Copper Center vs Nelchina

A side-by-side comparison of Copper Center and Nelchina: population, income, housing, and more.

Copper Center and Nelchina are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Copper Center has the higher population (312 vs 106 in Nelchina). Since 2019, Copper Center's population has grown faster (+27.3% vs -8.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Copper Center	Nelchina
Population	312	106
Median age	41.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	—
Median home value	$181,300	—
Median gross rent	$946	—
Housing units	181	49
Homeownership rate	52.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	15.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Copper Center	Nelchina
Population	245 → 312 (+27.3%)	116 → 106 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$69,063 → $61,250 (-11.3%)	$121,400 → $128,980 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$154,200 → $181,300 (+17.6%)	$214,300 → $227,900 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $946 (+22.1%)	—

Copper Center

Population

245312

Median household income

$69,063$61,250

Median home value

$154,200$181,300

Median gross rent

$775$946

Nelchina

Population

116106

Median household income

$121,400$128,980

Median home value

$214,300$227,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Copper Center	Nelchina
Under 5	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	37.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	16.0%
45 to 54	9.3%	32.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.7%	14.2%
75 and over	4.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Copper Center	Nelchina
White (non-Hispanic)	31.1%	38.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56.1%	7.5%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	53.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Copper Center	Nelchina
No high school diploma	12.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Copper Center	Nelchina
Drove alone	57.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.0%
Other means	9.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Copper Center	Nelchina
1-unit, detached	64.6%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Copper Center	Nelchina
Poverty rate	5.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1988	1985