Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Ketchikan Population: 14070 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 7189 51.09% Female 6881 48.91%       Under 5 years 964 6.85% 5 to 9 years 1145 8.14% 10 to 14 years 1177 8.37% 15 to 19 years 1044 7.42% 20 to 24 years 692 4.92% 25 to 34 years 1784 12.68% 35 to 44 years 2629 18.69% 45 to 54 years 2297 16.33% 55 to 59 years 746 5.3% 60 to 64 years 483 3.43% 65 to 74 years 640 4.55% 75 to 84 years 362 2.57% 85 years and over 107 0.76%       Median age (years) 36       18 years and over 10106 71.83% Male 5183 36.84% Female 4923 34.99% 21 years and over 9594 68.19% 62 years and over 1367 9.72% 65 years and over 1109 7.88% Male 511 3.63% Female 598 4.25%       Race     One race % White 10460 74.34% Black or African American 70 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 2109 14.99% Asian 603 4.29% Asian indian 14 0.1% Chinese 18 0.13% Filipino 503 3.57% Japanese 22 0.16% Korean 19 0.14% Vietnamese 14 0.1% Other Asian 13 0.09% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 22 0.16% Native Hawaiian 5 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 11 0.08% Other Pacific Islander 4 0.03% Some other race 62 0.44% Two or more races 744 5.29%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 14070 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 372 2.64% Mexican 216 1.54% Puerto Rican 27 0.19% Cuban 8 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 121 0.86% Not Hispanic or Latino 13698 97.36% White alone 10264 72.95%       Relationship     Total Population 14070 100.00% In households 13840 98.37% Householder 5399 38.37% Spouse 2778 19.74% Child 4342 30.86% Own child under 18 years 3663 26.03% Other relatives 518 3.68% Under 18 years 210 1.49% Nonrelatives 803 5.71% Unmarried partner 366 2.6% In group quarters 230 1.63% Institutionalized population 116 0.82% Non-Institutionalized population 114 0.81%       Households by Type     Total Households 5399 100.0 % Family households (families) 3634 67.31% With own children under 18 years 1989 36.84% Married-couple family 2778 51.45% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 609 11.28% With own children under 18 years 436 8.08% Non Family households 1765 32.69% Householder living alone 1408 26.08% Householder 65 years and over 334 6.19%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2129 39.43% Households with individuals 65 years and over 808 14.97%       Average Household size 2.56 Average family size 3.1       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6218 100.00% Occupied housing units 5399 86.83% Vacant housing units 819 13.17% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 244 3.92% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 5399 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3278 60.71% Renter-occupied housing units. 2121 39.29%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.76 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.26

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