Sitka, Alaska

Sitka: City-borough in Alaska, USA

About

Sitka is a city located in the county of Sitka City and Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its population at the 2010 census was 8,881. After 9 years in 2019 city had an estimated population of 8,493 inhabitants.

The city was created 225 years ago in 1799.

Sitka locator map
Location of Sitka on Alaska map.

Quick Facts about Sitka

Population : 8,493 (2019)
Country : United States of America
State : Alaska (United States)
County : Sitka City and Borough
Different from : Michael Silka
Postal code : 99835
Phone Area Codes : 907
Official name : Sitka
Water as percent of area : 40.34%
Land as percent of area : 59.66%
Altitude : 26 feet / 8 meters
Capital city : Sitka is capital of Russian America
Establishment : January 01, 1799 (225 years ago)
Time Zone : Alaska Time Zone
Local time : 17:58:58 (24th April 2024)
Population growth : -4.57% (2010-2019)
Sitka Harbor image
Sitka Harbor
Sitka Harbor image
Sitka Harbor image

Geography

Sitka is located at 57°3'11"N 135°19'51"W (57.0531500, -135.3308800).

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Demographics

According to census records, the population of Sitka decreased by 4.57% in 9 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 8,881 - census
2011 8,884 0.03% estimation process
2012 9,017 1.47% estimation process
2013 8,973 -0.49% estimation process
2014 8,838 -1.53% estimation process
2015 8,778 -0.68% estimation process
2016 8,736 -0.48% estimation process
2017 8,641 -1.1% estimation process
2018 8,554 -1.02% estimation process
2019 8,493 -0.72% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 19,726
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 15,276
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : 29.1%
April 1, 2020 Population : 20,471
April 1, 2010 Population : 15,276
People under 5 years old, percentage : 3.9%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 15.7%
People over 65 (%) : 41.0%
Female persons, % : 51.0%
White only, percent : 86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent : 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.7%
Asians alone % : 2.8%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.2%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 2.3%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 22.5%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 71.1%
2015-2019 Veterans : 2,418
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 11.3%
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 72.8%

Sitka zip code is 99835. County name: Sitka, County fips: 02220

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Economic Facts

Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 72.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $236,700
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $1,229
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $384
2015-2019 median gross rent : $879
2015-2019 Households : 8,042
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 2.28
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 79.7%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 17.7%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 89.9%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 81.2%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 23.3%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 10.8%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 13.6%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 39.3%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 39.4%
Total sales of lodging and food services in 2012 ($1,000) : 204,275
Manufacturers' total shipments in 2012 ($1,000) : 87,712
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 163,080
2012 total retail sales per capita : $10,153
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 15.4
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $55,542
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $30,423
Percentage of people living in poverty : 8.4%
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 1,477
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 749
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 433
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 261
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,138
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 206
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 1,192
2010 population per square mile : 478.9
2010 land area in square miles : 31.89

People born in Sitka (9)

People born in Sitka, including Finnish politician and journalist, editor Annie Furuhjelm, musician Halie Loren, politician Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, .

List

  • R. N. DeArmond (American historian, journalist, writer) he was born in 29/09/1911
  • Evangeline Atwood (American historian/activist/philanthropist) she was born in 01/01/1906
  • Nicholas Galanin (American artist) he was born in 01/01/1979
  • Wrangell, Wilhelm Peter Georg Adolph v., seit 1855 Bar. he was born in 01/01/1831
  • Devvyn Hawkins (American soccer player) she was born in 29/11/1980
  • Ross Venneberg (trumpet player)

Post Office

Post offices near Sitka

Post Office Name City ZIP
Sitka Post Office Sitka (AK) 99835

Other places with the same name (2)

  • Sitka , Kansas township in Clark County, Kansas with a population of 56 people.

Distance to Other Cities

Sitka distances to largest Alaska cities