Chistochina vs Silver Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Chistochina and Silver Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Chistochina and Silver Springs are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Silver Springs has the higher population (66 vs 52 in Chistochina). Silver Springs has the higher median home value ($269,600 vs $230,800 in Chistochina). Since 2019, Silver Springs's population has grown faster (-9.6% vs -35.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
Population	52	66
Median age	58.5 yrs	56.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$130,208
Median home value	$230,800	$269,600
Median gross rent	$400	—
Housing units	55	40
Homeownership rate	53.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
Population	80 → 52 (-35.0%)	73 → 66 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $115,278 (+114.5%)	$110,694 → $130,208 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$250,000 → $230,800 (-7.7%)	$162,500 → $269,600 (+65.9%)
Median gross rent	$319 → $400 (+25.4%)	—

Chistochina

Population

8052

Median household income

$53,750$115,278

Median home value

$250,000$230,800

Median gross rent

$319$400

Silver Springs

Population

7366

Median household income

$110,694$130,208

Median home value

$162,500$269,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
Under 5	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	9.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	5.8%	3.0%
45 to 54	17.3%	4.5%
55 to 64	30.8%	48.5%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.6%
75 and over	15.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	13.5%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	86.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
No high school diploma	5.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.5%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	57.5%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	29.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
Drove alone	59.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
1-unit, detached	74.5%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Chistochina	Silver Springs
Poverty rate	25.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.73	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	1991	1990