Wasilla

Population: 9,435
Median household income: $70,756
Median home value: $325,000

Wasilla is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to 9,435 residents. The median household income of $70,756 is below the Matanuska-Susitna Borough median ($90,625).

From 2019 to 2023, Wasilla's population declined 6.3% from 10,071 to 9,435, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $243,400 to $325,000.

50.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,435
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,756
Median home value: $325,000
Median gross rent: $1,104
Housing units: 4,299
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,0719,435

Median household income

$63,587$70,756

Median home value

$243,400$325,000

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,071	$63,587	$243,400	$1,083
2020	10,469	$62,667	$258,100	$1,008
2021	9,098	$62,292	$272,600	$1,059
2022	9,267	$69,534	$302,200	$1,105
2023	9,435	$70,756	$325,000	$1,104

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	590	6.3%
5 to 17	1,661	17.6%
18 to 24	752	8.0%
25 to 34	1,661	17.6%
35 to 44	1,246	13.2%
45 to 54	854	9.1%
55 to 64	996	10.6%
65 to 74	1,004	10.6%
75 and over	671	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,069	74.9%
Black or African American	85	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	769	8.2%
Asian	223	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	827	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	462	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	299	4.6%
High school graduate	2,612	40.6%
Some college or associate's	2,331	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	770	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	420	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,859	76.1%
Carpooled	348	9.3%
Public transit	36	1.0%
Walked	63	1.7%
Bicycle	8	0.2%
Worked from home	220	5.9%
Other means	223	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,139	32.2%
15 to 29 min	858	24.3%
30 to 44 min	584	16.5%
45 to 59 min	522	14.8%
60+ min	434	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 15.1% (1,404 of 9,328)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,134	52.3%
Nonfamily households	1,944	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,078	94.9%
Vacant	221	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,123	52.1%
Renter-occupied	1,955	47.9%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units25.2%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,170	50.5%
1-unit, attached	170	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1,085	25.2%
5 to 19 units	497	11.6%
20 or more units	325	7.6%
Mobile home & other	52	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0283080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.75 sq mi
Center point: 61.5811, -149.4608