City in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska · 3.8 sq mi · 2,070 people per sq mi
About 7,900 people live in Ketchikan. The typical household earns $85,275, and the median resident is 37.4 years old.
2026 projection
From 8,160 in 2020
Poverty rate 11.21%
Men 36.4 · Women 38.7
1890–2026
7,898
2026 projection
3.2% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1890–2026
7,898
2026 projection
3.2% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 7,898 | -41 | 0.52% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,939 | -60 | 0.75% |
| 2024 | 7,999 | -20 | 0.25% |
| 2023 | 8,019 | -21 | 0.26% |
| 2022 | 8,040 | -64 | 0.79% |
| 2021 | 8,104 | -56 | 0.69% |
| 2020 | 8,160 | -122 | 1.47% |
| 2019 | 8,282 | +10 | 0.12% |
| 2018 | 8,272 | +10 | 0.12% |
| 2017 | 8,262 | +63 | 0.77% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 81 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 9 residents
43% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 43% | 44% | 42% |
| Never married | 37% | 43% | 31% |
| Divorced | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| Widowed | 5% | 1% | 9% |
| Separated | 1% | <1% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau