Chena Ridge vs College

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

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

College has the higher population (11,730 vs 5,927 in Chena Ridge). Chena Ridge has the higher median household income ($140,722 vs $76,831 in College). Chena Ridge has the higher median home value ($411,600 vs $279,100 in College).

Population, income & housing

	Chena Ridge	College
Population	5,927	11,730
Median age	38.5 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$140,722	$76,831
Median home value	$411,600	$279,100
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,405
Housing units	2,557	5,186
Homeownership rate	73.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chena Ridge	College
Population	6,111 → 5,927 (-3.0%)	12,791 → 11,730 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$100,744 → $140,722 (+39.7%)	$80,561 → $76,831 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$281,000 → $411,600 (+46.5%)	$244,700 → $279,100 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,148 (+45.5%)	$1,304 → $1,405 (+7.7%)

Chena Ridge

Population

6,1115,927

Median household income

$100,744$140,722

Median home value

$281,000$411,600

Median gross rent

$789$1,148

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)

	Chena Ridge	College
Under 5	6.5%	8.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	12.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	18.1%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	16.3%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	13.2%
75 and over	3.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chena Ridge	College
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	60.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	6.0%
Asian	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	10.6%	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chena Ridge	College
No high school diploma	1.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	18.8%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chena Ridge	College
Drove alone	72.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	13.9%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.6%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.1%
Worked from home	9.7%	5.1%
Other means	2.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chena Ridge	College
1-unit, detached	91.4%	55.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Chena Ridge	College
Poverty rate	4.0%	6.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1996	1980