Ketchikan Gateway Borough County vs. Wrangell City and Borough County

	Ketchikan Gateway Borough County (AK)	Wrangell City and Borough County (AK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,918	2,503
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.0%	5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,519	2,365
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,477	2,369
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	21.9%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	48.2%
White alone, percent	66.9%	69.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	14.0%	16.5%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	9.2%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.2%	66.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,091	269
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,414	1,454
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.8%	68.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$272,300	$212,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,807	$1,498
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$585	$412
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,165	$809
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	39.4%	17.2%
Building permits, 2018	47	8
Households, 2014-2018	5,327	1,074
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.4%	91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.5%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.7%	82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.6%	71.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	18.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.2%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	45,742	2,858
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	235,907	27,665
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,121	$11,513
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.2	9.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,356	$57,583
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,900	$31,489
Persons in poverty, percent	9.1%	11.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	608	98
Total employment, 2017	4,769	659
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	273,261	22,852
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-6.5%	10.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,309	299
All firms, 2012	1,978	441
Men-owned firms, 2012	888	242
Women-owned firms, 2012	527	121
Minority-owned firms, 2012	184	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,697	383
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	176	70
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,511	313
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	2.8	0.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,858.41	2,541.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ketchikan Gateway Borough county (AK) and Wrangell City and Borough county (AK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.