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Moving to Ketchikan, Alaska

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Population: 7,922. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,410 (-6.5% change)
Males: 3,994 (50.4%), Females: 3,928 (49.6%)

Zip codes: 99901, 99950.

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $45,802
Median house value: $143,700

Population by Race

Races in Ketchikan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.6%)
  • American Indian (22.7%)
  • Two or more races (6.7%)
  • Filipino (6.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (15.3%), Irish (11.3%), English (10.6%), Norwegian (8.8%), French (3.7%), Italian (3.2%).

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Map of Ketchikan, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ketchikan

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ketchikan city

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 50.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 16.4%

7.5% Foreign born (5.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -439 (-5.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ketchikan:

  • KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (3100 TONGASS AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ketchikan:

  • WRANGELL MEDICAL CENTER (about 87 miles; WRANGELL, AK)
  • PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 134 miles; PETERSBURG, AK)
  • MT EDGECUMBE HOSPITAL (about 280 miles; SITKA, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ketchikan:

  • KETCHIKAN INTL (about 3 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; Abbreviation: KTN)
  • WRANGELL (about 92 miles; WRANGELL, AK; Abbreviation: WRG)
  • PETERSBURG JAMES A JOHNSON (about 133 miles; PETERSBURG, AK; Abbreviation: PSG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ketchikan:

  • KETCHIKAN HARBOR (about 2 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; Abbreviation: 5KE)
  • PENINSULA POINT PULLOUT (about 6 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; Abbreviation: 9C0)
  • MURPHYS PULLOUT (about 6 miles; KETCHIKAN, AK; Abbreviation: 8K9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ketchikan:

  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 758 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 781 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 783 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 802 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 822 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 828 miles; EVERETT, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,970)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 828 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)

Schools

Public high schools in Ketchikan:

  • KETCHIKAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 647; Location: 2610 4TH AVE.; Grades: 08 – 12)
  • REVILLA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 163; Location: 3131 BARANOF AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Ketchikan:

  • HOUGHTALING ELEMENTARY (Students: 436; Location: 2940 BARANOF; Grades: PK – 07)
  • SCHOENBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 217 SCHOENBAR; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • POINT HIGGINS SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: 981 NORTH POINT HIGGINS RD NTG; Grades: PK – 07)
  • WHITE CLIFF ELEMENTARY (Students: 217; Location: 1900 FIRST AVENUE; Grades: PK – 07)
  • KETCHIKAN CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location: 410 SCHOENBAR; Grades: KG – 07)
  • TONGASS SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (Students: 166; Location: 410 SCHOENBAR ROAD; Grades: KG – 07)
  • KETCHIKAN CORRESPONDENCE (Students: 26; Location: 2931 BARANOF AVE.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • NAUKATI SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: NAUKATI; Grades: KG – 12)
  • PORT PROTECTION SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: PORT PROTECTION; Grades: KG – 12)
  • WHALE PASS SCHOOL (Students: 11; Location: WHALE PASS; Grades: KG – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Ketchikan:

  • HOLY NAME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 433 JACKSON STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
  • CLOVER PASS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: 105 N PT HIGGINS RD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Ketchikan:

  • KETCHIKAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $821,054; Location: 629 DOCK STREET; 53,684 books; 3,374 audio materials; 4,577 video materials; 257 serial subscriptions)

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