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Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska has a population of 13,768 across 4,858 square miles, down 2.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $1.24 bn in 2024, 603 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals worth $6.8 m.
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Ketchikan Gateway Borough
How many people live in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Population13,768
- Households5,732
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$92,885
- Median age41.0
- Median gross rent$1,505 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$393,300
- Home value to household income4.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over9,970
- Population under 182,778
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,433
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 648,557
- Civilian labor force7,267
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over66.1 percent
- Rank by population among Alaska boroughs7th of 30
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2243rd
Ketchikan Gateway Borough is the 7th largest of 30 Alaska boroughs by population. A median home costs 4.2 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 20.2 percent against 17.7 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Ketchikan Gateway Borough growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-1.96 percent
- Census 2020 base population13,950
- Births, 2024104
- Deaths, 2024117
- Natural change, 2024-13
- Net domestic migration, 2024-80
- Net international migration, 202462
- Total net migration, 2024-18
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-431
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2490th
The county has lost 1.96 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Where people moving to Ketchikan Gateway Borough come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving344
- People arriving, from those returns607
- Adjusted gross income arriving$25.5 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$74,032
- Largest single originKetchikan Gateway Borough Non-migrants (5,279 households)
- Largest single destination (5,279 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough Non-migrants | 5,279 | 10,096 | $440.7 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 263 | 467 | $19.9 m |
| Other flows - West | 155 | 264 | $13.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 81 | 140 | $5.5 m |
| Other flows - South | 65 | 140 | $4.1 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 43 | 63 | $2.8 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Ketchikan Gateway Borough Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
What the Ketchikan Gateway Borough economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$1.24 bn
- County GDP, 2023$1.17 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.4 percent
- GDP change over five years41.8 percent
- Rank by GDP among Alaska boroughs9th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1679th
- GDP per resident$89,882
Output grew 5.4 percent in the latest year and 41.8 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Covered employment, annual average7,277
- Establishments reporting623
- Average annual pay$62,614
- Average weekly wage$1,204
- Sector 44-45, employment967
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$41,035
- Sector 62, employment940
- Sector 62, average annual pay$71,309
- Sector 72, employment788
- Sector 72, average annual pay$37,861
- Sector 48-49, employment787
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$71,505
- Sector 31-33, employment406
- Sector 23, employment291
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 44-45 | 967 | 95 | $41,035 |
| Sector 62 | 940 | 47 | $71,309 |
| Sector 72 | 788 | 60 | $37,861 |
| Sector 48-49 | 787 | 67 | $71,505 |
| Sector 31-33 | 406 | 26 | $70,456 |
| Sector 23 | 291 | 65 | $85,452 |
| Sector 71 | 239 | 26 | $37,165 |
| Sector 52 | 203 | 22 | $66,743 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 967 jobs, 13.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Establishments, all industries603
- Employment at those establishments4,681
- Annual payroll$341.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents43.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202462
- Declared construction value permitted$17.3 m
- Single family units authorised27
- Multifamily units authorised35
- Multifamily share of units56.5 percent
- Average declared value per unit$279,290
- Units authorised per 1,000 households10.8
Multifamily is 56.5 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- 7(a) approvals recorded11
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$6.8 m
- Average 7(a) approval$617,700
- Median 7(a) approval$350,000
- 10th percentile approval$100,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,060,000
- Largest single approval$2,821,300
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)77
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active6
- Distinct industries receiving approvals10
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer27.3 percent
- Loans on real estate terms3
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter6
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countMarinas (2)
- Most active lenderKeyBank National Association (4)
- 504 approvals recorded3
- 504 gross approval dollars$485,000
- Average 504 approval$161,667
- Median 504 approval$200,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval2.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved12.4
- Most active CDCEvergreen Business Capital (3)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals78.6 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$7.3 m
The average approval of $617,700 sits well above the median of $350,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 27.3 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Do SBA loans in Ketchikan Gateway Borough get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure7
- Status: Paid in full3
- Status: Cancelled1
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Which parts of Ketchikan Gateway Borough get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending2
- KETCHIKAN, approvals10
- WARD COVE, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| KETCHIKAN | 10 | $5,734,700 |
| WARD COVE | 1 | $1,060,000 |
KETCHIKAN accounts for 10 approvals against 1 in WARD COVE. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
How big is Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Land area4,858 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Alaska boroughs20th of 30
- Width, east to west87.2 mi
- Height, north to south116.7 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary2
- Residents per square mile of land3
- Establishments per square mile0.12
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Computed from shared land boundary. Geographies separated by water are not counted, so this understates the true neighbour set in this state.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Ketchikan Gateway Borough site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Ketchikan Gateway Borough site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population13,768
- Households5,732
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$92,885
- Median age41.0
Common questions
Ketchikan Gateway Borough questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska?
13,768, in 5,732 households, ranking 7th of 30 Alaska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ketchikan Gateway Borough growing?
The population has fallen 1.96 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 104 births against 117 deaths, with net migration of -18. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
$92,885. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $393,300, which is 4.2 times income, and median gross rent is $1,505 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
603 establishments, employing 4,681 people with an annual payroll of $341.4 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
Average annual pay is $62,614, or $1,204 a week, across 7,277 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
11 7(a) approvals totalling $6.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, with a median approval of $350,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $485,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
62 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $17.3 m. Multifamily was 56.5 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Ketchikan Gateway Borough come from?
The largest single origin is Ketchikan Gateway Borough Non-migrants, with 5,279 households. Arriving households report an average income of $74,032 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Ketchikan Gateway Borough on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.