Moving to Kake, Alaska
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
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)