Eielson AFB vs Goldstream

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

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

Goldstream has the higher population (3,238 vs 3,133 in Eielson AFB). Goldstream has the higher median household income ($92,604 vs $59,716 in Eielson AFB). Since 2019, Eielson AFB's population has grown faster (-3.0% vs -9.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
Population	3,133	3,238
Median age	21.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,716	$92,604
Median home value	—	$289,600
Median gross rent	$2,021	$768
Housing units	881	1,879
Homeownership rate	0.0%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	73.2%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
Population	3,229 → 3,133 (-3.0%)	3,592 → 3,238 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$68,583 → $59,716 (-12.9%)	$81,750 → $92,604 (+13.3%)
Median home value	—	$269,700 → $289,600 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,042 → $2,021 (-1.0%)	$691 → $768 (+11.1%)

Eielson AFB

Population

3,2293,133

Median household income

$68,583$59,716

Median gross rent

$2,042$2,021

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)

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
Under 5	12.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	27.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	19.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	26.5%	2.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	19.4%
45 to 54	0.8%	16.7%
55 to 64	0.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.6%
75 and over	0.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.9%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	49.9%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
Drove alone	77.1%	59.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	23.1%
Other means	0.8%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
1-unit, detached	2.5%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	63.1%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	29.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eielson AFB	Goldstream
Poverty rate	1.8%	6.3%
Average household size	3.50	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	9	32
Median year structure built	1999	1988