Tanaina

Population: 9,738
Median household income: $95,587
Median home value: $298,500

Tanaina, a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, has 9,738 residents. At $95,587, its median household income sits above Matanuska-Susitna Borough's $90,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tanaina's population declined 6.9% from 10,464 to 9,738, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $257,100 to $298,500.

81.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,738
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $95,587
Median home value: $298,500
Median gross rent: $1,393
Housing units: 3,609
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,4649,738

Median household income

$77,140$95,587

Median home value

$257,100$298,500

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,393

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,464	$77,140	$257,100	$1,200
2020	10,449	$80,990	$253,000	$1,194
2021	10,314	$81,659	$258,100	$1,240
2022	9,682	$86,418	$288,600	$1,369
2023	9,738	$95,587	$298,500	$1,393

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	668	6.9%
5 to 17	1,969	20.2%
18 to 24	914	9.4%
25 to 34	1,374	14.1%
35 to 44	1,532	15.7%
45 to 54	1,147	11.8%
55 to 64	1,232	12.7%
65 to 74	585	6.0%
75 and over	317	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,521	77.2%
Black or African American	21	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	482	4.9%
Asian	208	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	77	0.8%
Two or more races	894	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	525	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	344	5.6%
High school graduate	2,085	33.7%
Some college or associate's	2,183	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	953	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	622	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means6.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,465	75.6%
Carpooled	403	8.8%
Public transit	18	0.4%
Walked	29	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	378	8.2%
Other means	290	6.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	999	23.8%
15 to 29 min	1,631	38.8%
30 to 44 min	293	7.0%
45 to 59 min	421	10.0%
60+ min	861	20.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 10.6% (1,025 of 9,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,604	78.0%
Nonfamily households	736	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,340	92.5%
Vacant	269	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,681	80.3%
Renter-occupied	659	19.7%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,932	81.2%
1-unit, attached	72	2.0%
2 to 4 units	479	13.3%
5 to 19 units	118	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0275077
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 61.6572, -149.4282