Talkeetna

Population: 997
Median household income: $72,250
Median home value: $243,100

Talkeetna, a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, has 997 residents. At $72,250, its median household income sits below Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $90,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Talkeetna's population declined 19.4% from 1,237 to 997, while its median home value rose 9.4% from $222,200 to $243,100.

61.6% of workers drive to work alone. 95.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 997
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,250
Median home value: $243,100
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 830
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,237997

Median household income

$71,389$72,250

Median home value

$222,200$243,100

Median gross rent

$1,220$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,237	$71,389	$222,200	$1,220
2020	1,199	$73,947	$198,600	$1,198
2021	947	$71,250	$214,200	$1,121
2022	1,044	$79,091	$240,300	$1,250
2023	997	$72,250	$243,100	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1732.7%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over0.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	2.6%
5 to 17	326	32.7%
18 to 24	15	1.5%
25 to 34	46	4.6%
35 to 44	191	19.2%
45 to 54	194	19.5%
55 to 64	100	10.0%
65 to 74	95	9.5%
75 and over	4	0.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	970	97.3%
Black or African American	11	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	1	0.1%
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)	14	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree34.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	5.9%
High school graduate	98	15.6%
Some college or associate's	251	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	215	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	29	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone61.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	324	61.6%
Carpooled	35	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	151	28.7%
Other means	12	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	191	50.9%
15 to 29 min	113	30.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	23	6.1%
60+ min	48	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 11.4% (114 of 997)

	Count	Share
Family households	253	69.7%
Nonfamily households	110	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	363	43.7%
Vacant	467	56.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	303	83.5%
Renter-occupied	60	16.5%

1-unit, detached95.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	796	95.9%
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	34	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0274830
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 94 sq mi
Water area: 2.13 sq mi
Center point: 62.3095, -149.9239