

Women 15+

Never married27%(1,477)

Married50.4%(2,760)

Widowed7.6%(416)

Divorced15.1%(826)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(235)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(283)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(338)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 924 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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