| | People QuickFacts | Sitka City and Borough | Alaska |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 9,046 | 731,449 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 8,881 | 710,231 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.9% | 3.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 8,881 | 710,231 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.0% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.0% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.9% | 8.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.3% | 48.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 66.7% | 67.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 17.1% | 14.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 6.0% | 5.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.0% | 5.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 64.0% | 63.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.5% | 79.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 6.7% | 6.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 11.7% | 16.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.9% | 91.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 34.7% | 27.2% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 835 | 71,861 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 10.9 | 18.2 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,125 | 311,201 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 53.6% | 64.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 26.0% | 24.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $315,200 | $235,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,632 | 252,920 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.35 | 2.67 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $32,451 | $31,944 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $69,798 | $69,014 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 6.9% | 9.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Sitka City and Borough | Alaska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 388 | 20,1192 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 2,978 | 254,9962 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -3.8% | 0.1%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,258 | 53,284 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,938 | 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 | 12.8% | 10.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 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 | S | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.3% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 8,204,030 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 4,563,605 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 94,916 | 9,303,387 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,875 | $13,635 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 27,072 | 1,851,293 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 16 | 9942 |