What is the population of North Lakes CDP?

North Lakes CDP has 10,583 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in North Lakes CDP?

Median household income in North Lakes CDP is $102,785 a year, 30.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,459 a month and the median home value is $338,900, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.

Is North Lakes CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Lakes CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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North Lakes, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Lakes, Alaska (North Lakes, AK — Census place “North Lakes CDP”) is 10,583 residents, ranking #7 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $102,785, the median home is worth $338,900 and median gross rent runs $1,459 a month. Looking for the North Lakes Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North Lakes, AK: 99654.

Population: 10,583North Lakes CDP residents
Median household income: $102,785Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $338,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,459Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.3%Owner-occupied households

North Lakes ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Lakes.

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

99654

What the numbers mean in North Lakes CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Lakes CDP median would spend about 17% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 79.3% of households own their home.

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

North Lakes CDP, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Lakes CDP is a mid-size town in Alaska, with 10,583 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #7 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 36.4 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 North Lakes CDP earn a median of $102,785 a year, 30.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 27% above the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Lakes CDP is valued at $338,900, 11.7% above the national figure and 11% above the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,459 a month, 3.8% above the national figure, or roughly $17,508 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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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What is the population of North Lakes CDP?: North Lakes CDP has 10,583 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #7 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in North Lakes CDP?: Median household income in North Lakes CDP is $102,785 a year, 30.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Lakes CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,459 a month and the median home value is $338,900, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.
Is North Lakes CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Lakes CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this North Lakes 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.