Sitka

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


Sitka Legal Resources Back to top

Sitka Government Website

Sitka Legal Code

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Sitka Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,835
  • Land Area (2000): 7,443.577 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5,018.227 square kilometers
Sitka Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2002 9,072 2004 Not Available 2006 9,073
2003 8,898 2005 8,960 2007 8,932

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Houses (2000): 3,650
Sitka Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 7,308 82.72%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,527 17.28%

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Sitka Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 347 15.82%
2. Construction 231 10.53%
3. Health Care 199 9.07%
4. Public Administration 173 7.89%
5. Educational Services 155 7.07%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 127 5.79%
7. Repair and Maintenance 95 4.33%
8. Food Manufacturing 87 3.97%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 70 3.19%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 65 2.96%
11. Other Transportation 65 2.96%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 52 2.37%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 51 2.33%
14. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 47 2.14%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 40 1.82%
16. Air Transportation 34 1.55%
17. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 33 1.50%
18. Gasoline Stations 31 1.41%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 31 1.41%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 24 1.09%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 594 27.51%
2. Educational Services 330 15.28%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 126 5.84%
4. Social Assistance 120 5.56%
5. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 107 4.96%
6. Public Administration 84 3.89%
7. Finance and Insurance 79 3.66%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 64 2.96%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 57 2.64%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 52 2.41%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 50 2.32%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 40 1.85%
13. Department and Other General Stores 39 1.81%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 38 1.76%
15. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 32 1.48%
16. Food Manufacturing 32 1.48%
17. Air Transportation 27 1.25%
18. U.S. Postal Service 26 1.20%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 25 1.16%
20. Construction 22 1.02%

Sitka Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 241 10.99%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 133 6.06%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 127 5.79%
4. Other Management Occupations 90 4.10%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 3.74%
6. Carpenters 78 3.56%
7. Law Enforcement Workers 69 3.15%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 61 2.78%
9. Top Executives 60 2.74%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 59 2.69%
11. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 56 2.55%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 56 2.55%
13. Other Production Occupations 55 2.51%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 53 2.42%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 43 1.96%
16. Computer Specialists 41 1.87%
17. Life and Physical Scientists 41 1.87%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 41 1.87%
19. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 38 1.73%
20. Other Construction Trades 38 1.73%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Registered Nurses 177 8.20%
2. Other Management Occupations 156 7.23%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 102 4.72%
4. Secretaries and Admins 101 4.68%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 91 4.21%
6. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 87 4.03%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 83 3.84%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 79 3.66%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 70 3.24%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 69 3.20%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 69 3.20%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 63 2.92%
13. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 60 2.78%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 59 2.73%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 55 2.55%
16. Customer Service Representatives 50 2.32%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 45 2.08%
18. Cashiers 42 1.95%
19. Business Operations Specialists 41 1.90%
20. Teachers, Secondary School 39 1.81%

Sitka Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,196 62.63%
15-35 hours 1,008 15.04%
1-14 hours 238 3.55%
No regular hours 1,258 18.78%

Sitka Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 141 3.33%
5 AM-5:29 AM 153 3.61%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 65 1.53%
6 AM-6:29 AM 175 4.13%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 358 8.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM 439 10.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,064 25.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM 559 13.19%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 237 5.59%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 343 8.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 156 3.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 53 1.25%
Noon-3:59 PM 258 6.09%
4 PM-11:59 PM 236 5.57%

Sitka Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 682 16.10%
5-9 1,586 37.43%
10-14 1,181 27.87%
15-19 398 9.39%
20-24 108 2.55%
25-29 7 0.17%
30-34 65 1.53%
35-39 6 0.14%
40-44 12 0.28%
45-59 21 0.50%
60-89 32 0.76%
At least 90 139 3.28%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 24 0.57% 3,938 92.94%
30-44 0 0.00% 83 1.96%
45-59 0 0.00% 21 0.50%
At least 60 0 0.00% 171 4.04%

Sitka Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 159 3.60%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 885 20.02%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,501 56.58%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 132 2.99%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 24 0.54%
Color 6 Box Walked 536 12.13%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 183 4.14%

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Sitka Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,281 (8,563 people)
Families (2000): 2,245 (7,068 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,144
People at same address in 1995: 3,580
Sitka Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 207 6.31%
$10,000-$14,999 137 4.18%
$15,000-$19,999 127 3.87%
$20,000-$24,999 126 3.84%
$25,000-$29,999 217 6.61%
$30,000-$34,999 205 6.25%
$35,000-$39,999 176 5.36%
$40,000-$44,999 160 4.88%
$45,000-$49,999 211 6.43%
$50,000-$59,999 392 11.95%
$60,000-$74,999 332 10.12%
$75,000-$99,999 507 15.45%
$100,000-$124,999 195 5.94%
$125,000-$149,999 120 3.66%
$150,000-$199,999 85 2.59%
$200,000 or more 84 2.56%

Sitka Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 804 24.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 836 25.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 208 6.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 579 17.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 41 1.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 471 14.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 202 6.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 76 2.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 54 1.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Sitka Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,960 26.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,217 19.83%
Public Assistance 277 2.48%
Retirement 621 5.55%
Self Employment 814 7.28%
Social Security 510 4.56%
Supplemental Security 56 0.50%
Wage / Salary 2,805 25.09%
Other 921 8.24%

Sitka Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 902 50.62%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 880 49.38%

Sitka Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 364 10.29%
Color 1 Box Married 1,983 56.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,124 31.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 66 1.87%

Sitka Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 425 12.88%
Color 1 Box Married 1,992 60.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 627 19.00%
Color 3 Box Widowed 256 7.76%

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Sitka Education Information Back to top
Sitka Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 163 2.52%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 496 7.67%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,723 26.65%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,792 27.71%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 563 8.71%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,252 19.36%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 477 7.38%

Sitka 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 95 1.08% 83 0.94% 178 2.01%
Kindergarten 129 1.46% 5 0.06% 134 1.52%
Grades 1-4 574 6.50% 10 0.11% 584 6.61%
Grades 5-8 577 6.53% 22 0.25% 599 6.78%
Grades 9-12 500 5.66% 47 0.53% 547 6.19%
Undergrad college 319 3.61% 191 2.16% 510 5.77%
Graduate or professional school 60 0.68% 5 0.06% 65 0.74%
Total 2,254 25.51% 363 4.11% 2,617 29.62%

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Sitka Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sitka Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,883 92.19%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 668 7.81%

Sitka Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Sitka Criminal Information Back to top
Sitka 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
2002 1.213 0.661 0.000 0.110 1.984 0.220 3.086 21.495 2.646 27.447
2003 1.124 0.450 0.000 0.337 1.911 0.112 2.472 24.500 3.596 30.569
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 2.121 1.116 0.000 0.223 3.460 0.223 4.353 33.259 2.790 40.402
2006 1.212 0.441 0.000 0.110 1.763 0.110 2.645 28.105 1.984 32.734
2007 2.463 1.008 0.000 0.000 3.471 0.224 2.351 27.989 2.127 32.468

Sitka Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 16 21
2005 16 19
2006 16 19
2007 16 18

Sitka Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 267

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Sitka Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Sitka Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,234 13.97%
10-19 Years 1,419 16.06%
20-29 Years 1,106 12.52%
30-39 Years 1,355 15.34%
40-49 Years 1,618 18.31%
50-59 Years 1,007 11.40%
60-69 Years 613 6.94%
70-79 Years 338 3.83%
80-89 Years 116 1.31%
90+ Years 29 0.33%

Sitka Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,505 50.99%
Color 1 Box Female 4,330 49.01%

Sitka Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,927 67.09%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,597 18.08%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 620 7.02%
Color 2 Box Asian 329 3.72%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 290 3.28%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 31 0.35%
Color 1 Box African-American 24 0.27%
Color 6 Box Other Race 17 0.19%

Sitka Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,271 16.45%
2. Irish 1,226 15.87%
3. English 1,033 13.37%
4. Norwegian 570 7.38%
5. Italian 422 5.46%
6. French Non-Basque 344 4.45%
7. Swedish 291 3.77%
8. Polish 289 3.74%
9. Scottish 282 3.65%
10. United States Or American 224 2.90%

Sitka Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,519 90.41%
2. Other Pacific Island 269 3.23%
3. Other Native North American 188 2.26%
4. Tagalog 130 1.56%
5. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 115 1.38%
6. German 20 0.24%
7. Scandinavian 17 0.20%
8. Chinese 10 0.12%
9. African 10 0.12%
10. Russian 9 0.11%

Sitka Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,388 94.94%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 271 3.07%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 176 1.99%

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Sitka 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.


Sitka Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
99835