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Ketchikan ranked 69th among cities in Alaska by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Ketchikan residents was $32,263 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 3,318 households with a population of 8,228.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Evansville with $83,125 per year after adjusting for inflation – $50,862 more than Ketchikan. It had 10 households with a population of 11.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Stevens Village with $2,499 per year after adjusting for inflation – $29,764 less than Ketchikan. It had 8 households with a population of 15.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2019)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Evansville	$83,125
2	Mud Bay	$64,250
3	Two Rivers	$63,620
4	Cold Bay	$62,083
5	Egegik	$61,250
6	Chena Ridge	$55,315
7	Silver Springs	$54,688
8	False Pass	$54,500
9	Glennallen	$50,000
10	Whitestone	$48,750
11	Goldstream	$48,634
12	Steele Creek	$46,976
13	Halibut Cove	$46,591
14	Diamond Ridge	$45,724
15	Valdez	$44,693
16	Tazlina	$43,214
17	Juneau	$42,746
17	Juneau	$42,746
17	Juneau	$42,746
17	Juneau	$42,746
21	Iliamna	$41,875
22	Womens Bay	$41,761
23	Gustavus	$41,337
24	King Salmon	$41,250
25	Gateway	$40,758
26	Kasilof	$40,514
27	Nome	$40,375
28	Anderson	$40,000
29	Manley Hot Springs	$39,167
30	Naknek	$39,107
31	Pleasant Valley	$39,063
31	Fort Greely	$39,063
33	Salcha	$38,798
34	Sitka	$38,659
34	Sitka	$38,659
34	Sitka	$38,659
34	Sitka	$38,659
38	Nuiqsut	$38,529
39	Kalifornsky	$38,386
40	Deltana	$38,356
41	Crown Point	$38,125
42	Haines	$38,056
43	Fox	$37,621
44	Chitina	$37,596
45	Ridgeway	$37,240
46	Badger	$36,909
47	Bear Creek	$36,521
48	Dillingham	$36,395
49	North Pole	$35,907
50	Unalaska	$35,461
51	Cooper Landing	$35,379
52	Skagway	$35,294
53	Kodiak Station	$35,109
54	Primrose	$34,667
55	Eagle Village	$34,583
56	Eielson AFB	$34,565
57	Kotzebue	$34,357
58	Mosquito Lake	$34,132
59	Craig	$33,750
60	Tenakee Springs	$33,000
61	Ester	$32,902
62	Chignik	$32,778
63	Lazy Mountain	$32,442
64	Farm Loop	$32,379
65	Delta Junction	$32,361
66	Farmers Loop	$32,348
67	Moose Pass	$32,333
68	Lakes	$32,279
69	Ketchikan	$32,263
70	Yakutat	$32,159
71	Fishhook	$32,158
72	St. Paul	$32,000
73	Coffman Cove	$31,750
74	Bethel	$31,746
75	Homer	$31,553
76	Fairbanks	$31,494
77	Butte	$31,445
78	Cantwell	$31,250
78	Pilot Point	$31,250
80	Seward	$31,081
81	Sterling	$31,060
82	Ninilchik	$30,737
83	Kenai	$30,526
84	Igiugig	$30,179
85	Tanaina	$30,145
86	Seldovia	$30,114
87	Soldotna	$30,008
88	Akutan	$29,946
89	Healy	$29,706
90	Chenega	$29,167
91	Fritz Creek	$29,034
92	Seldovia Village	$28,864
93	Sand Point	$28,836
94	Port Lions	$28,611
95	Moose Creek	$28,476
96	Kasaan	$28,333
97	Pelican	$28,281
98	King Cove	$28,262
99	Wasilla	$28,067
100	Alatna	$27,917

* All values are inflation-adjusted