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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,079 (0.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sitka City and Borough is $745 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1295 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area
.
Current college students: 575
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 447 (61% naturalized citizens)
| Sitka
City and Borough: |
5.1% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 94
- 1990
to 1994: 24
- 1985
to 1989: 51
- 1980
to 1984: 94
- 1975
to 1979: 25
- 1970
to 1974: 55
- 1970
to 1974: 32
- 1965
to 1969: 72
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Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,736
- One,
attached: 239
- Two:
530
- 3
or 4: 302
- 5
to 9: 129
- 10
to 19: 86
- 20
or more: 47
- Mobile
homes: 519
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 62
Housing units in Sitka City and Borough with a mortgage: 825 (44 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 350
Most
common industries for males:
|
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Health
care (9%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (28%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (11%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Law
enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females |
- Registered
nurses (8%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Counselors,
social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents: |
- Philippines
(55%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Micronesia
(11%)
- Polynesia
(8%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Other
Northern Europe (2%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Sitka City and Borough:
|
- German
(11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(7%)
- Norwegian
(6%)
- Italian
(4%)
- United
States or American (3%)
- Polish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,501 (57%)
- Carpooled:
885 (20%)
- Taxi:
24 (1%)
- Bicycle:
159 (4%)
- Walked:
536 (12%)
- Other
means: 132 (3%)
- Worked
at home: 183 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska
- 96
people in nursing homes
- 82
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 19
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 13
people in military ships
- 10
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 8
people in military barracks, etc.
- 7
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 5
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 3
people in other workers' dormitories
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,590.
9.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,183 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.08% | | Alaska
average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.07% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($13,997 average AGI)
6.00% relocated from other states ($27,186 average AGI)
| Sitka
City and Borough: |
6.00% | | Alaska
average: | 6.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Juneau City and Borough, AK
|
0.93% ($42,091 average AGI) |
| from
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
0.51% ($46,944) |
| from
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, AK
|
0.39% ($21,714) |
10.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,321 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.24% | | Alaska
average: |
9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.20% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($12,250 average AGI)
7.04% relocated to other states ($24,068 average AGI)
| Sitka
City and Borough: |
7.04% | | Alaska
average: |
6.19% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries
|
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Juneau City and Borough, AK
|
0.89% ($37,313 average AGI) |
| to
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
0.83% ($31,733) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.36% ($22,846) |
| to
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.31% ($45,364) |
| to
San Diego County, CA
|
0.28% ($36,200) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8
Births
per 1000 population in Sitka City and Borough
|
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Sitka City and Borough
|
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Sitka City and Borough |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 843 (749 aged, 94 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,563
- In
family households: 7,249 (1,714 male householders, 531 female householders)
1,834
spouses, 2,699 children (2,436 natural, 114 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 133 other relatives, 181 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,314 (535 male householders (386 living alone)), 501 female householders (414 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 272 (112 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 855 2-persons, 622 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 188 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 800 1-person, 196 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
1,635 married couples with children.
523 single-parent households (139 men, 384 women).
90.4% of residents of Sitka City and Borough speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,920,000 ($14456 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $586,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,695,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,427,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,927,000
Federal grants: $69,739,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,316,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,817,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,498,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,279,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,694,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 657
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: | 80
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 254
| Here: |
28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +86
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -326
| Here: |
-36 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Sitka City and Borough |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 36
- 1995
to 1998: 249
- 1990
to 1994: 265
- 1980
to 1989: 814
- 1970
to 1979: 1,014
- 1960
to 1969: 570
- 1950
to 1959: 252
- 1940
to 1949: 210
- 1939
or earlier: 240
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 31
- 2
rooms: 107
- 3
rooms: 167
- 4
rooms: 199
- 5
rooms: 386
- 6
rooms: 420
- 7
rooms: 250
- 8
rooms: 135
- 9
or more rooms: 210
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska:
|
- 1
room: 104
- 2
rooms: 143
- 3
rooms: 313
- 4
rooms: 366
- 5
rooms: 245
- 6
rooms: 108
- 7
rooms: 45
- 8
rooms: 34
- 9
or more rooms: 15
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sitka City and Borough: |
- no
bedroom: 49
- 1
bedroom: 206
- 2
bedrooms: 401
- 3
bedrooms: 830
- 4
bedrooms: 346
- 5
or more bedrooms: 73
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Sitka City and Borough: |
- no
bedroom: 120
- 1
bedroom: 367
- 2
bedrooms: 564
- 3
bedrooms: 251
- 4
bedrooms: 71
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Sitka City and Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
- no
vehicle: 120
- 1
vehicle: 490
- 2
vehicles: 1,074
- 3
vehicles: 203
- 4
vehicles: 18
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Sitka City and Borough in renter-occupied apartments |
- no
vehicle: 268
- 1
vehicle: 691
- 2
vehicles: 334
- 3
vehicles: 75
- 4
vehicles: 5
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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44% of Sitka City and Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Alaska.
| Sitka
City and Borough: |
43.6% | | State
average: | 47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3283
- Northeast:
925
- Midwest:
1034
- South:
755
- West:
2316
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (80%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
- Electricity
(31%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 191
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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