Chena Ridge vs Goldstream

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

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

Chena Ridge has the higher population (5,927 vs 3,238 in Goldstream). Chena Ridge has the higher median household income ($140,722 vs $92,604 in Goldstream). Chena Ridge has the higher median home value ($411,600 vs $289,600 in Goldstream).

Population, income & housing

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
Population	5,927	3,238
Median age	38.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$140,722	$92,604
Median home value	$411,600	$289,600
Median gross rent	$1,148	$768
Housing units	2,557	1,879
Homeownership rate	73.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	73.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
Population	6,111 → 5,927 (-3.0%)	3,592 → 3,238 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$100,744 → $140,722 (+39.7%)	$81,750 → $92,604 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$281,000 → $411,600 (+46.5%)	$269,700 → $289,600 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,148 (+45.5%)	$691 → $768 (+11.1%)

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

Goldstream

Population

3,5923,238

Median household income

$81,750$92,604

Median home value

$269,700$289,600

Median gross rent

$691$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
Under 5	6.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	2.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	19.4%
45 to 54	16.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	16.6%
75 and over	3.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
No high school diploma	1.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
Drove alone	72.7%	59.4%
Carpooled	13.9%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	23.1%
Other means	2.6%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
1-unit, detached	91.4%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chena Ridge	Goldstream
Poverty rate	4.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1996	1988