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Sitka City and Borough, AK

8.4K residents

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8.4K

Population

$101.7K

Median income

per household

$450.3K

Home value

7.5%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $101.7K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $450.3K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 7.5% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

5 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$101.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$450.3K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

7.5%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

47.0%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

16.5%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

15.8%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

4.4×

Upper end of typical range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
22.1%
$50–100k
26.8%
$100–200k
40.4%
$200k+
10.8%
See AK state economy →

Health

5 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

29.8%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

9.9%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

13.8%

U.S.

12.8%

See AK state health data →

Connectivity

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

94.3%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

0.2%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

0.0%

U.S.

77.4%

See AK state connectivity →

Map

Sitka City and Borough, AK

Population

8.4K

Area

2.9K sq mi

Density

2.9/sq mi

Neighbors

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-03-31

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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