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Sitka, AK
Demographic Data




Sitka Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Sitka Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,382

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.7%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
8.1%
25 - 34:
14.4%
35 - 54:
26.1%
55 - 64:
14.9%
Over 65 Years:
16.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.5%
4.5%
95.2%
95.2%
34.2%
34.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Sitka
USA
$43,964
$43,964
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Sitka
USA
$95,261
$95,261
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Public Service
Manufacturing
Education
Agriculture
Transportation
Construction
Other
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Arts
22.1%
22.1%
11.8%
11.8%
10.3%
10.3%
7.5%
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
6.1%
6.1%
5.9%
5.9%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Black or African American
59.9%
59.9%
14.2%
14.2%
9.1%
9.1%
7.7%
7.7%
7.4%
7.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Norwegian
French
Italian
Polish
Scottish
British
Swedish
European
Scandinavian
Dutch
Russian
Welsh
Scots-Irish
French Canadian
Danish
Hungarian
Finnish
16.8%
16.8%
14.1%
14.1%
10.3%
10.3%
4.5%
4.5%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Italian
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Pacific Island languages
French
Other Asian languages
Japanese
Russian
Greek
Chinese
Persian
Armenian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Vietnamese
85.1%
85.1%
5.7%
5.7%
4.9%
4.9%
3.5%
3.5%
1.4%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Sitka Residents

10.1%


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