Ketchikan, AK town hall & government
Ketchikan spent $92.1 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $11,412 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ketchikan's government.
Where Ketchikan's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 45%
- Utility sales 24%
- Sales taxes 18%
- Property taxes 6%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
- From the state 3%
- From other local governments 1%
- From the federal government <1%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Ketchikan
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Ketchikan's K–12 school district, shared with Saxman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Alaska districts overall: 24% local, 55% state, 21% federal
- Local 30%
- State 61%
- Federal 9%
Of the $25,131 per pupil, $15,123 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Ketchikan kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Ketchikan pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Ketchikan's government
Who represents Ketchikan
Ketchikan is represented in Congress by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Nicholas J. Begich III. Mike Dunleavy is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.