Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska (AK)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	37%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Public administration (11.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.9%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 7,189	(51.1%)
Females: 6,881	(48.9%)

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough:	2.6 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

This county:	$64,049
Alaska:	$64,333

This county:	$846
State:	$843

Ketchikan Gateway Borough:	$273,012
Alaska:	$231,300

Detached houses: $322,680

Here:	$322,680
State:	$278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $368,578

Here:	$368,578
State:	$229,685

In 2-unit structures: $357,036

Here:	$357,036
State:	$310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $611,857

Here:	$611,857
State:	$267,809

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,731

Here:	$158,731
State:	$186,942

Mobile homes: $40,277

Here:	$40,277
State:	$42,305

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $90,000

Here:	$90,000
State:	$62,044

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is $774 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $930 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1355 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ketchikan, Saxman.

Neighboring counties: Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ketchikan Gateway Borough: Totem Lodge (A), Beaver Camp Cabin (B), Beaver Falls Power House (C), Ketchikan Rifle Range (D), Black Bear Observation Post (E), Manzanita Bay Shelter (F), Manzanita Camp (G), Manzanita Camp Cabin (H), Orton Ranch (I), Settlers Cove Campground (J), Diary (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Ketchikan Gateway Borough: Clover Pass Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Chamberlain Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Ward Lake (C), Loon Lake (D), Mesa Lake (E), Star Lake (F), Perseverance, Lake (G), Claude Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Cow Creek (A), Emma Creek (B), Falls Creek (C), Lunch Creek (D), Klu Creek (E), Klam Creek (F), Manzanita Creek (G), Marble Creek (H), Margaret Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.0%
Alaska:	8.1%

Current college students: 456
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 808 (73% naturalized citizens)

Ketchikan Gateway Borough:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.9%

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,928
• One, attached: 383
• Two: 1,043
• 3 or 4: 421
• 5 to 9: 235
• 10 to 19: 220
• 20 or more: 569
• Mobile homes: 370
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Ketchikan Gateway Borough with a mortgage: 1,696 (123 second mortgage, 186 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 558

Here:	75.2% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Ketchikan Gateway Borough-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alaska state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/1997 at 05:19:45, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from Ketchikan Gateway Borough center
On 5/8/2003 at 02:45:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,236 (61%) Carpooled: 1,442 (21%) Bus or trolley bus: 106 (2%) Ferryboat: 46 (1%) Taxi: 29 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 602 (9%) Other means: 184 (3%) Worked at home: 300 (4%)

8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,144 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.78%
Alaska average:	9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.61% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($11,593 average AGI)
6.17% relocated from other states ($26,551 average AGI)

Ketchikan Gateway Borough:	6.17%
Alaska average:	6.06%

from Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK	0.52% ($16,111 average AGI)
from Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.40% ($36,762)
from Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.40% ($50,143)
from King County, WA	0.35% ($30,222)
from Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, AK	0.23% ($28,583)
from Pierce County, WA	0.19% ($21,900)

9.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,661 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.41%
Alaska average:	9.43%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.52% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($10,134 average AGI)
6.89% relocated to other states ($29,527 average AGI)

Ketchikan Gateway Borough:	6.89%
Alaska average:	6.19%

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	0.59% ($37,097 average AGI)
to Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, AK	0.52% ($30,889)
to King County, WA	0.50% ($51,231)
to Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.44% ($36,565)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.23% ($39,250)
to Whatcom County, WA	0.21% ($41,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,372 (1,161 aged, 211 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,654 (2,698 male householders, 950 female householders)

  2,850 spouses, 4,322 children (3,910 natural, 156 adopted, 256 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 97 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 200 other relatives, 386 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,184 (998 male householders (799 living alone)), 753 female householders (608 living alone)), 433 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 232 (146 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,440 2-persons, 900 3-persons, 754 4-persons, 366 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,407 1-person, 293 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

91.8% of residents of Ketchikan Gateway Borough speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $128,992,000 ($9737 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,617,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,116,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,314,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,000
Federal grants: $51,072,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,225,000 ($4,661,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $29,259,000 ($65,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $453,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,541,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,454,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-101 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.07 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.7

Here:	3.6
State:	3.9

49% of Ketchikan Gateway Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Alaska.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough:	49.2%
State average:	47.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5539
• Northeast: 610
• Midwest: 1412
• South: 732
• West: 4811

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $157,100

Here:	10.2%
Alaska:	6.9%

Here:	0.1%
Alaska:	5.9%

Here:	13.1%
Alaska:	14.1%

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