College vs Steele Creek

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

College and Steele Creek 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 5,861 in Steele Creek). Steele Creek has the higher median household income ($117,260 vs $76,831 in College). Steele Creek has the higher median home value ($331,200 vs $279,100 in College).

Population, income & housing

	College	Steele Creek
Population	11,730	5,861
Median age	32.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,831	$117,260
Median home value	$279,100	$331,200
Median gross rent	$1,405	$980
Housing units	5,186	2,600
Homeownership rate	62.6%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College	Steele Creek
Population	12,791 → 11,730 (-8.3%)	7,704 → 5,861 (-23.9%)
Median household income	$80,561 → $76,831 (-4.6%)	$99,382 → $117,260 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$244,700 → $279,100 (+14.1%)	$269,100 → $331,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,304 → $1,405 (+7.7%)	$861 → $980 (+13.8%)

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

Steele Creek

Population

7,7045,861

Median household income

$99,382$117,260

Median home value

$269,100$331,200

Median gross rent

$861$980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	College	Steele Creek
Under 5	8.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	13.1%	13.1%
25 to 34	18.1%	5.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.4%
45 to 54	8.2%	16.7%
55 to 64	8.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.0%
75 and over	4.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College	Steele Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	60.1%	78.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	7.6%
Asian	6.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.5%
Two or more races	13.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College	Steele Creek
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.5%
High school graduate	16.5%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College	Steele Creek
Drove alone	68.2%	76.8%
Carpooled	11.1%	7.0%
Public transit	1.1%	2.0%
Walked	12.3%	0.1%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	13.0%
Other means	0.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College	Steele Creek
1-unit, detached	55.9%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	College	Steele Creek
Poverty rate	6.1%	0.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1980	1990