| | People QuickFacts | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Alaska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 722,718 |
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Population, 2010 | 13,477 | 710,231 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -4.2% | 13.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 14,070 | 626,932 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.9% | 26.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.1% | 7.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 48.7% | 48.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 68.1% | 66.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 3.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 14.2% | 14.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.0% | 5.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 1.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 9.3% | 7.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.0% | 5.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 66.2% | 64.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.1% | 78.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.1% | 16.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.5% | 90.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.2% | 27.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,348 | 71,798 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.2 | 18.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,166 | 306,967 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.1% | 64.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 36.7% | 24.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $242,500 | $229,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,629 | 248,248 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.36 | 2.68 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $29,520 | $30,726 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $61,695 | $66,521 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 9.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Alaska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 568 | 19,9011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 4,686 | 252,8821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -7.9% | 23.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,247 | 51,137 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,472 | 68,728 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.4% | 10.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.4% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 8,204,030 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 4,563,605 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 268,880 | 9,303,387 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,488 | $13,635 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 45,557 | 1,851,293 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 17 | 9041 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 809,321 | 11,922,3411 |