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Sitka, AK

8,462 Population
2,870.1 square miles 2.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 39.5 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alaska: 35.3 ±0.1

Economics

$43,964 ±$2,187 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $43,964 ±$2,187
  • a little higher than the amount in Alaska: $42,828 ±$523
$95,261 ±$5,498 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $95,261 ±$5,498
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alaska: $86,370 ±$1,083

6.9% ±2% (571  ±162) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 6.9% † 571 (±2% / ±162)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alaska: 10.5% 75,227 (±0.5% / ±3,390)

11.4 minutes ±1.3 (49,465  ±6,255) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 11.4 † 49,465 (±1.3 / ±6,255)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Alaska: 19.3 6,227,605 (±0.3 / ±101,906)

Families

3,459 ±146 Number of households
  • Sitka City and Borough: 3,459 ±146
  • Alaska: 264,376 ±1,393
2.4 ±0.1 (8,168  ±34) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sitka City and Borough: 2.4 8,168 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alaska: 2.7 704,874

3.3% ±1.5% (62  ±28) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 3.3% † 62 (±1.5% / ±28)
  • about half the rate in Alaska: 6.2% 10,454 (±0.4% / ±619)

Housing

4,138 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Sitka City and Borough: 4,138 ±49
  • Alaska: 326,188 ±564

$424,700 ±$16,782 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Sitka City and Borough: $424,700 ±$16,782
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Alaska: $318,000 ±$3,343

20.6% ±3.1% (1,728  ±,258.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 20.6% † 1,728 (±3.1% / ±,258.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alaska: 15.4% 111,404 (±0.5% / ±3,672.6)

Social

95.2% ±5.6% (5,781  ±,346.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 95.2% 5,781 (±5.6% / ±,346.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 93.5% 454,182 (±1% / ±4,688.8)
34.2% ±3.4% (2,076  ±205) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 34.2% 2,076 (±3.4% / ±205)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 30.8% 149,397 (±0.6% / ±2,881.6)

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

10.1% (853  ±93) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 10.1% 853
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alaska: 7.9% 58,074

8.3% ±1.7% (533  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Sitka City and Borough: 8.3% † 533 (±1.7% / ±108)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alaska: 11.5% 61,251 (±0.3% / ±1,756)
533 Total veterans ±108 476 Male ±103 57 Female ±32

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