Sutton-Alpine

Population: 1,361
Median household income: $73,553
Median home value: $213,100

Located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, Sutton-Alpine is a community with a population of 1,361. The median household income of $73,553 is below the Matanuska-Susitna Borough median ($90,625).

From 2019 to 2023, Sutton-Alpine's population declined 6.7% from 1,458 to 1,361, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $164,500 to $213,100.

The median resident is 49.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,361
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,553
Median home value: $213,100
Median gross rent: $1,023
Housing units: 511
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4581,361

Median household income

$49,375$73,553

Median home value

$164,500$213,100

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,458	$49,375	$164,500	$1,086
2020	1,343	$52,891	$190,100	$975
2021	1,228	$64,688	$210,300	$975
2022	1,323	$71,058	$218,900	$1,175
2023	1,361	$73,553	$213,100	$1,023

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5417.8%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.6%
5 to 17	124	9.1%
18 to 24	70	5.1%
25 to 34	152	11.2%
35 to 44	222	16.3%
45 to 54	242	17.8%
55 to 64	286	21.0%
65 to 74	175	12.9%
75 and over	54	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	929	68.3%
Black or African American	33	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	213	15.7%
Asian	12	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	33	2.4%
Two or more races	121	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate54.4%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	9.2%
High school graduate	615	54.4%
Some college or associate's	264	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	113	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means8.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	247	65.0%
Carpooled	54	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	7.1%
Other means	33	8.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	20.7%
15 to 29 min	119	33.7%
30 to 44 min	40	11.3%
45 to 59 min	28	7.9%
60+ min	93	26.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 3.6% (35 of 963)

	Count	Share
Family households	231	57.2%
Nonfamily households	173	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	404	79.1%
Vacant	107	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	340	84.2%
Renter-occupied	64	15.8%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	478	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0274525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 58 sq mi
Water area: 0.54 sq mi
Center point: 61.7414, -148.8742