Alaska · Census place 74830
Talkeetna, AK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Talkeetna, Alaska (Talkeetna, AK — Census place “Talkeetna CDP”) is 997 residents, ranking #78 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $72,250, the median home is worth $243,100 and median gross rent runs $879 a month. Looking for the Talkeetna Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Talkeetna, AK: 99676.
- Population
- 997Talkeetna CDP residents
- Median household income
- $72,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $243,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $879Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.5%Owner-occupied households
Talkeetna ZIP codes (Alaska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Talkeetna.
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What the numbers mean in Talkeetna CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Talkeetna CDP median would spend about 14.6% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.4% of residents and 83.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Talkeetna CDP, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Talkeetna CDP is a very small community in Alaska, with 997 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #78 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 41.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Talkeetna CDP earn a median of $72,250 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Talkeetna CDP is valued at $243,100, 19.9% below the national figure and 20% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $879 a month, 37.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,548 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.6% 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 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 83.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 997 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Talkeetna CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Hooper Bay city 1,008
- Ninilchik CDP 1,009
- Craig city 1,063
- Salcha CDP 1,076
- Funny River CDP 1,127
- Sand Point city 1,146
- Delta Junction city 1,154
- Kotlik city 1,166
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Talkeetna CDP?
- Talkeetna CDP has 997 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #78 of 355 in Alaska.
- What is the median household income in Talkeetna CDP?
- Median household income in Talkeetna CDP is $72,250 a year, 8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Talkeetna CDP?
- Median gross rent is $879 a month and the median home value is $243,100, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.
- Is Talkeetna CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Talkeetna CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Talkeetna 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.