Alaska · Census place 83080
Wasilla, AK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla, AK — Census place “Wasilla city”) is 9,435 residents, ranking #9 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $70,756, the median home is worth $325,000 and median gross rent runs $1,104 a month. Looking for the Wasilla Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wasilla, AK: 99654.
- Population
- 9,435Wasilla city residents
- Median household income
- $70,756Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $325,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,104Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.1%Owner-occupied households
Wasilla ZIP codes (Alaska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wasilla.
The Wasilla AK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Wasilla city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wasilla city median would spend about 18.7% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 52.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Wasilla city, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wasilla city is a mid-size town in Alaska, with 9,435 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #9 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 35.3 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 Wasilla city earn a median of $70,756 a year, 9.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% 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 15.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wasilla city is valued at $325,000, 7.1% above the national figure and 7% above the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,104 a month, 21.5% below the national figure, or roughly $13,248 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% 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 4.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 52.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
- Meadow Lakes CDP 8,994
- Tanaina CDP 9,738
- Sitka city and borough 8,393
- North Lakes CDP 10,583
- Ketchikan city 8,151
- College CDP 11,730
- Kalifornsky CDP 8,136
- Knik-Fairview CDP 18,921
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wasilla city?
- Wasilla city has 9,435 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 355 in Alaska.
- What is the median household income in Wasilla city?
- Median household income in Wasilla city is $70,756 a year, 9.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wasilla city?
- Median gross rent is $1,104 a month and the median home value is $325,000, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
- Is Wasilla city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wasilla city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wasilla city 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.