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Population: 710. Estimated population in July 2024: 667 (-6.1% change)
Males: 377 (53.1%), Females: 333 (46.9%)

Zip code: 99830

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $39,643
Median house value: $92,500

Population by Race

Races in Kake:

  • American Indian (74.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.9%)
  • Two or more races (8.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (5.1%), Irish (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), English (2.0%), United States (2.0%), Swedish (1.7%).

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Map of Kake, AK

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kake

  • High school or higher: 85.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 24.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kake city

  • Never married: 29.1%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+1.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kake:

  • PETERSBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 68 miles; PETERSBURG, AK)
  • MT EDGECUMBE HOSPITAL (about 97 miles; SITKA, AK)
  • SITKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 97 miles; SITKA, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kake:

  • PETERSBURG JAMES A JOHNSON (about 71 miles; PETERSBURG, AK; Abbreviation: PSG)
  • SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (about 99 miles; SITKA, AK; Abbreviation: SIT)
  • JUNEAU INTL (about 105 miles; JUNEAU, AK; Abbreviation: JNU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kake:

  • KAKE (about 1 miles; KAKE, AK; Abbreviation: KAE)
  • KAKE (about 3 miles; KAKE, AK; Abbreviation: AFE)
  • SAGINAW (about 17 miles; SAGINAW BAY, AK; Abbreviation: A23)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kake:

  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 950 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 973 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 976 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 994 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
  • OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 1014 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 1019 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1020 miles; EVERETT, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,970)

Schools

Public high school in Kake:

  • KAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: 175 LIBRARY PLACE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Kake:

  • KAKE ELEMENTARY (Students: 91; Location: 173 LIBRARY PLACE; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Kake:

  • KAKE COMMUNITY/SCHOOL LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,905; Location: 175 LIBRARY PLACE; 10,700 books; 100 audio materials; 71 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

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