Alaska · Census place 07070
Big Lake CDP, AK
Quick answer
Big Lake CDP has 3,291 residents, ranking #35 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $76,292, the median home is worth $286,600 and median gross rent runs $1,165 a month.
- Population
- 3,291Big Lake CDP residents
- Median household income
- $76,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $286,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,165Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Lake CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Lake CDP median would spend about 18.3% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 77.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Nome city 3,668
- Mill Bay CDP 3,541
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- Kotzebue city 3,046
- Farm Loop CDP 2,940
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