COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Ketchikan Gateway

Alaska · 14,070 residents · 4,857 sq mi

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Ketchikan Gateway is home to 14,070 people in Alaska. The average commute runs 10 minutes. The typical home is worth $160,300. The poverty rate is 6.5%, under the national 12.4%. Median rent is $775 a month. Owners hold 61% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,070

+2%since 1990

from 13,828 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+14%since 1990

from 31.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

4,857 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.9%(964)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.1%(1,145)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,177)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.4%(1,044)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.9%(692)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.7%(1,784)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.7%(2,629)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.3%(2,297)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.7%(1,229)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 744.5%(640)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.6%(362)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.8%(107)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,344

−14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $45,172 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,994

+28%since 1990

from $18,789 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.5%

+2.3 ptssince 1990

from 4.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$160,300

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $110,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$775

−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $614 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

60.7%

+4.7 ptssince 1990

from 56.0% in 1990

39.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic82%(11,341)

Black0.5%(76)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(377)

Asian3.3%(462)

2000

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

Black0.5%(67)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(372)

Asian4.2%(596)

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 ptssince 1990

from 20.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

89.6%

+4.3 ptssince 1990

from 85.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−0.7 ptssince 1990

from 6.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

9.8 min

−42%since 1990

from 17.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(1,516)

Married56.8%(3,085)

Widowed1.8%(98)

Divorced13.5%(733)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(1,055)

Married56.5%(3,037)

Widowed8.6%(460)

Divorced15.3%(825)

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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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