Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska is a borough located in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. As per the 2000 census, borough has a population of 14070 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13142, It is seventh most populous borough in Alaska. The borough encompasses an area of 1753.98 mi˛ (4542.79 square kilometre ), of which, 1233.22 square miles (3194.03 square kilometre) of it is land and 520.75 square miles (1348.74 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the second smallest by size in Alaska.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 14070 people, 5399 households, and 3634 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11.4 people per square mile (4.4/km˛), it is the second most populated borough in terms of population density. There were 6218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (1.93/km˛). The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.1. In the borough Age distribution was 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 95.7 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 95 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 13142, The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 9468 White, 127 Black or African American, 2059 American Indian, 698 Asian, 23 Native Hawaiian, and 767 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $51344, it would be the ninth highest borough by median household income in the U.S. state of Alaska. The median income for a family in the county was $59583, making its Alaska's ninth highest borough by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $23994, it is the fifth highest borough by per capita income in the U.S. state of Alaska.

In 2000, 3744 pupils and students, of which 1847 are male and 1897 are female, 26.61% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 237 nursery or pri school, 223 kindergarten, 1916 elementary school, 912 high school and 456 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Ketchikan City	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	4.14	3.37	0.77	7922	2348.6	22484	45802
2	Saxman City	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	1	1	0	431	431.5	15642	44375

Year	Population
April 2000 census	14070
April 2000 Estimate	14059
July 2000 Estimate	13985
July 2001 Estimate	13762
July 2002 Estimate	13562
July 2003 Estimate	13280
July 2004 Estimate	13141
July 2005 Estimate	13173
July 2006 Estimate	13315
July 2007 Estimate	13162
July 2008 Estimate	13142

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	139	98	237
Kindergarten	119	104	223
Elementary school	975	941	1916
High school	444	468	912
College or graduate school	170	286	456

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	$51344	$59583	$23994
Alaska, United States	$51571	$59036	$22660
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587