Ketchikan

  1. Ketchikan Legal Resources
  2. Ketchikan Statistics
  3. Ketchikan Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ketchikan Employment Information
  5. Ketchikan Family Information
  6. Ketchikan Education Information
  7. Ketchikan Public Benefits Information
  8. Ketchikan Criminal Information
  9. Ketchikan Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Ketchikan Zip Codes


Ketchikan Legal Resources Back to top

Ketchikan Government Website

Ketchikan Legal Code

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Alaska


Ketchikan Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,639
  • Land Area (2000): 3,191.447 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1,348.745 square kilometers
Ketchikan Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,023 2003 7,648 2005 7,516
2002 8,135 2004 Not Available 2006 7,481

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Houses (2000): 6,072
Ketchikan Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,288 75.71%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 13 0.10%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,288 24.20%

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Ketchikan Employment Information Back to top
Ketchikan Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 443 12.62%
2. Public Administration 353 10.06%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 247 7.04%
4. Other Transportation 174 4.96%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 160 4.56%
6. Wood Manufacturing 159 4.53%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 152 4.33%
8. Educational Services 149 4.25%
9. Health Care 133 3.79%
10. Water Transportation 129 3.68%
11. Air Transportation 102 2.91%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 101 2.88%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 84 2.39%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 80 2.28%
15. Utilities 80 2.28%
16. Repair and Maintenance 79 2.25%
17. Finance and Insurance 66 1.88%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 65 1.85%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 63 1.79%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 61 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 495 14.75%
2. Public Administration 402 11.98%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 309 9.21%
4. Educational Services 270 8.05%
5. Social Assistance 201 5.99%
6. Finance and Insurance 160 4.77%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 126 3.75%
8. Construction 95 2.83%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 93 2.77%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 84 2.50%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 84 2.50%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 77 2.29%
13. Air Transportation 74 2.21%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 69 2.06%
15. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 68 2.03%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 56 1.67%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 51 1.52%
18. Department and Other General Stores 48 1.43%
19. Info Services and Data Processing 41 1.22%
20. Water Transportation 40 1.19%

Ketchikan Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 201 5.73%
2. Rail and Water Transportation 195 5.56%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 194 5.53%
4. Other Management Occupations 172 4.90%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 145 4.13%
6. Carpenters 122 3.48%
7. Other Production Occupations 117 3.33%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 108 3.08%
9. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 103 2.93%
10. Top Executives 99 2.82%
11. Law Enforcement Workers 96 2.74%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 91 2.59%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 90 2.56%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 84 2.39%
15. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 64 1.82%
16. Other Motor Vehicle Operators 60 1.71%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 59 1.68%
18. Engineers 56 1.60%
19. Life and Physical Scientists 56 1.60%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 55 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 253 7.54%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 206 6.14%
3. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 197 5.87%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 187 5.57%
5. Registered Nurses 148 4.41%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 145 4.32%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 133 3.96%
8. Other Management Occupations 126 3.75%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 121 3.61%
10. Child Care Workers 114 3.40%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 94 2.80%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 88 2.62%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 85 2.53%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 78 2.32%
15. Cashiers 77 2.29%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 77 2.29%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 65 1.94%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 57 1.70%
19. Business Operations Specialists 56 1.67%
20. Other Healthcare Support 55 1.64%

Ketchikan Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,848 67.02%
15-35 hours 1,240 12.14%
1-14 hours 273 2.67%
No regular hours 1,857 18.17%

Ketchikan Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 101 1.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM 84 1.29%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 268 4.12%
6 AM-6:29 AM 498 7.65%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 738 11.33%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,004 15.42%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,418 21.78%
8 AM-8:29 AM 574 8.81%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 404 6.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 455 6.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 135 2.07%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 89 1.37%
Noon-3:59 PM 413 6.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM 331 5.08%

Ketchikan Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 512 7.86%
5-9 1,406 21.59%
10-14 1,473 22.62%
15-19 1,328 20.39%
20-24 919 14.11%
25-29 202 3.10%
30-34 435 6.68%
35-39 16 0.25%
40-44 41 0.63%
45-59 65 1.00%
60-89 56 0.86%
At least 90 59 0.91%

Ketchikan Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 164 2.52% 5,676 87.16%
30-44 12 0.18% 480 7.37%
45-59 0 0.00% 65 1.00%
At least 60 5 0.08% 110 1.69%

Ketchikan Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 21 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,387 20.41%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,147 61.03%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.10%
Color 4 Box Other 183 2.69%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 181 2.66%
Color 6 Box Walked 586 8.62%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 283 4.16%

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Ketchikan Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,249 (13,392 people)
Families (2000): 3,540 (10,891 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,700
People at same address in 1995: 6,130
Ketchikan Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 207 3.94%
$10,000-$14,999 233 4.44%
$15,000-$19,999 216 4.12%
$20,000-$24,999 321 6.12%
$25,000-$29,999 351 6.69%
$30,000-$34,999 301 5.73%
$35,000-$39,999 292 5.56%
$40,000-$44,999 253 4.82%
$45,000-$49,999 370 7.05%
$50,000-$59,999 485 9.24%
$60,000-$74,999 684 13.03%
$75,000-$99,999 794 15.13%
$100,000-$124,999 402 7.66%
$125,000-$149,999 105 2.00%
$150,000-$199,999 142 2.71%
$200,000 or more 93 1.77%

Ketchikan Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,382 26.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,391 26.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 299 5.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 888 16.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 30 0.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 737 13.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 12 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 352 6.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 125 2.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 0.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ketchikan Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,648 27.24%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,721 21.80%
Public Assistance 399 2.34%
Retirement 820 4.80%
Self Employment 924 5.41%
Social Security 865 5.07%
Supplemental Security 140 0.82%
Wage / Salary 4,461 26.14%
Other 1,088 6.38%

Ketchikan Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,355 49.45%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,385 50.55%

Ketchikan Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 710 13.64%
Color 1 Box Married 2,998 57.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,403 26.95%
Color 3 Box Widowed 94 1.81%

Ketchikan Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 804 15.34%
Color 1 Box Married 2,973 56.74%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,016 19.39%
Color 3 Box Widowed 447 8.53%

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Ketchikan Education Information Back to top
Ketchikan Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 259 2.65%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 988 10.11%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,938 30.07%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,121 31.94%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 633 6.48%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,310 13.41%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 523 5.35%

Ketchikan Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 115 0.84% 116 0.85% 231 1.69%
Kindergarten 171 1.25% 39 0.29% 210 1.54%
Grades 1-4 814 5.97% 117 0.86% 931 6.83%
Grades 5-8 828 6.07% 70 0.51% 898 6.58%
Grades 9-12 879 6.44% 0 0.00% 879 6.44%
Undergrad college 310 2.27% 50 0.37% 360 2.64%
Graduate or professional school 59 0.43% 14 0.10% 73 0.54%
Total 3,176 23.29% 406 2.98% 3,582 26.26%

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Ketchikan Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ketchikan Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,525 93.68%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 845 6.32%

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Ketchikan Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 52
Ketchikan Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 3.365 2.119 0.374 1.371 7.229 0.000 5.609 58.332 6.606 70.547
2002 4.179 2.459 0.123 0.369 7.130 0.738 7.744 59.004 6.638 74.124
2003 2.223 1.961 0.000 0.392 4.576 0.785 5.099 49.163 4.184 58.447
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 3.459 1.996 0.133 0.266 5.854 0.399 7.717 59.207 4.391 71.315
2006 3.074 1.337 0.000 0.401 4.812 0.802 7.085 56.811 4.144 68.039
2007 1.490 1.219 0.000 0.135 2.844 0.542 5.553 55.119 3.792 64.464

Ketchikan Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 10 22
2005 10 22
2006 11 21
2007 13 24

Ketchikan Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 624
2002 661

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Ketchikan Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ketchikan Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,047 15.01%
10-19 Years 2,143 15.71%
20-29 Years 1,404 10.29%
30-39 Years 2,219 16.27%
40-49 Years 2,504 18.36%
50-59 Years 1,777 13.03%
60-69 Years 787 5.77%
70-79 Years 517 3.79%
80-89 Years 199 1.46%
90+ Years 42 0.31%

Ketchikan Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,945 50.92%
Color 1 Box Female 6,694 49.08%

Ketchikan Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,143 74.37%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,773 13.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 673 4.93%
Color 2 Box Asian 594 4.36%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 362 2.65%
Color 1 Box African-American 65 0.48%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 18 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 0.08%

Ketchikan Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,485 21.34%
2. English 1,604 13.77%
3. Irish 1,405 12.06%
4. Norwegian 1,203 10.33%
5. United States Or American 719 6.17%
6. French Non-Basque 541 4.65%
7. Italian 481 4.13%
8. Scotch Irish 374 3.21%
9. Scottish 355 3.05%
10. Swedish 342 2.94%

Ketchikan Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,628 91.76%
2. Tagalog 437 3.45%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 224 1.77%
4. Other Native North American 127 1.00%
5. German 62 0.49%
6. French 54 0.43%
7. Other Pacific Island 30 0.24%
8. Chinese 29 0.23%
9. Russian 25 0.20%
10. Japanese 22 0.17%

Ketchikan Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,782 94.06%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 586 4.31%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 221 1.63%

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Ketchikan Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ketchikan Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
99901 99950