Ketchikan,
Alaska
Ketchikan is a city located in
Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska. As of the
2000
census, the population of the city is 7,922.
Geography
\nKetchikan
is located at 55°20'52" North, 131°39'51" West (55.347669, -131.664253)
1.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7
km²
(4.1
mi²). 8.7
km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is
water. The total area is 18.60% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 7,922 people,
3,197 households, and 1,956 families residing in the city. The
population
density is 907.6/km² (2,348.6/mi²). There are 3,645 housing units
at an average density of 417.6/km² (1,080.6/mi²). The racial makeup
of the city is 67.41%
White,
0.74%
Black
or
African
American, 17.60%
Native
American, 6.85%
Asian,
0.20%
Pacific
Islander, 0.52% from
other
races, and 6.68% from two or more races. 3.38% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 3,197 households out of which 33.9% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% are married couples living together, 13.9%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% are non-families.
31.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.9% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and
the average family size is 3.07. In the city the population is spread out with
26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from
45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years.
For every 100 females there are 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there are 103.0 males. The median income for a household in the city is
$45,802, and the median income for a family is $52,529. Males have a median income
of $41,926 versus $30,411 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,484.
7.6% of the population and 4.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of
the total people living in poverty, 8.3% are under the age of 18 and 4.8% are
65 or older.
