Fishhook

Population: 5,461
Median household income: $101,518
Median home value: $361,900

Fishhook is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to 5,461 residents. Its median household income of $101,518 runs above the Matanuska-Susitna Borough figure of $90,625.

From 2019 to 2023, Fishhook's population declined 19.5% from 6,788 to 5,461, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $311,600 to $361,900.

8.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.85 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,461
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $101,518
Median home value: $361,900
Median gross rent: $1,784
Housing units: 2,070
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7885,461

Median household income

$106,310$101,518

Median home value

$311,600$361,900

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,788	$106,310	$311,600	$1,127
2020	4,759	$81,845	$321,100	$1,519
2021	5,055	$92,188	$304,900	$1,553
2022	5,115	$98,523	$338,200	$1,772
2023	5,461	$101,518	$361,900	$1,784

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	308	5.6%
5 to 17	1,189	21.8%
18 to 24	347	6.4%
25 to 34	540	9.9%
35 to 44	881	16.1%
45 to 54	513	9.4%
55 to 64	779	14.3%
65 to 74	708	13.0%
75 and over	196	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,001	73.3%
Black or African American	196	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	334	6.1%
Asian	86	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.5%
Two or more races	630	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	188	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's46.0%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	3.3%
High school graduate	807	22.3%
Some college or associate's	1,665	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	695	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	329	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means6.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,769	78.1%
Carpooled	208	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.4%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	125	5.5%
Other means	153	6.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	285	13.3%
15 to 29 min	918	42.9%
30 to 44 min	168	7.8%
45 to 59 min	374	17.5%
60+ min	396	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 8.1% (436 of 5,364)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,395	73.2%
Nonfamily households	511	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,906	92.1%
Vacant	164	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,625	85.3%
Renter-occupied	281	14.7%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,837	88.7%
1-unit, attached	49	2.4%
2 to 4 units	92	4.4%
5 to 19 units	61	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0225550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 65 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 61.7312, -149.2836