What percentage of people rent in Ketchikan, AK?

Name: Renters and owners in Ketchikan, AK, 2020–2024
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38.6% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Ketchikan, AK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,318 renting households against 2,097 that own their home.

In Ketchikan, the share of households that rent went from 50.3% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (−11.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.6% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 1,318 (±144)
Median renter income: $52,202 (±$8,640)

Who rents and who owns in Ketchikan

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ketchikan	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Alaska	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.6% (±4.1 points)	31.4% (±2.7 points)	33.2% (±0.7 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,318 (±144)	1,799 (±158)	89,700 (±1,829)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,097 (±166)	3,933 (±181)	180,833 (±2,019)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,202 (±$8,640)	$59,654 (±$7,688)	$64,073 (±$1,408)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,558 (±$13,026)	$110,875 (±$7,204)	$112,787 (±$1,515)	$100,009

In Ketchikan, the renter share is higher than in Ketchikan Gateway Borough (31.4%).

It is also higher than in Alaska (33.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 190.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ketchikan has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	50.3% (±2.6 points)	38.6% (±4.1 points)	−11.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,106 (±$45)	$1,417 (±$114)	+28.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$61,419 (±$6,111)	$85,275 (±$8,300)	+38.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ketchikan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ketchikan
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ketchikan	—	38.6% (±4.1 points)	—
Saxman	4.1 mi	33.9% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Metlakatla	17 mi	29.0% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Kasaan	32 mi	33.3% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different
Thorne Bay	40 mi	42.1% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hydaburg	46 mi	32.1% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Klawock	57 mi	36.4% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Craig	57 mi	30.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Wrangell	59 mi	40.9% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Metlakatla, AK (29.0%), Craig, AK (30.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ketchikan

How many renters are there in Ketchikan?

Ketchikan has an estimated 1,318 (±144) renting households, 38.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ketchikan?

In Ketchikan, the share of households that rent went from 50.3% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (−11.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ketchikan?

A renting household in Ketchikan has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ketchikan?

The median renting household in Ketchikan, AK has an income of $52,202 (±$8,640) a year, against $108,558 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ketchikan city, Alaska (place:38970, in state:02).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.