Moving to Sitka, Alaska

About Sitka, Alaska
Sitka

Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867. The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle). As of the 2020 census, Sitka had a population of 8,458, making it the fifth-most populated city in the state.

With a consolidated land area of 2,870.3 square miles (7,434 square kilometers) and total area (including water) of 4,811.4 square miles (12,461 km2), Sitka is the largest city by total area in the U.S.

Gender
Gender Sitka Alaska Country
Female 48.6% 47.8% 50.8%
Male 51.4% 52.2% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.049%51%Male51.4%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%3%6%7%10%17%19%17%11%6%$75K to $100K19%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Sitka Alaska Country
Less than $10,000 2.7% 3.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3% 2.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3% 6.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.5% 6.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3% 10.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 19% 14.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.3% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.6% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 6.4% 8.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%3%25%24%11%22%9%2%1%High School or GED25%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Sitka Alaska Country
< 9th Grade 3% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 28% 27.0%
Other College 24% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 22% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Sitka Alaska  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K2.73.85.83.32.94.16.36.28.56.56.78.610.310.11217.418.317.21914.212.817.319.315.610.69.67.16.48.88.3
Education
 Sitka Alaska  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade3353472528272426201199221920989222111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.062%0%11%8%7%0%12%0%White61.5%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Sitka Alaska Country
White 61.5% 59.7% 60.1%
African American 0.4% 3.1% 12.2%
American Indian 11.1% 14.1% 0.6%
Asian 7.6% 6.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 1.4% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 12.1% 7.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.9% 7.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Sitka Alaska  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite61.559.760.10.43.112.211.114.10.67.66.25.60.21.40.20.20.40.312.17.92.86.97.218.2