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Ketchikan Alaska Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Ketchikan Alaska Real Estate

Ketchikan, Alaska, is located in Ketchikan Gateway County, 621 miles NW of Bellingham, Washington and 690 miles NW of Seattle, Washington. Ketchikan has a population of 7,922.

Ketchikan Homes

Ketchikan properties pool is 3,197 residential properties including Ketchikan new homes. Median age of real estate in Ketchikan is 1966. Average Household size is 3.07 people. 13% are one bedroom homes, 26% are 2 bedroom homes, 42% are 3 bedroom homes, 15% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Ketchikan Mortgage Statistics

Ketchikan mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Ketchikan USA
Homes With No Mortgage 27%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 73%
70%
First Mortgage Only 59%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 14%
16%

Ketchikan Area Real Estate Tax

Ketchikan Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,807 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 52,529. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Ketchikan School District: Children make up 26.8% of Ketchikan population. Ketchikan has 2,125 under 18 years old residents, or 0.56 kids per one worker, or 0.66 kids per one household.

Ketchikan Real Estate & Ketchikan Homeownership

There are 1023.04 or 32% one person households, 959.1 or 30% two person households, and 543.49 or 17% three person households in Ketchikan, Alaska. Median residents age is 35.8, Senior citizens (65+) make up 740 or 9.3%% of Ketchikan population.

There are 3,805 workers (over 16 years of age) in Ketchikan. Of these, 75.14% drive to work. Approximately 4.15% of workers in Ketchikan take public transportation. An estimated 14.22% walk to work.

Median Ketchikan homeowner's housing expences are 21.9%

Crime in Ketchikan (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Ketchikan USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
44.18
47.5
Robberies
3.79
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
21.46
29.5
Property Crimes
564.25
358.8
Burglaries
49.23
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
474.63
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
40.39
43.3

Invest in Ketchikan Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Ketchikan Alaska area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Ketchikan USA
Near Medium City
Bellingham, Washington
-
Near Large City
Seattle, Washington
-
Ketchikan Zip Codes
99901
-
Ketchikan Area Codes
907
-
White population
67.41%
75.1%
African-American population
0.74%
12.3%
Asian
6.85%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
17.6%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
3.38%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 52,529%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
7.4%
12.4%

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