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Ketchikan Gateway Borough in figures

A profile of Ketchikan Gateway Borough from official statistics: 23 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Ketchikan Gateway Borough was 13,549 in 2025, down 0.7% from 2024, and the 7th highest of 30 counties in Alaska.

Population13,5492025Down 0.7% from 2024The 7th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Median age41 years2024Up 0.2 years from 2023The 11th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Population aged 65 and over19.7%2025Up 0.6 percentage points from 2024The 11th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Foreign-born population share8%2024Down 0.7 percentage points from 2023
Population density1.1 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.7% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-1462025, estimatedCompared with -87 in 2024
13.5K13.6K13.7K13.8K13.9K14K2020202120222023202420252020: 13,913 persons2021: 13,822 persons2022: 13,718 persons2023: 13,683 persons2024: 13,649 persons2025: 13,549 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Ketchikan Gateway Borough was 2.5% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.7 percentage points from August 2025, and the 10th lowest of 30 counties in Alaska.

Unemployment rate2.5%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.7 percentage points from August 2025The 10th lowest of 30 counties in Alaska
Median household income$92,8852024Up 4.2% from 2023The 8th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Per capita personal income$85,2472024Up 5.4% from 2023The 8th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Poverty rate (US official measure)8.2%2024Down 1.1 percentage points from 2023
Gini index42.32024Down 0.9 points from 2023
2345672021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 6.3 %2021-08: 5.4 %2021-09: 5 %2021-10: 5.2 %2021-11: 5.2 %2021-12: 5.3 %2022-01: 6.4 %2022-02: 5.8 %2022-03: 5.1 %2022-04: 4.3 %2022-05: 3.4 %2022-06: 3.5 %2022-07: 2.7 %2022-08: 2.4 %2022-09: 2.5 %2022-10: 3 %2022-11: 3.9 %2022-12: 4 %2023-01: 4.9 %2023-02: 5 %2023-03: 4.7 %2023-04: 3.6 %2023-05: 3 %2023-06: 3.2 %2023-07: 2.6 %2023-08: 2.5 %2023-09: 2.7 %2023-10: 3 %2023-11: 3.5 %2023-12: 4 %2024-01: 4.9 %2024-02: 5.1 %2024-03: 4.6 %2024-04: 3.7 %2024-05: 3.1 %2024-06: 3.3 %2024-07: 2.9 %2024-08: 3.1 %2024-09: 3 %2024-10: 3.9 %2024-11: 4.8 %2024-12: 4.6 %2025-01: 5.5 %2025-02: 5.7 %2025-03: 5.2 %2025-04: 4.5 %2025-05: 3.5 %2025-06: 3.7 %2025-07: 3.1 %2025-08: 3.2 %2025-09: 3.7 %2025-11: 4.8 %2025-12: 4.6 %2026-01: 5.5 %2026-02: 5.4 %2026-03: 5 %2026-04: 4.1 %2026-05: 3.1 %2026-06: 3 %2026-07: 2.6 %2026-08: 2.5 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Ketchikan Gateway Borough was $1.24 billion in 2024, up 5.4% from 2023, and the 9th highest of 30 counties in Alaska.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$1.24 billion2024Up 5.4% from 2023The 9th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
GDP per capita, US dollars$90,4802024Up 5.6% from 2023The 12th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Real GDP growth2.6%2024Down 4.7 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 12th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
4006008001,0001,2001,40020012005200920132017202120242001: 550.1 USD million2002: 552.2 USD million2003: 565.8 USD million2004: 577.1 USD million2005: 629.2 USD million2006: 651.5 USD million2007: 728.2 USD million2008: 770.5 USD million2009: 805.9 USD million2010: 817.1 USD million2011: 835.8 USD million2012: 841.7 USD million2013: 881 USD million2014: 886.9 USD million2015: 927.5 USD million2016: 917.2 USD million2017: 924.9 USD million2018: 949.3 USD million2019: 1,003.1 USD million2020: 872.8 USD million2021: 951.4 USD million2022: 1,043.9 USD million2023: 1,174.3 USD million2024: 1,237.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Ketchikan Gateway Borough was $393,300 in 2024, up 3.8% from 2023, and the 7th highest of 30 counties in Alaska.

Median home value$393,3002024Up 3.8% from 2023The 7th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
County house price annual change, sales and refinances-6.25%2025Down 18.08 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 9 counties in Alaska in 2022
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,5052024Up 8.4% from 2023The 3rd highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)68.6%2024Up 1.3 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits632025, estimatedUp 1.6% from 2024
300K320K340K360K380K400K20212022202320242021: 315,200 USD2022: 361,000 USD2023: 379,000 USD2024: 393,300 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Ketchikan Gateway Borough were 472 in 2023, up 1.7% from 2022, and the 6th highest of 30 counties in Alaska.

Employer firms4722023Up 1.7% from 2022The 6th highest of 30 counties in Alaska
Establishment entry rate11.871%2023Up 0.97 percentage points from 2022The 11th highest of 29 counties in Alaska
Establishment exit rate9.859%2023Down 2.45 percentage points from 2022The 12th highest of 28 counties in Alaska
Job creation rate13.248%2023Down 6.57 percentage points from 2022
42044046048019992003200720112015201920231999: 466 count2000: 436 count2001: 450 count2002: 445 count2003: 425 count2004: 431 count2005: 436 count2006: 446 count2007: 431 count2008: 436 count2009: 449 count2010: 437 count2011: 455 count2012: 440 count2013: 450 count2014: 437 count2015: 460 count2016: 476 count2017: 472 count2018: 459 count2019: 465 count2020: 456 count2021: 464 count2022: 464 count2023: 472 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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