Population & age
- Total population
- 13,913
- Median age
- 40.6
Ketchikan Gateway Borough · Population 13,913
Ketchikan, AK (ZIP 99901) sits in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 69.2%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $90,336, well above the ~$45K national average per return. First Bank holds 63% of FDIC-reported deposits in this ZIP (2024) — a notably concentrated local banking market. Mud/Landslide accounts for 50% of the 4 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Annual precipitation averages 103.5" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 1.6% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. Alaska has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $90,336) approximately $4,155/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Anchorage Municipality, AK (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $82,763, fair market rent of $1,630 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $393,100, up 8.8% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,120
/month
1 Bed
$1,240
/month
2 Bed
$1,630
/month
3 Bed
$2,270
/month
4 Bed
$2,730
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$393,100
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+8.8%
vs. March 2025
+18.6%
vs. March 2021
Ketchikan, AK
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
64
Across 37 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $18.0M.
Single-family
29
45% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
35
55% of total units
Single-family value
$12.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$6.1M
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
6,130
Average AGI
$90,336
Avg property tax
$205
EITC participation
9.8%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$443
Avg charitable contribution
$465
Avg capital gains
$5,616
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $553.8M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
599
Total employment
4,508
Annual payroll
$302.5M
Average annual pay
$67,106
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$62,614
Average weekly wage
$1,204
Total employment
7,277
Total establishments
623
That is roughly 4% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.9%
That tracks the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
7,245
Employed
6,961
Unemployed
284
Based on Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
6
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$541.7M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
4
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
2
Multiple health-center sites
A handful of federally funded community health centers serve residents — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas.
FQHC sites
2
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
12
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Facilities located inside ZIP 99901 from CMS Provider Data. Star ratings reflect Overall Hospital Quality where applicable; “Not rated” means the facility didn't report enough measures to qualify.
Hospitals (1)
PEACEHEALTH KETCHIKAN MEDICAL CENTER
3100 TONGASS AVENUE, KETCHIKAN, AK, 99901
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Provider Data (data.cms.gov). Public domain.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 central
Avg hours / week
49.9
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
16,726
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federally Declared Disasters
4
Date Range
2020–2024
Most Recent Declaration
LANDSLIDES
Mud/Landslide — declared November 13, 2024 (DR-4846)
Incident period: August 25, 2024 – August 25, 2024
Top Incident Types
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
4
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
3
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
47.7°F
41.8° – 53.6°
Annual precipitation
103.5"
Annual snowfall
34.8"
Heating · cooling days
6,325.2 · 27.9
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: ANNETTE ISLAND AP, AK US, 43.7 miles from the centroid of Ketchikan, AK (ZIP 99901)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,819
That is roughly 1,619 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
15%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.2
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
4.9
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
15.5%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
124
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,898
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
81%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
39%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.7% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Ketchikan Gateway data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Good food access — most residents near a store
1.6% of Ketchikan Gateway County, AK residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.29
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.86
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.87
per 1,000 residents
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Ketchikan Gateway County, AK for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−55 people
+8 households • −$3.8M net AGI flow
Moved in
750households
1,278 people • $48.9M AGI
Moved out
742households
1,333 people • $52.7M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $65,253 versus departing households' $71,016.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 99901. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
1.82%
State 0.00% · avg local 1.82%
Property tax (effective)
0.86%
Median $757/year
Tax burden rank
1 of 50
5.60% of personal income
For ZIP 99901: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $90,336 keeps approximately $4,155 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $393,100, that works out to roughly $3,389/year in property tax.
Program
No program
No program
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
38.4%
5.4pp above the 33.0% national rate.
34.3%
2.3pp above the 32.0% national rate.
19.6%
2.4pp below the 22.0% national rate.
69.2%
6.8pp below the 76.0% national rate.
9.2%
3.8pp below the 13.0% national rate.
10.1%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan High School | Public | 9–12 | 518 |
| Houghtaling Elementary | Public | -1–6 | 349 |
| Schoenbar Middle School | Public | 7–8 | 254 |
| Fawn Mountain Elementary | Public | -1–6 | 244 |
| Point Higgins School | Public | -1–6 | 234 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 4 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Ketchikan, AK (ZIP 99901) sits in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 69.2%. NCES lists 9 schools serving the area, 9 non-charter. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $90,336, well above the ~$45K national average per return. First Bank holds 63% of FDIC-reported deposits in this ZIP (2024) — a notably concentrated local banking market. Mud/Landslide accounts for 50% of the 4 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. Annual precipitation averages 103.5" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 1.6% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. Alaska has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $90,336) approximately $4,155/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Anchorage Municipality, AK (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $82,763, fair market rent of $1,630 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $393,100, up 8.8% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 19.6%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
38.4%, which is 5.4 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
19.6%, which is 2.4 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
34.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
9 schools serve this ZIP, including 9 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 99901 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 3 high schools serve this ZIP: Ketchikan High School, Fast Track, Revilla Jr/Sr High School. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
13,913 people live in ZIP 99901, with a median age of 40.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$82,763 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 99901, 65.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 34.3% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 99901, 4.2% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 3.3% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
9.7% of the population in ZIP 99901 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
89.5% of households in ZIP 99901 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 99901 is $393,100, up 8.8% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 8.8% over the past year and up 18.6% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 99901 (Ketchikan, AK) is $90,336 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 99901 report an average of $205 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
6.7% of tax returns from ZIP 99901 (Ketchikan, AK) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 599 business establishments operated in ZIP 99901 employing 4,508 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 99901 is $67,106, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 99901 ranks in the 60th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 99901, ranking in the 80th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 4 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 99901 between 2020–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Mud/Landslide is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 99901, accounting for 2 of 4 declarations (50%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 99901 was "LANDSLIDES" — a mud/landslide declared in 2024 (DR-4846) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
ZIP 99901 has an average annual temperature of 47.7°F and 103.5" of annual precipitation based on the ANNETTE ISLAND AP, AK US weather station 43.7 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
1 hospital is located in ZIP 99901 (CMS Hospital Compare, 2024).
Alaska has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $90,336, this saves approximately $4,155 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 1.82% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Alaska has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (9 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (4 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), hospitals from CMS Hospital Compare, and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (4 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
60th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 6 census tracts, population 14,052
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
661
Limited English Speakers
97
Persons with Disability
1,952
Without HS Diploma
525
Without Health Insurance
1,313
Adults Age 65+
2,352
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.