Alaska · Census place 48540
Mentasta Lake CDP, AK
Quick answer
Mentasta Lake CDP has 94 residents, ranking #235 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $26,912, the median home is worth $166,900 and median gross rent runs $379 a month.
- Population
- 94Mentasta Lake CDP residents
- Median household income
- $26,912Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $166,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $379Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mentasta Lake CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mentasta Lake CDP median would spend about 16.9% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.6% of residents and 46% 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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