Language Spoken At Home in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,667 | 100% |
English only | 11,451 | 90.4% |
Language other than English | 1,216 | 9.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 189 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 290 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 264 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 479 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 141 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 183 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,525 | 100% |
American | 519 | 3.8% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 10 | 0.1% |
Danish | 74 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 402 | 3.0% |
English | 1,268 | 9.4% |
French (except Basque) | 365 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 188 | 1.4% |
German | 2,361 | 17.5% |
Greek | 179 | 1.3% |
Hungarian | 74 | 0.5% |
Irish | 1,834 | 13.6% |
Italian | 681 | 5.0% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 825 | 6.1% |
Polish | 212 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.3% |
Russian | 93 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 208 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 604 | 4.5% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 485 | 3.6% |
Swiss | 56 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 124 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 150 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,367 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,308 | 61.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,531 | 28.5% |
Married-couple family | 2,409 | 44.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,025 | 19.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 245 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 125 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 654 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 381 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,059 | 38.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,600 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 397 | 7.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,702 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 950 | 17.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 13,027 | 100% |
Householder | 5,367 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 2,405 | 18.5% |
Child | 3,600 | 27.6% |
Other relatives | 602 | 4.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,053 | 8.1% |
Unmarried partner | 454 | 3.5% |
Marital Status in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,648 | 100% |
Never married | 1,918 | 34.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,671 | 47.3% |
Separated | 87 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 105 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 867 | 15.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,211 | 100% |
Never married | 1,097 | 21.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,491 | 47.8% |
Separated | 210 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 438 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 975 | 18.7% |
Fertility in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 140 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 55 | 39.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 240 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 96 | 40.0% |
Less than 1 year | 55 | 22.9% |
1 or 2 years | 8 | 3.3% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 5.0% |
5 or more years | 21 | 8.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 96 | 100% |
Who are female | 60 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 85 | 88.5% |
School Enrollment in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,872 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 190 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 215 | 7.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,432 | 49.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 753 | 26.2% |
College or graduate school | 282 | 9.8% |
Educational Attainment in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,088 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 86 | 0.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 483 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,988 | 32.9% |
Some college, no degree | 2,628 | 28.9% |
Associate's degree | 759 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,569 | 17.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 575 | 6.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.6% |
Veteran Status in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,936 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,381 | 13.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 12,985 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,654 | 12.7% |
Under 18 years | 3,220 | 100% |
With a disability | 130 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 8,490 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,001 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 1,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 523 | 41.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 13,380 | 100% |
Same house | 10,356 | 77.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,989 | 22.3% |
Same county | 1,958 | 14.6% |
Different county | 1,031 | 7.7% |
Same state | 395 | 3.0% |
Different state | 636 | 4.8% |
Abroad | 35 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,525 | 100% |
Native | 12,556 | 92.8% |
Born in United States | 12,298 | 90.9% |
State of residence | 5,529 | 40.9% |
Different state | 6,769 | 50.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 258 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 969 | 7.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 969 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 597 | 61.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 372 | 38.4% |
Year of Entry in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,227 | 100% |
Native | 258 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 255 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 969 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 949 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 969 | 100% |
Europe | 194 | 20.0% |
Asia | 620 | 64.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 25 | 2.6% |
Latin America | 71 | 7.3% |
Northern America | 59 | 6.1% |