What is the population of Badger CDP?

Badger CDP has 19,033 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #4 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Badger CDP?

Median household income in Badger CDP is $98,042 a year, 24.8% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Badger CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,672 a month and the median home value is $291,600, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.

Is Badger CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Badger CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Badger, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Badger, Alaska (Badger, AK — Census place “Badger CDP”) is 19,033 residents, ranking #4 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $98,042, the median home is worth $291,600 and median gross rent runs $1,672 a month. Looking for the Badger Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Badger, AK: 99705.

Population: 19,033Badger CDP residents
Median household income: $98,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $291,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,672Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 81.8%Owner-occupied households

Badger ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Badger.

The Badger AK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

99705

What the numbers mean in Badger CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Badger CDP median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 81.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Badger CDP, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Badger CDP is a mid-size town in Alaska, with 19,033 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #4 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 34.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Badger CDP earn a median of $98,042 a year, 24.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 21% above the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 3.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Badger CDP is valued at $291,600, 3.9% below the national figure and 4% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,672 a month, 18.9% above the national figure, or roughly $20,064 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Badger CDP?: Badger CDP has 19,033 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #4 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Badger CDP?: Median household income in Badger CDP is $98,042 a year, 24.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Badger CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,672 a month and the median home value is $291,600, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
Is Badger CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Badger CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Badger CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.