College vs Goldstream

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

College and Goldstream 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 3,238 in Goldstream). Goldstream has the higher median household income ($92,604 vs $76,831 in College). Goldstream has the higher median home value ($289,600 vs $279,100 in College).

Population, income & housing

	College	Goldstream
Population	11,730	3,238
Median age	32.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,831	$92,604
Median home value	$279,100	$289,600
Median gross rent	$1,405	$768
Housing units	5,186	1,879
Homeownership rate	62.6%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	73.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College	Goldstream
Population	12,791 → 11,730 (-8.3%)	3,592 → 3,238 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$80,561 → $76,831 (-4.6%)	$81,750 → $92,604 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$244,700 → $279,100 (+14.1%)	$269,700 → $289,600 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,304 → $1,405 (+7.7%)	$691 → $768 (+11.1%)

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

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)

	College	Goldstream
Under 5	8.8%	3.2%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	13.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	18.1%	2.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	19.4%
45 to 54	8.2%	16.7%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	16.6%
75 and over	4.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College	Goldstream
White (non-Hispanic)	60.1%	94.7%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College	Goldstream
No high school diploma	4.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	16.5%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College	Goldstream
Drove alone	68.2%	59.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	10.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	12.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	23.1%
Other means	0.1%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College	Goldstream
1-unit, detached	55.9%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	5.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	College	Goldstream
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	16	32
Median year structure built	1980	1988