Sitka, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

Back to: Sitka, Alaska main profile, Alaska, Alaska smaller cities, Alaska small towns, Alaska forum, All US cities. Total population: 8,835 (Urban population: 7,308 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,527 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 3,650 (3,278 occupied: 1,905 owner occupied, 1,373 renter occupied) % of renters here:   42% State:   37% Housing density: 1 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $162,500 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $627 Median gross rent in Sitka, AK in 2000: $768 Housing units in Sitka with a mortgage: 825 (44 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 350 Household type by relationship Households: 8,563 In family households: 7,249 (1,714 male householders, 531 female householders) 1,834 spouses, 2,699 children (2,436 natural, 114 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 133 other relatives, 181 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,314 (535 male householders (386 living alone)), 501 female householders (414 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives In group quarters: 272 (112 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 855 2-persons, 622 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 188 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 800 1-person, 196 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons. 1,635 married couples with children. 523 single-parent households (139 men, 384 women). 90.4% of residents of Sitka speak English at home. 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). 2.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 447 (5.1%) (60.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Sitka, AK: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 7 $40,000 to $49,999: 17 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 8 $70,000 to $79,999: 19 $80,000 to $89,999: 12 $90,000 to $99,999: 22 $100,000 to $124,999: 120 $125,000 to $149,999: 82 $150,000 to $174,999: 194 $175,000 to $199,999: 118 $200,000 to $249,999: 218 $250,000 to $299,999: 103 $300,000 to $399,999: 129 $400,000 to $499,999: 85 $500,000 to $749,999: 31 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 5

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.2%
Number of people working at home: 183 (4.1% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 2,501 (57%)
• Carpooled: 885 (20%)
• Taxi: 24 (1%)
• Bicycle: 159 (4%)
• Walked: 536 (12%)
• Other means: 132 (3%)
• Worked at home: 183 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 207 $10,000 to $14,999: 137 $15,000 to $19,999: 127 $20,000 to $24,999: 126 $25,000 to $29,999: 217 $30,000 to $34,999: 205 $35,000 to $39,999: 176 $40,000 to $44,999: 160 $45,000 to $49,999: 211 $50,000 to $59,999: 392 $60,000 to $74,999: 332 $75,000 to $99,999: 507 $100,000 to $124,999: 195 $125,000 to $149,999: 120 $150,000 to $199,999: 85 $200,000 or more: 84

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 2512
• German: 819
• Irish: 772
• English: 498
• Norwegian: 425
• Italian: 298
• United States or American: 224
• Polish: 212
• French (except Basque): 206
• Swedish: 190
• Scottish: 180
• Scotch-Irish: 143
• French Canadian: 106
• European: 104
• Welsh: 81
• Finnish: 78
• Dutch: 59
• Yugoslavian: 57
• Russian: 45
• Ukrainian: 45
• Scandinavian: 44
• Portuguese: 42
• Canadian: 34
• Czech: 31
• Danish: 28
• British: 25
• Greek: 23
• Northern European: 21
• Lithuanian: 18
• Hungarian: 17
• Swiss: 15
• Lebanese: 14
• Arab:: 14
• Austrian: 12
• Belgian: 10
• Icelander: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 6
• Acadian/Cajun: 6
• Romanian: 6
• Slavic: 6
• Czechoslovakian: 4
• Subsaharan African:: 3
• South African: 3

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

• This state: 3283
• Northeast: 925
• Midwest: 1034
• South: 755
• West: 2316

44% of Sitka residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Alaska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 17
• Nursery to 4th grade: 5
• 5th and 6th grade: 15
• 7th and 8th grade: 48
• 9th grade: 25
• 10th grade: 52
• 11th grade: 18
• 12th grade, no diploma: 122
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 756
• Less than 1 year of college: 216
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 539
• Associate degree: 217
• Bachelor's degree: 563
• Master's degree: 188
• Professional school degree: 24
• Doctorate degree: 11

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 18
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 9
• 7th and 8th grade: 46
• 9th grade: 28
• 10th grade: 24
• 11th grade: 75
• 12th grade, no diploma: 25
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 661
• Less than 1 year of college: 262
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 469
• Associate degree: 304
• Bachelor's degree: 621
• Master's degree: 179
• Professional school degree: 66
• Doctorate degree: 5

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $53,401
• Black householders: $58,750
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,587
• Asian householders: $46,250
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $11,250
• Some other race householders: $78,702
• Two or more races householders: $48,036
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $58,333

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $209,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $158,800
• Asian householders: $190,600
• Two or more races householders: $219,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,600

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,736
• One, attached: 239
• Two: 530
• 3 or 4: 302
• 5 to 9: 129
• 10 to 19: 86
• 20 to 49: 37
• 50 or more: 10
• Mobile homes: 519
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,400

Here:	2.7%
Alaska:	6.9%

Here:	8.6%
Alaska:	5.9%

Here:	37.5%
Alaska:	14.1%

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