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Alaska · Census place 38970

Ketchikan city, AK

Quick answer

Ketchikan city has 8,151 residents, ranking #12 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $76,835, the median home is worth $340,300 and median gross rent runs $1,319 a month.

Population
8,151Ketchikan city residents
Median household income
$76,835Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$340,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,319Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
58.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Ketchikan city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ketchikan city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 58.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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