Gakona vs Glennallen

A side-by-side comparison of Gakona and Glennallen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glennallen has the higher population (601 vs 200 in Gakona). Gakona has the higher median household income ($90,313 vs $80,417 in Glennallen). Gakona has the higher median home value ($322,700 vs $201,800 in Glennallen).

Population, income & housing

	Gakona	Glennallen
Population	200	601
Median age	36.4 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	$80,417
Median home value	$322,700	$201,800
Median gross rent	$710	$1,342
Housing units	166	420
Homeownership rate	80.8%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	22.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gakona	Glennallen
Population	154 → 200 (+29.9%)	411 → 601 (+46.2%)
Median household income	—	$70,781 → $80,417 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$656,300 → $322,700 (-50.8%)	$235,600 → $201,800 (-14.3%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $710 (+67.1%)	$873 → $1,342 (+53.7%)

Gakona

Population

154200

Median home value

$656,300$322,700

Median gross rent

$425$710

Glennallen

Population

411601

Median household income

$70,781$80,417

Median home value

$235,600$201,800

Median gross rent

$873$1,342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gakona	Glennallen
Under 5	11.5%	9.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.5%	7.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	16.0%	2.5%
75 and over	4.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gakona	Glennallen
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39.5%	32.3%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gakona	Glennallen
No high school diploma	3.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	25.9%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	14.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gakona	Glennallen
Drove alone	46.8%	81.1%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.4%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gakona	Glennallen
1-unit, detached	85.5%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Gakona	Glennallen
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1986	1979