Knik-Fairview

Population: 18,921
Median household income: $95,000
Median home value: $311,800

Located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Knik-Fairview is a community with a population of 18,921. At $95,000, its median household income sits above Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $90,625.

From 2019 to 2023, Knik-Fairview's population grew 8.4% from 17,457 to 18,921, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $243,200 to $311,800.

The median gross rent is $1,615. 20.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,921
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $95,000
Median home value: $311,800
Median gross rent: $1,615
Housing units: 7,457
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,45718,921

Median household income

$87,331$95,000

Median home value

$243,200$311,800

Median gross rent

$1,387$1,615

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,457	$87,331	$243,200	$1,387
2020	17,682	$89,401	$247,200	$1,372
2021	18,282	$88,708	$256,300	$1,408
2022	18,619	$94,047	$287,000	$1,524
2023	18,921	$95,000	$311,800	$1,615

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1722.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,534	8.1%
5 to 17	4,178	22.1%
18 to 24	1,265	6.7%
25 to 34	2,972	15.7%
35 to 44	2,476	13.1%
45 to 54	2,262	12.0%
55 to 64	2,214	11.7%
65 to 74	1,454	7.7%
75 and over	566	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,059	74.3%
Black or African American	155	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,213	6.4%
Asian	441	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.1%
Some other race	64	0.3%
Two or more races	1,979	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	995	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	769	6.4%
High school graduate	4,110	34.4%
Some college or associate's	4,617	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,484	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	964	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,987	73.4%
Carpooled	775	9.5%
Public transit	67	0.8%
Walked	112	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	704	8.6%
Other means	517	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,289	17.3%
15 to 29 min	2,386	32.0%
30 to 44 min	911	12.2%
45 to 59 min	783	10.5%
60+ min	2,089	28.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 10.2% (1,916 of 18,748)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,922	74.0%
Nonfamily households	1,732	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,654	89.2%
Vacant	803	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,490	82.5%
Renter-occupied	1,164	17.5%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,328	84.9%
1-unit, attached	194	2.6%
2 to 4 units	675	9.1%
5 to 19 units	27	0.4%
20 or more units	22	0.3%
Mobile home & other	211	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0240645
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 74 sq mi
Water area: 1.01 sq mi
Center point: 61.5076, -149.6226