Alaska · Census place 83080
Wasilla city, AK
Quick answer
Wasilla city has 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.
- 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
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
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- Ketchikan city 8,151
- Kalifornsky CDP 8,136
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