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Sitka, AK Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sitka is $33,920, which is about the same as the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Sitka median household income is $69,635, which has grown by 34.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sitka residents spend 11.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #50

Sitka, AK	33,920 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sitka, AK	35,177 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sitka, AK	42,470 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sitka, AK	30,933 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #61

Sitka, AK	69,635 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sitka, AK	81,059 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #144

Sitka, AK	34.17%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sitka, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.81%	$11,978, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.71%	$12,970, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.81%	$4,436, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.81%	$27,956, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sitka, AK	79,743 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sitka, AK	93,035 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sitka, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$78,505, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Black	$143,472, see rank	$55,897	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,492, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$96,667, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,972, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
One Race, Other	$26,500, see rank	$56,875	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,321, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sitka, AK	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$43,920, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,097, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,250, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$45,766, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sitka, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,144, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	3,611, 50.55%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,639, 73.08%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	109, 3.02%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,530, 70.06%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,386, 94.31%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	144, 5.69%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	972, 26.92%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	3,533, 49.45%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,370, 67.08%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.34%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,358, 66.74%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,278, 96.61%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	80, 3.39%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,163, 32.92%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sitka, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,636, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,754, 59.40%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	587, 12.66%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	46, 0.99%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	715, 15.42%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	358, 7.72%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	176, 3.80%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sitka, AK	11.5 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sitka, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,664	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	2,386, 51.16%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	682, 28.58%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	366, 15.34%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	349, 14.63%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	268, 11.23%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	269, 11.27%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	393, 16.47%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	2,278, 48.84%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,045, 45.87%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	454, 19.93%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	612, 26.87%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.48%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	156, 6.85%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sitka, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,664, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	441, 9.46%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	364, 7.80%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	248, 5.32%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	34, 0.73%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	366, 7.85%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	291, 6.24%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	64, 1.37%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	100, 2.14%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	221, 4.74%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,572, 33.70%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	385, 8.25%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	366, 7.85%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	212, 4.55%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sitka, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	705	8.00%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	102	4.72%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.