Lazy Mountain

Population: 1,472
Median household income: $93,854
Median home value: $334,100

Located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Lazy Mountain is a community with a population of 1,472. The median household income of $93,854 is in line with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough median ($90,625).

From 2019 to 2023, Lazy Mountain's population declined 10.8% from 1,650 to 1,472, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $259,700 to $334,100.

The median resident is 45.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,472
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $93,854
Median home value: $334,100
Median gross rent: $967
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6501,472

Median household income

$65,833$93,854

Median home value

$259,700$334,100

Median gross rent

$1,033$967

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,650	$65,833	$259,700	$1,033
2020	1,644	$63,906	$268,600	$930
2021	1,766	$79,934	$279,700	$933
2022	1,639	$97,750	$330,200	$1,094
2023	1,472	$93,854	$334,100	$967

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	3.2%
5 to 17	251	17.1%
18 to 24	180	12.2%
25 to 34	115	7.8%
35 to 44	134	9.1%
45 to 54	194	13.2%
55 to 64	282	19.2%
65 to 74	174	11.8%
75 and over	95	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,227	83.4%
Black or African American	11	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	6.2%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	101	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	3.0%
High school graduate	283	28.5%
Some college or associate's	315	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	255	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	111	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	445	67.0%
Carpooled	90	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	12.2%
Other means	22	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	120	20.6%
15 to 29 min	192	32.9%
30 to 44 min	102	17.5%
45 to 59 min	72	12.3%
60+ min	97	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 9.2% (133 of 1,446)

	Count	Share
Family households	390	70.5%
Nonfamily households	163	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	553	89.2%
Vacant	67	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	462	83.5%
Renter-occupied	91	16.5%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	546	88.1%
1-unit, attached	5	0.8%
2 to 4 units	22	3.5%
5 to 19 units	14	2.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0243260
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 59 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 61.6582, -148.9256