Gakona vs Kenny Lake

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

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

Kenny Lake has the higher population (232 vs 200 in Gakona). Gakona has the higher median household income ($90,313 vs $40,982 in Kenny Lake). Gakona has the higher median home value ($322,700 vs $215,400 in Kenny Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
Population	200	232
Median age	36.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	$40,982
Median home value	$322,700	$215,400
Median gross rent	$710	—
Housing units	166	170
Homeownership rate	80.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	61.0%
Unemployment rate	22.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
Population	154 → 200 (+29.9%)	135 → 232 (+71.9%)
Median household income	—	$39,667 → $40,982 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$656,300 → $322,700 (-50.8%)	$167,000 → $215,400 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $710 (+67.1%)	—

Gakona

Population

154200

Median home value

$656,300$322,700

Median gross rent

$425$710

Kenny Lake

Population

135232

Median household income

$39,667$40,982

Median home value

$167,000$215,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
Under 5	11.5%	11.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	22.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	19.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	5.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	7.8%
65 to 74	16.0%	16.4%
75 and over	4.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	57.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39.5%	28.9%
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%	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	7.4%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	36.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
Drove alone	46.8%	62.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.4%	26.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
1-unit, detached	85.5%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Gakona	Kenny Lake
Poverty rate	13.0%	3.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1986	1995