Sitka County Information
Sitka in
Alaska occupies
4,812 square miles and has a 2006 population of
8,920, a change from a 2000 population of
8,835 and
8,588 in 1990.
16.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.8% percent is 25-35, and
14% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
21 acts of violent crime reported in
Sitka in 2004, a change from
18 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
256 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.7%.
Read more about
Sitka, Alaska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sitka | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Land Area | 4,812 sq. miles | Ranked 91 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 8,920 | Ranked 2,529 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 8,917 | |
| Population 2000 | 8,835 | Ranked 2,543 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 8,588 | Ranked 2,504 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 68.4% | |
| African American | .4% | |
| Asian American | 5.2% | |
| Native American | 20.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 21 | 18 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 9 | |
| Robberies | 2 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 10 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 390 | 254 |
| Burglaries | 31 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 331 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 28 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,705 | 4,449 |
| Unemployed Population | 256 | 208 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 4.7% |
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