Goldstream vs Steele Creek

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

Goldstream 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 3,238 in Goldstream). Steele Creek has the higher median household income ($117,260 vs $92,604 in Goldstream). Steele Creek has the higher median home value ($331,200 vs $289,600 in Goldstream).

Population, income & housing

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
Population	3,238	5,861
Median age	44.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$92,604	$117,260
Median home value	$289,600	$331,200
Median gross rent	$768	$980
Housing units	1,879	2,600
Homeownership rate	78.3%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
Population	3,592 → 3,238 (-9.9%)	7,704 → 5,861 (-23.9%)
Median household income	$81,750 → $92,604 (+13.3%)	$99,382 → $117,260 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$269,700 → $289,600 (+7.4%)	$269,100 → $331,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $768 (+11.1%)	$861 → $980 (+13.8%)

Goldstream

Population

3,5923,238

Median household income

$81,750$92,604

Median home value

$269,700$289,600

Median gross rent

$691$768

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)

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
Under 5	3.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	10.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	2.6%	5.8%
35 to 44	19.4%	15.4%
45 to 54	16.7%	16.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	17.4%
65 to 74	16.6%	8.0%
75 and over	3.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	78.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	10.4%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.3%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	37.9%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
Drove alone	59.4%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.1%	13.0%
Other means	5.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
1-unit, detached	91.3%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Goldstream	Steele Creek
Poverty rate	6.3%	0.6%
Average household size	2.15	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1988	1990