How many people live in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 13,700 people living in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK. That makes Ketchikan Gateway Borough the seventh-most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 1.9% of people living in the state.
13.7K
population of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK (2024)
1.9%
County share of the Alaska population (2024)
About 13,700 people lived in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK’s age demographics?
About 2,700 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 2,600 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK residents, or 19.2% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.3% of Alaska’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 61.4% of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (13%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Ketchikan Gateway Borough’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1% of the borough, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Alaska as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK is Ketchikan with about 8,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within boroughs or census area
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ketchikan | 8,033 |
| 2. | Saxman | 377 |
| 3. | Balance of Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 5,267 |
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