What is the population of Metlakatla CDP?

Metlakatla CDP has 1,338 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #63 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Metlakatla CDP?

Median household income in Metlakatla CDP is $69,107 a year, 12% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $742 a month and the median home value is $160,500, so rent absorbs about 12.9% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Metlakatla CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Metlakatla, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Metlakatla, Alaska (Metlakatla, AK — Census place “Metlakatla CDP”) is 1,338 residents, ranking #63 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $69,107, the median home is worth $160,500 and median gross rent runs $742 a month. Looking for the Metlakatla Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Metlakatla, AK: 99926.

Population: 1,338Metlakatla CDP residents
Median household income: $69,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $160,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $742Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.1%Owner-occupied households

Metlakatla ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Metlakatla.

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

99926

What the numbers mean in Metlakatla CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Metlakatla CDP median would spend about 12.9% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 74.1% of households own their home.

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

Metlakatla CDP, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Metlakatla CDP is a small town in Alaska, with 1,338 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #63 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 38.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Metlakatla CDP earn a median of $69,107 a year, 12% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Metlakatla CDP is valued at $160,500, 47.1% below the national figure and 47% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $742 a month, 47.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 74.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Metlakatla CDP?: Metlakatla CDP has 1,338 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #63 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Metlakatla CDP?: Median household income in Metlakatla CDP is $69,107 a year, 12% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Metlakatla CDP?: Median gross rent is $742 a month and the median home value is $160,500, so rent absorbs about 12.9% of median household income.
Is Metlakatla CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Metlakatla CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Metlakatla CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.