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Sitka, AK

8,518 Population
2,870.1 square miles 3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 39.2 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alaska: 35 ±0.1

Economics

$39,792 ±$2,396 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $39,792 ±$2,396
  • about the same as the amount in Alaska: $39,236 ±$421
$82,083 ±$7,116 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $82,083 ±$7,116
  • about the same as the amount in Alaska: $80,287 ±$1,113

6.9% ±1.6% (573  ±137) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 6.9% † 573 (±1.6% / ±137)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alaska: 10.4% 75,016 (±0.3% / ±2,458)

11 minutes ±1.1 (48,235  ±5,266) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 11 48,235 (±1.1 / ±5,266)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Alaska: 19.5 6,323,585 (±0.3 / ±102,369)

Families

3,439 ±149 Number of households
  • Sitka City and Borough: 3,439 ±149
  • Alaska: 260,561 ±1,334
2.4 ±0.1 (8,279  ±125) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 2.4 8,279 (±0.1 / ±125)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 2.7 710,024 (±0)

2.9% ±1.2% (56  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 2.9% † 56 (±1.2% / ±22)
  • about half the rate in Alaska: 6.1% 10,413 (±0.4% / ±719)

Housing

4,143 ±60 Number of housing units
  • Sitka City and Borough: 4,143 ±60
  • Alaska: 324,434 ±467

$367,800 ±$13,637 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $367,800 ±$13,637
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alaska: $282,800 ±$2,594

20.8% ±3.2% (1,759  ±266.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 20.8% † 1,759 (±3.2% / ±266.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alaska: 16.2% 117,404 (±0.5% / ±3,826.8)

Social

94.8% ±5.3% (5,772  ±327.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 94.8% 5,772 (±5.3% / ±327.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 93.3% 451,713 (±0.9% / ±4,561.9)
33.3% ±3% (2,024  ±184.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 33.3% 2,024 (±3% / ±184.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 30.6% 148,191 (±0.5% / ±2,616.8)

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

9.8% ±1.1% (831  ±97) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 9.8% † 831 (±1.1% / ±97)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 7.9% 57,925 (±0.3% / ±1,950)

9.3% ±1.7% (595  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 9.3% † 595 (±1.7% / ±112)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alaska: 11.8% 62,744 (±0.3% / ±1,717)
595 Total veterans ±112 546 Male ±108 49 Female ±29

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