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Sitka, AK

8,393 Population
2,870.1 square miles 2.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 39.6 ±0.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alaska: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$45,532 ±$2,144 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $45,532 ±$2,144
  • about the same as the amount in Alaska: $44,928 ±$605
$101,207 ±$4,219 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $101,207 ±$4,219
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alaska: $89,336 ±$1,374

8.4% ±2.2% (688  ±178) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 8.4% † 688 (±2.2% / ±178)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alaska: 10.2% 72,978 (±0.3% / ±2,204)

12.3 minutes ±1.7 (51,345  ±7,718) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 12.3 † 51,345 (±1.7 / ±7,718)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Alaska: 19.5 6,246,845 (±0.3 / ±110,673)

Families

3,503 ±158 Number of households
  • Sitka City and Borough: 3,503 ±158
  • Alaska: 267,865 ±1,441
2.3 ±0.1 (8,072  ±137) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 2.3 8,072 (±0.1 / ±137)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 2.6 703,871

3.8% ±1.8% (71  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 3.8% † 71 (±1.8% / ±34)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alaska: 5.7% 9,528 (±0.4% / ±744)

Housing

4,167 ±68 Number of housing units
  • Sitka City and Borough: 4,167 ±68
  • Alaska: 327,610 ±431

$442,100 ±$16,403 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $442,100 ±$16,403
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alaska: $333,300 ±$3,665

20.3% ±3.1% (1,693  ±261.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 20.3% † 1,693 (±3.1% / ±261.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alaska: 14.8% 107,476 (±0.6% / ±4,009.5)

Social

95.6% ±5.7% (5,835  ±352.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 95.6% 5,835 (±5.7% / ±352.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 93.5% 456,049 (±1% / ±4,750.6)
34.4% ±3.3% (2,097  ±201.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 34.4% 2,097 (±3.3% / ±201.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 31.2% 152,432 (±0.6% / ±2,933.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.1% (761  ±115) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 9.1% 761
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 7.8% 57,131

7.9% ±1.5% (505  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 7.9% † 505 (±1.5% / ±96)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alaska: 11% 58,910 (±0.4% / ±2,202)
505 Total veterans ±96 445 Male ±90 60 Female ±33

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