What is the population of Sitka, Alaska?

The population of Sitka, Alaska is 8,302.

What is the median household income in Sitka, Alaska?

The median household income in Sitka, Alaska is $101,979, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Sitka, Alaska is $500,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Sitka, Alaska is 6.6%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Sitka	Alaska Avg	U.S. Average
Population	8,302	728,075	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1.7	1.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.88%	-0.17%	0.57%
Median age	38.4	36.0	37.1
Households	3,497	265,860	128,459,983

Year	Sitka

Group	Share

Sitka has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Sitka	Alaska Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$101,979	$90,338	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.39%	2.84%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.4%	5.2%

Metric	Sitka	Alaska Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$500,000	$303,164	$242,182
Median rent	$1,350	$1,387	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.7%	66.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Sitka	Alaska Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	10.4	16.2	22.5
Work from home	7.9%	8.8%	13.4%

Sitka has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Sitka	Alaska Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	27.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.63	2.54

Sitka has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Sitka	Alaska Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.0	79.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.8%	15.4%	16.3%
Smokers	17.2%	22.7%	19.0%