How long do people stay in their homes in Sitka, AK?

Name: How long people stay in Sitka, AK, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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27.3% (±3.5 points) of households in Sitka, AK moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.3% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 27.3% (±3.5 points)
Since before 2000: 21.3%

When households in Sitka moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Sitka	Sitka City and Borough	Alaska	United States
2023 or later	6.3% (±1.8 points)	6.3%	4.7%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	21.0% (±3.0 points)	21.0%	22.6%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	39.7% (±4.3 points)	39.7%	39.8%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	11.8% (±3.0 points)	11.8%	15.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.2% (±2.4 points)	11.2%	8.9%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	10.1% (±2.3 points)	10.1%	8.2%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Sitka, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Sitka City and Borough (27.3%).

It is not measurably different from Alaska (27.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Sitka

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sitka
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Sitka	—	27.3% (±3.5 points)	—
Angoon	37 mi	26.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tenakee Springs	42 mi	5.4% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kake	57 mi	15.8% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Pelican	62 mi	21.4% (±53.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hoonah	64 mi	15.7% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Port Alexander	71 mi	12.5% (±56.8 points)	Not measurably different
Gustavus	87 mi	12.4% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Juneau	93 mi	24.8% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kake, AK (15.8%), Hoonah, AK (15.7%), Gustavus, AK (12.4%).

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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sitka

How often do people move in Sitka?

27.3% of households in Sitka, AK moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Sitka have?

21.3% of households in Sitka have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sitka city and borough, Alaska

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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