Susitna North

Population: 1,506
Median household income: $42,614
Median home value: $238,200

Susitna North is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to 1,506 residents. At $42,614, its median household income sits below Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $90,625.

From 2019 to 2023, Susitna North's population grew 40.6% from 1,071 to 1,506, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $186,600 to $238,200.

The median gross rent is $862. 21.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,506
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $42,614
Median home value: $238,200
Median gross rent: $862
Housing units: 1,527
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0711,506

Median household income

$48,824$42,614

Median home value

$186,600$238,200

Median gross rent

$991$862

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,071	$48,824	$186,600	$991
2020	1,271	$48,750	$196,600	$779
2021	1,193	$38,750	$183,400	—
2022	1,543	$38,323	$208,700	$862
2023	1,506	$42,614	$238,200	$862

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	5.1%
5 to 17	208	13.8%
18 to 24	80	5.3%
25 to 34	201	13.3%
35 to 44	203	13.5%
45 to 54	174	11.6%
55 to 64	275	18.3%
65 to 74	237	15.7%
75 and over	51	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,289	85.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	5.9%
High school graduate	515	45.1%
Some college or associate's	310	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	224	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone50.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home41.4%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	307	50.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.0%
Bicycle	18	3.0%
Worked from home	252	41.4%
Other means	20	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	16.5%
15 to 29 min	239	66.9%
30 to 44 min	11	3.1%
45 to 59 min	18	5.0%
60+ min	30	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 15.2% (225 of 1,484)

	Count	Share
Family households	440	67.6%
Nonfamily households	211	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	651	42.6%
Vacant	876	57.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	509	78.2%
Renter-occupied	142	21.8%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,496	98.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0274350
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 276 sq mi
Water area: 1.18 sq mi
Center point: 62.1476, -149.7485