Skwentna

Population: 73
Median home value: $93,800

Skwentna is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to 73 residents. At $93,800, its median home value sits below Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $319,200.

Between 2019 and 2023, Skwentna's population grew 151.7% from 29 to 73.

The typical home was built around 1987. 53.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73
Median age: 55.7 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $93,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 428
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2973

Year	Population	Median home value
2019	29	—
2020	30	—
2021	69	—
2022	63	—
2023	73	$93,800

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6428.8%

65 to 7428.8%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	11.0%
5 to 17	6	8.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	9	12.3%
35 to 44	8	11.0%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	21	28.8%
65 to 74	21	28.8%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	73	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate52.5%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	31	52.5%
Some college or associate's	21	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	7	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone0.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means100.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	0	0.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	14	100.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	6	42.9%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	8	57.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 53.4% (39 of 73)

	Count	Share
Family households	11	27.5%
Nonfamily households	29	72.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	40	9.3%
Vacant	388	90.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	40	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached97.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	419	97.9%
1-unit, attached	5	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0270870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 439 sq mi
Water area: 7.25 sq mi
Center point: 61.8887, -151.2000