Gateway

Population: 6,716
Median household income: $137,150
Median home value: $436,200

Gateway, a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, has 6,716 residents. At $137,150, its median household income sits above Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $90,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gateway's population declined 5.1% from 7,076 to 6,716, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $321,100 to $436,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.9% of the population. 64.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,716
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $137,150
Median home value: $436,200
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 2,112
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0766,716

Median household income

$105,543$137,150

Median home value

$321,100$436,200

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,076	$105,543	$321,100	$1,117
2020	5,965	$105,786	$333,200	$1,192
2021	6,305	$110,610	$335,000	$1,242
2022	6,241	$115,735	$397,400	$1,384
2023	6,716	$137,150	$436,200	$1,612

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1726.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4419.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	534	8.0%
5 to 17	1,767	26.3%
18 to 24	447	6.7%
25 to 34	891	13.3%
35 to 44	1,275	19.0%
45 to 54	760	11.3%
55 to 64	526	7.8%
65 to 74	368	5.5%
75 and over	148	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,697	69.9%
Black or African American	244	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	303	4.5%
Asian	178	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.3%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	676	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	592	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	2.3%
High school graduate	923	23.3%
Some college or associate's	1,441	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	976	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	538	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,087	64.6%
Carpooled	473	14.6%
Public transit	47	1.5%
Walked	13	0.4%
Bicycle	7	0.2%
Worked from home	471	14.6%
Other means	134	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	752	27.2%
15 to 29 min	630	22.8%
30 to 44 min	389	14.1%
45 to 59 min	623	22.6%
60+ min	367	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 4.3% (289 of 6,647)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,699	83.8%
Nonfamily households	328	16.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,027	96.0%
Vacant	85	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,628	80.3%
Renter-occupied	399	19.7%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,765	83.6%
1-unit, attached	61	2.9%
2 to 4 units	216	10.2%
5 to 19 units	56	2.7%
20 or more units	5	0.2%
Mobile home & other	9	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0228200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 61.5669, -149.2227