Alaska · Census place 30940
Gustavus city, AK
Quick answer
Gustavus city has 610 residents, ranking #110 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $64,167, the median home is worth $276,500 and median gross rent runs $1,106 a month.
- Population
- 610Gustavus city residents
- Median household income
- $64,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $276,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,106Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gustavus city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gustavus city median would spend about 20.7% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 82.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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