Badger vs College

A side-by-side comparison of Badger and College: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Badger has the higher population (19,033 vs 11,730 in College). Badger has the higher median household income ($98,042 vs $76,831 in College). Badger has the higher median home value ($291,600 vs $279,100 in College).

Population, income & housing

	Badger	College
Population	19,033	11,730
Median age	34.3 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$98,042	$76,831
Median home value	$291,600	$279,100
Median gross rent	$1,672	$1,405
Housing units	7,603	5,186
Homeownership rate	81.8%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Badger	College
Population	18,911 → 19,033 (+0.6%)	12,791 → 11,730 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$81,111 → $98,042 (+20.9%)	$80,561 → $76,831 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$224,900 → $291,600 (+29.7%)	$244,700 → $279,100 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,309 → $1,672 (+27.7%)	$1,304 → $1,405 (+7.7%)

Badger

Population

18,91119,033

Median household income

$81,111$98,042

Median home value

$224,900$291,600

Median gross rent

$1,309$1,672

College

Population

12,79111,730

Median household income

$80,561$76,831

Median home value

$244,700$279,100

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,405

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Badger	College
Under 5	6.4%	8.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	13.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	18.1%
35 to 44	16.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.2%
75 and over	4.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Badger	College
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	60.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	6.0%
Asian	1.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	8.5%	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Badger	College
No high school diploma	7.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	26.1%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Badger	College
Drove alone	83.0%	68.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.1%
Public transit	0.4%	1.1%
Walked	0.1%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	2.1%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Badger	College
1-unit, detached	72.0%	55.9%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Badger	College
Poverty rate	3.9%	6.1%
Average household size	2.90	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1985	1980