Language Spoken At Home in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,485 | 100% |
English only | 6,505 | 86.9% |
Language other than English | 980 | 13.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 153 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 231 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 190 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 451 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 108 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,097 | 100% |
American | 238 | 2.9% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 10 | 0.1% |
Danish | 61 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 256 | 3.2% |
English | 673 | 8.3% |
French (except Basque) | 207 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 44 | 0.5% |
German | 1,259 | 15.5% |
Greek | 4 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 9 | 0.1% |
Irish | 896 | 11.1% |
Italian | 404 | 5.0% |
Lithuanian | 2 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 431 | 5.3% |
Polish | 105 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 32 | 0.4% |
Russian | 91 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 115 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 304 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 346 | 4.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 115 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,442 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,875 | 54.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 906 | 26.3% |
Married-couple family | 1,308 | 38.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 581 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 120 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 51 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 447 | 13.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 274 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,567 | 45.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,234 | 35.9% |
65 years and over | 252 | 7.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 984 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 514 | 14.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,669 | 100% |
Householder | 3,442 | 44.9% |
Spouse | 1,333 | 17.4% |
Child | 2,054 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 223 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 617 | 8.0% |
Unmarried partner | 242 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,485 | 100% |
Never married | 1,284 | 36.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,475 | 42.3% |
Separated | 72 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 89 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 565 | 16.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,132 | 100% |
Never married | 705 | 22.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,358 | 43.4% |
Separated | 122 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 231 | 7.4% |
Divorced | 716 | 22.9% |
Fertility in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 96 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 44 | 45.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 85 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 57 | 67.1% |
Less than 1 year | 42 | 49.4% |
1 or 2 years | 3 | 3.5% |
3 or 4 years | 5 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 7 | 8.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 57 | 100% |
Who are female | 29 | 50.9% |
Who are married | 46 | 80.7% |
School Enrollment in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,515 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 163 | 10.8% |
Kindergarten | 134 | 8.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 677 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 367 | 24.2% |
College or graduate school | 174 | 11.5% |
Educational Attainment in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,477 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 56 | 1.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 324 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,773 | 32.4% |
Some college, no degree | 1,659 | 30.3% |
Associate's degree | 465 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 887 | 16.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 313 | 5.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.9% |
Veteran Status in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,084 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 816 | 13.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,689 | 100% |
With a disability | 936 | 12.2% |
Under 18 years | 1,773 | 100% |
With a disability | 52 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 5,269 | 100% |
With a disability | 627 | 11.9% |
65 years and over | 647 | 100% |
With a disability | 257 | 39.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,008 | 100% |
Same house | 6,066 | 75.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,937 | 24.2% |
Same county | 1,357 | 16.9% |
Different county | 580 | 7.2% |
Same state | 179 | 2.2% |
Different state | 401 | 5.0% |
Abroad | 5 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,097 | 100% |
Native | 7,231 | 89.3% |
Born in United States | 7,100 | 87.7% |
State of residence | 3,122 | 38.6% |
Different state | 3,978 | 49.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 131 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 866 | 10.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 866 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 514 | 59.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 352 | 40.6% |
Year of Entry in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 997 | 100% |
Native | 131 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 128 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 866 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 846 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ketchikan City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 866 | 100% |
Europe | 171 | 19.7% |
Asia | 562 | 64.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 25 | 2.9% |
Latin America | 64 | 7.4% |
Northern America | 44 | 5.1% |