Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Sitka Population: 8835 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 4505 50.99% Female 4330 49.01%       Under 5 years 565 6.4% 5 to 9 years 669 7.57% 10 to 14 years 730 8.26% 15 to 19 years 689 7.8% 20 to 24 years 573 6.49% 25 to 34 years 1159 13.12% 35 to 44 years 1573 17.8% 45 to 54 years 1366 15.46% 55 to 59 years 415 4.7% 60 to 64 years 352 3.98% 65 to 74 years 455 5.15% 75 to 84 years 211 2.39% 85 years and over 78 0.88%       Median age (years) 35.2       18 years and over 6436 72.85% Male 3293 37.27% Female 3143 35.57% 21 years and over 6063 68.62% 62 years and over 944 10.68% 65 years and over 744 8.42% Male 338 3.83% Female 406 4.6%       Race     One race % White 6052 68.5% Black or African American 28 0.32% American Indian and Alaska Native 1641 18.57% Asian 335 3.79% Asian indian 2 0.02% Chinese 15 0.17% Filipino 259 2.93% Japanese 14 0.16% Korean 15 0.17% Vietnamese 9 0.1% Other Asian 21 0.24% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 31 0.35% Native Hawaiian 2 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 29 0.33% Some other race 83 0.94% Two or more races 665 7.53%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 8835 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 290 3.28% Mexican 175 1.98% Puerto Rican 10 0.11% Cuban 6 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 99 1.12% Not Hispanic or Latino 8545 96.72% White alone 5927 67.09%       Relationship     Total Population 8835 100.00% In households 8564 96.93% Householder 3278 37.1% Spouse 1736 19.65% Child 2653 30.03% Own child under 18 years 2158 24.43% Other relatives 376 4.26% Under 18 years 175 1.98% Nonrelatives 521 5.9% Unmarried partner 247 2.8% In group quarters 271 3.07% Institutionalized population 124 1.4% Non-Institutionalized population 147 1.66%       Households by Type     Total Households 3278 100.0 % Family households (families) 2218 67.66% With own children under 18 years 1185 36.15% Married-couple family 1736 52.96% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 339 10.34% With own children under 18 years 224 6.83% Non Family households 1060 32.34% Householder living alone 804 24.53% Householder 65 years and over 177 5.4%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1296 39.54% Households with individuals 65 years and over 495 15.1%       Average Household size 2.61 Average family size 3.15       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 3650 100.00% Occupied housing units 3278 89.81% Vacant housing units 372 10.19% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 169 4.63% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 3278 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1903 58.05% Renter-occupied housing units. 1375 41.95%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.78 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.39

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