Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK Population

Overview

13,939

Total Population

40.3

Median age

48.41%

Female population %

106.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

79

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population under 18 was 21.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 17.67% were under the age of 15, 18.70% aged 15 to 29, 47.67% aged 30 to 64, 14.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 443 less females than males in Ketchikan Gateway Borough:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.41% females and 51.59% males in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK gender ratio is 106.6:100 i.e. 106.6 men to 100 women (1.066).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 698.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 586.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ketchikan Gateway Borough population: 64.35% are White, 0.80% are Black or African American, 14.78% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 8.48% are Asian, 0.23% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.56% are some other race and 9.80% are multiracial.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 79 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,149 (94.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is White with a population of 8,97 (64.35% of the total population).

Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,997 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population decreased by 413 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population increased by 334 (2.46%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ketchikan Gateway Borough's population was lowest in year 2009 at 13,090.