Eielson AFB vs Steele Creek

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

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

Steele Creek has the higher population (5,861 vs 3,133 in Eielson AFB). Steele Creek has the higher median household income ($117,260 vs $59,716 in Eielson AFB). Since 2019, Eielson AFB's population has grown faster (-3.0% vs -23.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
Population	3,133	5,861
Median age	21.9 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,716	$117,260
Median home value	—	$331,200
Median gross rent	$2,021	$980
Housing units	881	2,600
Homeownership rate	0.0%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
Population	3,229 → 3,133 (-3.0%)	7,704 → 5,861 (-23.9%)
Median household income	$68,583 → $59,716 (-12.9%)	$99,382 → $117,260 (+18.0%)
Median home value	—	$269,100 → $331,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,042 → $2,021 (-1.0%)	$861 → $980 (+13.8%)

Eielson AFB

Population

3,2293,133

Median household income

$68,583$59,716

Median gross rent

$2,042$2,021

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)

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
Under 5	12.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	27.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	19.1%	13.1%
25 to 34	26.5%	5.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.4%
45 to 54	0.8%	16.7%
55 to 64	0.2%	17.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.0%
75 and over	0.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	78.1%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.6%
Asian	1.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.5%
Two or more races	13.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	15.9%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	49.9%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
Drove alone	77.1%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	11.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	13.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
1-unit, detached	2.5%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	63.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	29.1%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Eielson AFB	Steele Creek
Poverty rate	1.8%	0.6%
Average household size	3.50	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	9	25
Median year structure built	1999	1990