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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, AK based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

    -- Table/Item --ValuePercent
Total households 5,962 100.0
    Family households (families) 3,809 63.9
        With own children under 18 years 1,678 28.1
    Married-couple family 2,644 44.3
        With own children under 18 years 981 16.5
    Male householder, no wife present, family 362 6.1
        With own children under 18 years 184 3.1
    Female householder, no husband present, family 803 13.5
        With own children under 18 years 513 8.6
    Nonfamily households 2,153 36.1
    Householder living alone 1,703 28.6
        65 years and over 381 6.4
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,937 32.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 999 16.8
 
Average household size 2.19
Average family size 2.68
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 13,056 100.0
    Householder 5,962 45.7
        Spouse 2,623 20.1
        Child 3,326 25.5
        Other relatives 453 3.5
    Nonrelatives 692 5.3
        Unmarried partner 429 3.3
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 5,257 100.0
    Never married 1,494 28.4
    Now married, except separated 2,842 54.1
    Separated 139 2.6
    Widowed 108 2.1
    Divorced 674 12.8
 
Females 15 years and over 5,187 100.0
    Never married 914 17.6
    Now married, except separated 2,608 50.3
    Separated 207 4.0
    Widowed 343 6.6
    Divorced 1,115 21.5
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 230 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 84 36.5
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 57
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 168
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 15
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 257 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 173 67.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 41 16.0
        1 or 2 years 35 13.6
        3 or 4 years 39 15.2
        5 or more years 58 22.6
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 173 67.3
        Who are female 113 44.0
        Who are married 139 54.1
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 3,002 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 198 6.6
        Kindergarten 96 3.2
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,525 50.8
        High school (grades 9-12) 711 23.7
        College or graduate school 472 15.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 8,661 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 126 1.5
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 500 5.8
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,745 31.7
        Some college, no degree 2,552 29.5
        Associate's degree 647 7.5
        Bachelor's degree 1,403 16.2
        Graduate or professional degree 688 7.9
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 92.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 24.1
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 9,605 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,392 14.5
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 12,942 100.0
    Same house 10,445 80.7
    Different house in the U.S. 2,490 19.2
        Same county 1,546 11.9
        Different county 944 7.3
            Same state 384 3.0
            Different state 560 4.3
    Abroad 7 0.1
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 13,132 100.0
    Native 12,317 93.8
        Born in United States 12,176 92.7
            State of residence 5,476 41.7
            Different state 6,700 51.0
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 141 1.1
    Foreign born 815 6.2
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 815 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 583 71.5
    Not a U.S. citizen 232 28.5
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 956 100.0
 
    Native 141 14.7
        Entered 2000 or later 37 3.9
        Entered before 2000 104 10.9
 
    Foreign born 815 85.3
        Entered 2000 or later 151 15.8
        Entered before 2000 664 69.5
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 815 100.0
    Europe 255 31.3
    Asia 492 60.4
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 15 1.8
    Northern America 53 6.5
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 12,228 100.0
    English only 11,032 90.2
    Language other than English 1,196 9.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 354 2.9
        Spanish 105 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 6 0.0
        Other Indo-European languages 394 3.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 139 1.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 489 4.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 205 1.7
        Other languages 208 1.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 4 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 13,132 100.0
    American 615 4.7
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 181 1.4
    Dutch 351 2.7
    English 1,602 12.2
    French (except Basque) 445 3.4
    French Canadian 56 0.4
    German 2,523 19.2
    Greek 47 0.4
    Hungarian 52 0.4
    Irish 1,616 12.3
    Italian 587 4.5
    Lithuanian 17 0.1
    Norwegian 867 6.6
    Polish 103 0.8
    Portuguese 90 0.7
    Russian 193 1.5
    Scotch-Irish 585 4.5
    Scottish 821 6.3
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 385 2.9
    Swiss 69 0.5
    Ukrainian 44 0.3
    Welsh 177 1.3
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 1 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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