Ketchikan Gateway, AK Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,744 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 237 | 6.3 |
| Kindergarten | 223 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,916 | 51.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 912 | 24.4 |
| College or graduate school | 456 | 12.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 8,999 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 205 | 2.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 727 | 8.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,673 | 29.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,961 | 32.9 |
| Associate degree | 619 | 6.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,289 | 14.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 525 | 5.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 89.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 10,809 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,571 | 23.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 5,979 | 55.3 |
| Separated | 143 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 558 | 5.2 |
Female | 460 | 4.3 |
| Divorced | 1,558 | 14.4 |
Female | 825 | 7.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 137 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 55 | 40.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,922 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,705 | 17.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 3,509 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 274 | 7.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 8,339 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,297 | 15.6 |
Percent employed | 58.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 7,042 | 84.4 |
Percent employed | 81.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 967 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 483 | 49.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 13,135 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,393 | 48.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 6,601 | 50.3 |
Same county | 3,763 | 28.6 |
Different county | 2,838 | 21.6 |
Same state | 1,108 | 8.4 |
Different state | 1,730 | 13.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 141 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 14,070 | 100.0 |
| Native | 13,262 | 94.3 |
Born in United States | 13,104 | 93.1 |
State of residence | 5,539 | 39.4 |
Different state | 7,565 | 53.8 |
Born outside United States | 158 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 808 | 5.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 297 | 2.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 586 | 4.2 |
Not a citizen | 222 | 1.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 808 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 121 | 15.0 |
| Asia | 553 | 68.4 |
| Africa | 7 | 0.9 |
| Oceania | 7 | 0.9 |
| Latin America | 37 | 4.6 |
| Northern America | 83 | 10.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 13,135 | 100.0 |
| English only | 12,053 | 91.8 |
| Language other than English | 1,082 | 8.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 398 | 3.0 |
Spanish | 226 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 158 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 48 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 535 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 309 | 2.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 14,070 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 15,737 | 111.8 |
| Arab | 5 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 75 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 219 | 1.6 |
| Dutch | 314 | 2.2 |
| English | 1,631 | 11.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 561 | 4.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 208 | 1.5 |
| German | 2,540 | 18.1 |
| Greek | 22 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 20 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,465 | 10.4 |
| Italian | 481 | 3.4 |
| Lithuanian | 60 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 1,220 | 8.7 |
| Polish | 225 | 1.6 |
| Portuguese | 76 | 0.5 |
| Russian | 79 | 0.6 |
| Scotch-Irish | 374 | 2.7 |
| Scottish | 364 | 2.6 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 350 | 2.5 |
| Swiss | 43 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 13 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 725 | 5.2 |
| Welsh | 169 | 1.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 4,491 | 31.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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