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Ketchikan, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Ketchikan is a Census city of 8,078 people across 3.83 square miles of land, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. Median household income is $85,275, 61.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ketchikan
What Ketchikan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.83 sq mi
- Water area1.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,109
- County holding the largest share of its areaKetchikan Gateway Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ketchikan
How many people live in Ketchikan
- Population8,078
- Median age37.4
- Population under 181,674
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,226
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households3,415
- Family households1,865
- Share of households that are families54.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ketchikan
Income and work in Ketchikan
- Median household income$85,275
- Per capita income$45,655
- Civilian labor force4,350
- Employed4,174
- Unemployed176 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over5,718
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ketchikan
Housing in Ketchikan
- Housing units3,944
- Occupied units3,415
- Vacant units529
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent
- Owner occupied2,097
- Renter occupied1,318
- Ownership rate61.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$352,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,417
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent
- Single family units1,809
- Share single family45.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,073
- Share in buildings of two or more52.6 percent
- Mobile homes62 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ketchikan
How Ketchikan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,933
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,207
- Share commuting under 15 minutes81.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more145 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more3.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Drove alone66.4 percent
- Carpooled14.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked10.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ketchikan
SBA loans in Ketchikan (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,734,700
- Average approval$573,470
- Median approval$315,250
- Largest approval$2,821,300
- Jobs supported37
- Jobs per approval3.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ketchikan, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ketchikan
SBA loans in Ketchikan (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$485,000
- Average approval$161,667
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$234,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ketchikan, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ketchikan
Flood risk in Ketchikan
- NFIP communityCity of Ketchikan
- NFIP community number020013
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Ketchikan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 020013 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, not Ketchikan
Ketchikan Gateway Borough context, not Ketchikan figures
- Establishments in Ketchikan Gateway Borough603
- Covered employment, Ketchikan Gateway Borough7,277
- Average annual pay, Ketchikan Gateway Borough$62,614
- Housing units permitted, Ketchikan Gateway Borough62
Every figure in this section is published for Ketchikan Gateway Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Ketchikan.
All Ketchikan Gateway Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ketchikan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ketchikan, Alaska?
8,078, in 3,415 households. Ketchikan city covers 3.83 square miles of land, which is 2,109 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ketchikan in?
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ketchikan?
$85,275. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $352,400. Median gross rent is $1,417 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ketchikan businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $5.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $315,250, plus 3 504 approvals worth $485,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ketchikan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ketchikan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ketchikan. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ketchikan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ketchikan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ketchikan, city of, community 020013, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ketchikan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ketchikan Gateway Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ketchikan.
Is zoning published for Ketchikan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.