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Census Tract 5.01, Matanuska-Susitna, AK

1,916 Population
50.1 square miles 38.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±4.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Big Lake: 38.8 † ±4.3
  • about the same as the figure in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 36.7 ±0.2

Economics

$44,090 ±$6,897 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Big Lake: $43,537 † ±$5,221
  • a little higher than the amount in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $42,386 ±$1,027
$77,857 ±$24,395 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Big Lake: $81,406 † ±$14,976
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $94,031 ±$2,542

6.3% ±2.5% (121  ±52) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Big Lake: 11.5% † 410 (±3.6% / ±134)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 10% 11,067 (±0.8% / ±928)

41 minutes ±23.3 (23,105  ±7,317) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Big Lake: 42.7 † 54,640 (±12.4 / ±9,434)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 34.8 1,494,325 (±0.7 / ±42,767)

Families

796 ±90 Number of households
  • Big Lake: 1,461 ±116
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 39,869 ±376
2.4 ±0.3 (1,912  ±302) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Big Lake: 2.5 3,581 (±0.2 / ±357)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 2.8 110,334 (±0 / ±124)

17% ±14.6% (61  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Big Lake: 9.2% † 69 (±7.4% / ±57)
  • more than double the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6.8% † 1,735 (±1% / ±266)

Housing

1,349 ±74 Number of housing units
  • Big Lake: 2,770 ±101
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 51,170 ±110

$282,600 ±$36,229 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Big Lake: $298,700 † ±$30,804
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $346,600 ±$4,883

7% ±5% (131  ±94.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Big Lake: 9.4% † 331 (±3.5% / ±126.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 11.9% 13,310 (±1% / ±1,116.6)

Social

89.7% ±4.2% (1,276  ±207.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Big Lake: 94.2% 2,457 (±2.9% / ±249.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 94.1% 70,426 (±1.9% / ±1,423.1)
20.2% ±8.7% (287  ±131.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Big Lake: 17.4% † 454 (±5.2% / ±141.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 24.4% 18,268 (±1% / ±727.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±0.9% (18  ±17) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Big Lake: 1.1% † 40 (±0.7% / ±26)
  • about one-third of the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 2.9% 3,260

14.6% ±4.1% (220  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Big Lake: 13% † 358 (±2.7% / ±81)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 13.3% 10,994 (±0.7% / ±580)
220 Total veterans ±70 193 Male ±64 27 Female ±21

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