Gakona vs Tazlina

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

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

Tazlina has the higher population (377 vs 200 in Gakona). Tazlina has the higher median household income ($120,625 vs $90,313 in Gakona). Gakona has the higher median home value ($322,700 vs $275,000 in Tazlina).

Population, income & housing

	Gakona	Tazlina
Population	200	377
Median age	36.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	$120,625
Median home value	$322,700	$275,000
Median gross rent	$710	$1,365
Housing units	166	200
Homeownership rate	80.8%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	22.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gakona	Tazlina
Population	154 → 200 (+29.9%)	376 → 377 (+0.3%)
Median household income	—	$79,063 → $120,625 (+52.6%)
Median home value	$656,300 → $322,700 (-50.8%)	$203,300 → $275,000 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $710 (+67.1%)	$1,108 → $1,365 (+23.2%)

Gakona

Population

154200

Median home value

$656,300$322,700

Median gross rent

$425$710

Tazlina

Population

376377

Median household income

$79,063$120,625

Median home value

$203,300$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,365

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gakona	Tazlina
Under 5	11.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	24.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	4.5%
35 to 44	9.5%	22.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	12.2%
75 and over	4.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gakona	Tazlina
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	47.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39.5%	36.6%
Asian	1.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gakona	Tazlina
No high school diploma	3.6%	10.5%
High school graduate	25.9%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gakona	Tazlina
Drove alone	46.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gakona	Tazlina
1-unit, detached	85.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Gakona	Tazlina
Poverty rate	13.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1986	1988