The Town Files

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

13,768 people. The median home is worth $393,300 (typical Alaska town: $289,500) and the median household earns $92,885.

Towns in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Towns in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Ketchikan8,192$352,400$85,27537.4

People and housing

Ketchikan Gateway BoroughTypical Alaska town
Median home value$393,300$289,500
Median rent$1,505$1,146
Median household income$92,885$78,155
Median age41.037.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%22.4%
Below the poverty line8.7%11.9%

Jobs and pay

7,277 jobs in 2024, average pay $62,614 a year.

Largest industries in Ketchikan Gateway BoroughRetail967 jobs · $41,035Health care & social assistan…940 jobs · $71,309Hotels & restaurants788 jobs · $37,861Transportation & warehousing787 jobs · $71,505Manufacturing406 jobs · $70,456Construction291 jobs · $85,452
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Ketchikan Gateway Borough0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 3.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 22 storm events in Ketchikan Gateway Borough from 1996 to 2026.

Storm events in Ketchikan Gateway Borough by type since 1996High Wind17Heavy Snow1Winter Storm4
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has been included in 3 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
November 13, 2024Mud/LandslideDR-4846: Landslides
April 9, 2020BiologicalDR-4533: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3446: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).