Buffalo Soapstone

Population: 799
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $278,600

Located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Buffalo Soapstone is a community with a population of 799. The median household income of $68,750 is below the Matanuska-Susitna Borough median ($90,625).

From 2019 to 2023, Buffalo Soapstone's population declined 18.1% from 975 to 799, while its median home value rose 21.5% from $229,300 to $278,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.3% of the population. 82.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 799
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $278,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 416
Homeownership rate: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

975799

Median household income

$64,727$68,750

Median home value

$229,300$278,600

Median gross rent

$883$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	975	$64,727	$229,300	$883
2020	937	$66,442	$213,500	$900
2021	949	$64,107	$262,200	$1,019
2022	959	$76,563	$273,000	$1,075
2023	799	$68,750	$278,600	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7419.3%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	4.3%
5 to 17	134	16.8%
18 to 24	42	5.3%
25 to 34	80	10.0%
35 to 44	84	10.5%
45 to 54	103	12.9%
55 to 64	136	17.0%
65 to 74	154	19.3%
75 and over	32	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	578	72.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	4.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.9%
Two or more races	127	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	8.1%
High school graduate	200	34.0%
Some college or associate's	172	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	115	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	54	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	241	82.0%
Carpooled	5	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	10.5%
Other means	10	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	23.2%
15 to 29 min	97	36.9%
30 to 44 min	28	10.6%
45 to 59 min	52	19.8%
60+ min	25	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.4% (98 of 791)

	Count	Share
Family households	235	72.1%
Nonfamily households	91	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	326	78.4%
Vacant	90	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	298	91.4%
Renter-occupied	28	8.6%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	367	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0209657
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 61.6844, -149.1212