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Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska county Economy Profile

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 Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska United States
StateAlaska
CountyKetchikan Gateway
Total population14,070 281,421,906
Male7,189138,053,563
Female6,881143,368,343
Median age (years)36.035.3
Total households5,399105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)51,34441,994

Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska equals four thousand, five hundred and forty-five. Government workers comprise twenty-six point eight eight percent of workers in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up eight point zero seven percent of Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska labor force. There are twenty unpaid family workers in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska.

seven point nine four percent of population are involved in construction, five point nine one percent are in manufacturing, and two point two seven percent are in wholesale trade. 5.69% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska. Nine point three two percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska.

seventy-three point five five percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska. 60.75% of Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 4.3% of Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska residents work at home. Two point six percent use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska %, Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska United States
Population 16 years and over10,567  217,168,077
In labor force7,772 73.55%63.92%
- Civilian labor force7,598 71.9%63.39%
- - Employed7,017 66.4%59.73%
- - Unemployed581 5.5%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.6  5.8
- Armed Forces174 1.65%0.53%
Not in labor force2,795 26.45%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over5,255 49.73%51.66%
In labor force3,669 34.72%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,655 34.59%29.65%
- - Employed3,412 32.29%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,057 10.0%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force677  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over6,973  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone4,236 60.75%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,442 20.68%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)181 2.6%4.73%
Walked602 8.63%2.93%
Other means212 3.04%1.19%
Worked at home300 4.3%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)14.8 0.21%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over7,017  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,003 28.54%33.65%
Service occupations1,194 17.02%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,934 27.56%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations158 2.25%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations777 11.07%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations951 13.55%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining330 4.7%1.87%
Construction557 7.94%6.78%
Manufacturing415 5.91%14.1%
Wholesale trade159 2.27%3.6%
Retail trade762 10.86%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities764 10.89%5.2%
Information179 2.55%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing378 5.39%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services399 5.69%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,323 18.85%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services654 9.32%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)321 4.57%4.87%
Public administration776 11.06%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers4,545 64.77%78.47%
Government workers1,886 26.88%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business566 8.07%6.63%
Unpaid family workers20 0.29%0.31%
 Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska %, Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households5,399  105,539,122
Less than $10,000217 4.02%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999248 4.59%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999553 10.24%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999663 12.28%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999954 17.67%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,198 22.19%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999807 14.95%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999524 9.71%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999142 2.63%2.2%
$200,000 or more93 1.72%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)51,344  41,994
With earnings4,780 45.24%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)56,806  56,604
With Social Security income905 8.56%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,087  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income150 1.42%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,886  6,320
With public assistance income437 4.14%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,722  3,032
With retirement income853 8.07%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,900  17,376
 
Families3,648  72,261,780
Less than $10,00083 2.28%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99990 2.47%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999343 9.4%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999361 9.9%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999632 17.32%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999891 24.42%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999629 17.24%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999448 12.28%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999107 2.93%2.75%
$200,000 or more64 1.75%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)59,583  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)23,994  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers43,669  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers31,524  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families164  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years127 77.44%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years75 45.73%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present87  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years82 94.25%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years51 58.62%42.27%
 
Individuals900  33,899,812
18 years and over561 62.33%65.35%
- 65 years and over40 4.44%9.7%
Related children under 18 years290 32.22%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years208 23.11%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over361 40.11%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.