| General Sitka Information | |
|---|---|
| Total area in square miles - Sitka County | 4,811.53 |
| Water area in square miles - Sitka County | N/A |
| Resident population - Sitka County | 8,835 |
| Population rank - Sitka County | 2,541 |
| Total population | 8,787 |
| Total population (male) | 4,478 |
| Total population (female) | 4,309 |
| Population median age (male) | 34.9 |
| Population median age (female) | 35.5 |
| Births - Sitka County | 130 |
| Deaths- Sitka County | 54 |
| Population of one race | 8,122 |
| Population of two or more races | 665 |
| Population under 20 years | 2,644 |
| Population under 20 years (male) | 1,365 |
| Population under 20 years (female) | 1,279 |
| Total population 18 years and over | 6,397 |
| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Total households | 3,278 |
| Family households (families) | 2,245 |
| With own children under 18 years | 1,279 |
| Married-couple family | 1,736 |
| With own children under 18 years | 880 |
| Male householder, no wife present, family | 143 |
| With own children under 18 years | 95 |
| Female householder, no husband present, family | 320 |
| With own children under 18 years | 224 |
| Nonfamily households | 1,060 |
| Householder living alone | 800 |
| 65 years and over | 177 |
| GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS | |
|---|---|
| Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,290 |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 494 |
| Average household size | 2.62 |
| Average family size | 3.15 |
| RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS | |
|---|---|
| Population in family households | 7,161 |
| Householder | 2,207 |
| Spouse | 1,725 |
| Child | 2,644 |
| Other relatives | 151 |
| Nonrelatives | 209 |
| Unmarried partner | 98 |
| Roomer or boarder | 27 |
| Housemate or roommate | 28 |
| Unmarried partner | 245 |
| Foster child | 10 |
| Other | 46 |
| RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS | |
|---|---|
| Population in nonfamily households | 1,358 |
| Male householder | 560 |
| Male householder living alone | 428 |
| Male householder not living alone | 132 |
| Female householder | 490 |
| Female householder living alone | 369 |
| Female householder not living alone | 121 |
| Nonrelatives | 308 |
| Unmarried partner | 147 |
| Roomer or boarder | 29 |
| Housemate or roommate | 92 |
| Foster child | 3 |
| Other | 37 |
| RELATIONSHIP BY SEX | |
|---|---|
| Females 15 years and over | 3,300 |
| Never married | 627 |
| Now married | 1,941 |
| Separated | 51 |
| Widowed | 256 |
| Divorced | 425 |
| Males 15 years and over | N/A |
| Never married | N/A |
| Now married | N/A |
| Separated | 38 |
| Widowed | 66 |
| Divorced | 364 |
| TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE | |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 8,787 |
| Male | 4,478 |
| Under 5 years | 316 |
| 5 to 9 years | 325 |
| 10 to 14 years | 347 |
| 15 to 17 years | 220 |
| 18 and 19 years | 157 |
| 20 years | 67 |
| 21 years | 67 |
| 22 to 24 years | 174 |
| 25 to 29 years | 259 |
| 30 to 34 years | 315 |
| 35 to 39 years | 375 |
| 40 to 44 years | 413 |
| 45 to 49 years | 394 |
| 50 to 54 years | 305 |
| 55 to 59 years | 226 |
| 60 and 61 years | 89 |
| 62 to 64 years | 93 |
| 65 and 66 years | 57 |
| 67 to 69 years | 68 |
| 70 to 74 years | 103 |
| 75 to 79 years | 64 |
| 80 to 84 years | 24 |
| 85 years and over | 20 |
| Female | 4,309 |
| Under 5 years | 247 |
| 5 to 9 years | 339 |
| 10 to 14 years | 381 |
| 15 to 17 years | 215 |
| 18 and 19 years | 97 |
| 20 years | 52 |
| 21 years | 58 |
| 22 to 24 years | 153 |
| 25 to 29 years | 268 |
| 30 to 34 years | 306 |
| 35 to 39 years | 350 |
| 40 to 44 years | 424 |
| 45 to 49 years | 375 |
| 50 to 54 years | 281 |
| 55 to 59 years | 187 |
| 60 and 61 years | 63 |
| 62 to 64 years | 107 |
| 65 and 66 years | 62 |
| 67 to 69 years | 72 |
| 70 to 74 years | 91 |
| 75 to 79 years | 80 |
| 80 to 84 years | 43 |
| 85 years and over | 58 |
| TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE | |
|---|---|
| Total population | 8,787 |
| One race | 8,122 |
| White | 6,007 |
| Black or African American | 28 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1,638 |
| Asian | 335 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 31 |
| Some other race | 17 |
| Two or more races | 665 |
| RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS | |
|---|---|
| Total population in households | 8,519 |
| People who are White alone | 5,840 |
| People who are Black or African American alone | 25 |
| People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 1,550 |
| People who are Asian alone | 334 |
| People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 31 |
| People who are Hispanic or Latino | 280 |
| People who are Some other race alone | 81 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | |
|---|---|
| Population 5 years and over | 8,317 |
| Same house | 3,580 |
| Different house - same county | N/A |
| Different county - same state | 747 |
| Different state or abroad | 1,828 |
| Different state | 1,723 |
| Abroad | 105 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Total resident population | 8,835 |
| Born in United States | 3,177 |
| State of residence | 3,283 |
| Different state | 5,030 |
| Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas | 75 |
| Foreign born | 447 |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | |
|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,617 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 178 |
| Public | 95 |
| Private | 83 |
| Kindergarten | 134 |
| Public | 129 |
| Private | N/A |
| Elementary school grades 1 to 8 | 1,183 |
| Public | 1,151 |
| Private | 32 |
| Elementary and high school | 1,730 |
| Public | 1,651 |
| Private | 79 |
| High school grades 9 to 12 | 547 |
| Public | 500 |
| Private | 47 |
| College, undergraduate years | 510 |
| Public | 319 |
| Private | 191 |
| Graduate or professional school | 65 |
| Public | 60 |
| Private | 5 |
| Not enrolled in school | 5,898 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | |
|---|---|
| Population 25 years and over | 5,608 |
| Less than 9th grade | 158 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 369 |
| High school graduate | 1,417 |
| Some college, no degree | 1,486 |
| Associate's degree | 521 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,657 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 29.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 90.6 |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 1,184 |
| EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Population 16 years and over | 6,700 |
| In labor force | 4,934 |
| Civilian labor force | 4,719 |
| Employed | 4,352 |
| Unemployed | 367 |
| Percent Unemployed | 7.8 |
| Armed Forces | 215 |
| Females 16 years and over | 3,244 |
| In labor force | 2,344 |
| Civilian labor force | 2,338 |
| Unemployed Civilian labor force | 179 |
| Armed forces | 6 |
| Males 16 years and over | 3,456 |
| In labor force | 2,590 |
| Civilian labor force | N/A |
| Unemployed Civilian labor force | 188 |
| Armed forces | 209 |
| COMMUTING TO WORK (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Workers 16 years and over | 4,420 |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 2,501 |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 885 |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | N/A |
| Walked | 536 |
| Other means | 132 |
| Worked at home | 183 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 57,235 |
| OCCUPATION (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 1,471 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 1,471 |
| Service occupations | 776 |
| Sales and office occupations | 963 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 274 |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations | 416 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 452 |
| INDUSTRY (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 1,471 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 407 |
| Construction | N/A |
| Manufacturing | 189 |
| Wholesale trade | 54 |
| Retail trade | 476 |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 245 |
| Information | 72 |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 148 |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative | 191 |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 1,414 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services | 354 |
| Other services, except public administration | N/A |
| Public administration | 257 |
| CLASS OF WORKER (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 1,471 |
| Private wage and salary workers | 2,602 |
| Government workers | 1,192 |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 542 |
| Unpaid family workers | N/A |
| HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Total housing units | 3,650 |
| Occupied housing units | 3,278 |
| Vacant housing units | 372 |
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Total housing units | 3,650 |
| 1-unit, detached | 1,736 |
| 1-unit, attached | 239 |
| 2 units | 530 |
| 3 or 4 units | 302 |
| 5 to 9 units | 129 |
| 10 to 19 units | 86 |
| 20 to 49 units | 37 |
| 50 or more units | 10 |
| Mobile home | 519 |
| HOUSING TENURE (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Occupied housing units | 3,278 |
| Owner-occupied | 1,903 |
| Renter-occupied | 1,375 |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Occupied housing units | 3,278 |
| No vehicles available | 388 |
| 2 vehicle available | 1,709 |
| 3 vehicles available | 278 |
| 4 vehicles available | 23 |
| 5 or more vehicles available | |
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Occupied housing units | 3,278 |
| Utility gas | 16 |
| Bottled, tank, or LP gas | N/A |
| Electricity | 724 |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2,392 |
| Coal or coke | |
| Wood | 52 |
| Solar energy | |
| Other fuel | 24 |
| No fuel used | |
| HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Occupied housing units | 3,278 |
| Less Than $50,000 | 1,903 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 61 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 202 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 312 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 321 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 129 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 5 |
| Median (dollars) | 196,500 |
| GROSS RENT (Sitka County) | |
|---|---|
| Occupied units paying rent | 1,375 |
| Less than $200 | 17 |
| $200 to $299 | 18 |
| $300 to $499 | 77 |
| $500 to $699 | 334 |
| $700 to $999 | 444 |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 246 |
| $1,500 or more | 37 |

