Meadow Lakes

Population: 8,994
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $305,100

Meadow Lakes, a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, has 8,994 residents. At $81,250, its median household income sits below Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $90,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meadow Lakes's population grew 10.4% from 8,149 to 8,994, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $232,600 to $305,100.

12.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.79 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,994
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $305,100
Median gross rent: $1,308
Housing units: 3,880
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,1498,994

Median household income

$68,750$81,250

Median home value

$232,600$305,100

Median gross rent

$985$1,308

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,149	$68,750	$232,600	$985
2020	8,307	$70,069	$237,900	$1,049
2021	8,367	$75,673	$241,000	$1,126
2022	8,773	$80,492	$287,900	$1,244
2023	8,994	$81,250	$305,100	$1,308

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	425	4.7%
5 to 17	1,805	20.1%
18 to 24	931	10.4%
25 to 34	1,031	11.5%
35 to 44	1,218	13.5%
45 to 54	1,107	12.3%
55 to 64	1,312	14.6%
65 to 74	835	9.3%
75 and over	330	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,170	79.7%
Black or African American	14	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	457	5.1%
Asian	245	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.3%
Some other race	86	1.0%
Two or more races	688	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	303	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	416	7.1%
High school graduate	2,112	36.2%
Some college or associate's	2,281	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	654	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	370	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,534	70.2%
Carpooled	428	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	1.4%
Bicycle	20	0.6%
Worked from home	381	10.6%
Other means	193	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	581	18.0%
15 to 29 min	1,339	41.5%
30 to 44 min	394	12.2%
45 to 59 min	248	7.7%
60+ min	665	20.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 12.6% (1,125 of 8,950)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,338	72.5%
Nonfamily households	888	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,226	83.1%
Vacant	654	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,535	78.6%
Renter-occupied	691	21.4%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,459	89.1%
1-unit, attached	9	0.2%
2 to 4 units	213	5.5%
5 to 19 units	65	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	134	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0247735
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 76 sq mi
Water area: 3.09 sq mi
Center point: 61.6380, -149.6096