2022 population: 13,741 ( 264 from 2010 , 216 from 2020)
Land area: 4856.9 square miles
Population density: 2.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,532	62.09%	4.3%
Black:	137	1.00%	80.3%
Indian:	1,844	13.42%	0.7%
Asian:	1,221	8.89%	27.2%
2+ races:	1,210	8.81%	6.1%
Hispanic:	797	5.80%	48.1%

Total non-White:	5,209	37.91%	14.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	311	11.1
Deaths:	259	9.3
Net Migration:	-326	-11.7
Net Immigration:	56	2.0

Change in White population:	-386	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	650	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,477
8,918	66.17%
76	0.56%
1,831	13.59%
960	7.12%
1,140	8.46%
538	3.99%
4,559	33.83%

2000
14,070
10,264	72.95%
67	0.48%
2,049	14.56%
615	4.37%
692	4.92%
372	2.64%
3,806	27.05%

1990
13,828
11,215	81.10%
76	0.55%
1,781	12.88%
379	2.74%
n/a
377	2.73%
2,613	18.90%

1980
11,316
9,534	84.25%
28	0.25%
1,237	10.93%
277	2.45%
n/a
225	1.99%
1,782	15.75%

1970
10,041
8,386	83.52%
44	0.44%
1,160	11.55%
235	2.34%
n/a
166	1.65%
1,655	16.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,703	12.1
797	5.7
-2,034	-14.5
103	0.7

-1,346	-9.6
753	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
2,203	15.9
851	6.2
-1,792	-13.0
224	1.6

-951	-6.9
1,193	8.6

Number	Rate
1980's
2,558	22.6
765	6.8
0	0.0
n/a

1,681	14.9
831	7.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

1,148	11.4
127	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.6
2,928	21.3%
10,813	78.7%
2,319	16.9%

5,568
2.45

3,573	64.2%
2,682	75.1%
296	8.3%
1,995	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
3,227	23.9%
10,250	76.1%
1,367	10.1%

5,305
2.49

3,369	63.5%
2,436	72.3%
356	10.6%
1,936	36.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
3,974	28.2%
10,096	71.8%
1,052	7.5%

5,399
2.56

3,648	67.6%
2,804	76.9%
418	11.5%
1,751	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
4,137	29.9%
9,691	70.1%
930	6.7%

4,969
2.73

3,397	68.4%
2,700	79.5%
336	9.9%
1,572	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
3,550	31.4%
7,766	68.6%
608	5.4%

4,041
2.72

2,869	71.0%
2,502	87.2%
195	6.8%
1,172	29.0%

2022 Housing Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	224	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	105	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	214	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	177	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	133	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	213	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	155	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	163	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	185	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	494	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	368	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	847	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	545	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	475	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	633	11.4%
$200,000 or more	637	11.4%

Median Household Income	82,763
Per Capita Income	44,368

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	239	4.3%
Public Assistance	359	6.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	723	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,153	72.4%
Unemployed	290	3.4%
In Armed Forces	161	1.9%

Total Labor Force	6,604	77.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,900	22.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,998	1,508	57.0%
Non-Profit	229	568	28.7%
Self-Employed	508	227	69.1%

Local Government	408	576	41.5%
State Government	439	200	68.7%
Federal Government	162	131	55.3%

Total Private + Self	2,506	1,735	59.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,238	1,475	45.6%
Total	3,744	3,210	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	27.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	867	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,384	19.9%
Professional, Technical	1,619	23.2%
Service Occupations	1,454	20.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	117	1.7%
All others	1,642	23.6%

White Collar		55.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,179	16.9%
Public administration	791	11.4%
Retail trade	733	10.5%
Educational services	628	9.0%
Transportation and warehousing	624	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	597	8.6%
Manufacturing	334	4.8%
Construction	330	4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	311	4.5%
Other services	257	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	248	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	229	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	144	2.1%
Finance and insurance	141	2.0%
Wholesale trade	117	1.7%
Information	109	1.6%
Utilities	88	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	82	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.2%
Management	10	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	404	2.90%
Puerto Rican	70	0.50%
Cuban	46	0.33%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	48	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	21	0.15%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	27	0.19%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	113	0.81%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	28	0.20%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	85	0.61%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	104	0.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,088	7.82%
Indian	54	0.39%
Japanese	10	0.07%
Vietnamese	8	0.06%
Thai	7	0.05%
Chinese	7	0.05%
Korean	6	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,683	88.8%
Tagalog	844	6.4%
Spanish	288	2.2%
Other	150	1.1%
Other Indo-European	73	0.6%
Other Asian	32	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	0.1%
German, other Germanic	14	0.1%
Chinese	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,863	13.4%
English	1,391	10.0%
Irish	1,338	9.6%
Norwegian	808	5.8%
European	532	3.8%
Scottish	509	3.7%
American	372	2.7%
Italian	291	2.1%
Swedish	250	1.8%
French	238	1.7%
Scandinavian	237	1.7%
Polish	194	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	184	1.3%
British	160	1.2%
Welsh	157	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,521	97.2%
Not a citizen	389	2.8%

Native	12,664	91.0%
Foreign-born	1,246	9.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
112	1.1%	407	4.1%	2,814	28.5%	3,724	37.7%	1,908	19.3%	904	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	112	1.1%
9-12 Years	407	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,814	28.5%
Some College	3,724	37.7%
Bach. Degree	1,908	19.3%
Grad Degree	904	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,489	6,894	595	7.9%	7.3%
1991	7,472	6,784	688	9.2%	8.3%
1992	7,633	6,932	701	9.2%	8.9%
1993	7,647	6,977	670	8.8%	7.8%
1994	7,662	7,036	626	8.2%	7.6%
1995	7,736	7,147	589	7.6%	7.3%
1996	7,893	7,241	652	8.3%	7.4%
1997	7,581	6,948	633	8.3%	6.9%
1998	7,564	6,987	577	7.6%	6.3%
1999	7,607	7,063	544	7.2%	6.4%

2000	8,299	7,782	517	6.2%	6.3%
2001	8,141	7,601	540	6.6%	6.3%
2002	7,783	7,136	647	8.3%	7.2%
2003	7,807	7,184	623	8.0%	7.7%
2004	7,893	7,303	590	7.5%	7.4%
2005	7,956	7,417	539	6.8%	6.9%
2006	8,078	7,582	496	6.1%	6.6%
2007	8,208	7,749	459	5.6%	6.3%
2008	8,281	7,807	474	5.7%	6.5%
2009	8,324	7,713	611	7.3%	8.0%

2010	7,122	6,477	645	9.1%	8.2%
2011	7,155	6,523	632	8.8%	7.8%
2012	7,151	6,561	590	8.3%	7.2%
2013	7,132	6,572	560	7.9%	7.0%
2014	7,083	6,535	548	7.7%	6.7%
2015	6,944	6,482	462	6.7%	6.3%
2016	7,019	6,581	438	6.2%	6.6%
2017	7,106	6,698	408	5.7%	6.5%
2018	7,042	6,657	385	5.5%	5.9%
2019	7,022	6,637	385	5.5%	5.4%

2020	6,520	5,893	627	9.6%	7.8%
2021	6,567	6,083	484	7.4%	6.4%
2022	6,786	6,529	257	3.8%	4.0%
2023	6,883	6,630	253	3.7%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,615
Median Value	$361,000

Occupied	5,568	84.2%
Vacant	1,047	15.8%

Owned	3,656	65.7%
Rented	1,912	34.3%
Median Rent	$1,275

Single-Family Units	3,952	59.7%
Detached	3,577	54.1%
Attached	375	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,110	16.8%
Mobile Homes	216	3.3%

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

2022 Housing Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK

Historical Labor Force Data for Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK