Alaska · Census place 84510
Whittier city, AK
Quick answer
Whittier city has 471 residents, ranking #131 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $57,188, the median home is worth $83,500 and median gross rent runs $965 a month.
- Population
- 471Whittier city residents
- Median household income
- $57,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $83,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $965Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 35.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Whittier city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Whittier city median would spend about 20.2% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 35.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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