Gustavus vs Tenakee Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Gustavus and Tenakee Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Gustavus and Tenakee Springs are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gustavus has the higher population (610 vs 172 in Tenakee Springs). Gustavus has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $54,375 in Tenakee Springs). Tenakee Springs has the higher median home value ($307,100 vs $276,500 in Gustavus).

Population, income & housing

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
Population	610	172
Median age	51.5 yrs	65.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$54,375
Median home value	$276,500	$307,100
Median gross rent	$1,106	—
Housing units	457	255
Homeownership rate	82.8%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	25.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
Population	454 → 610 (+34.4%)	137 → 172 (+25.5%)
Median household income	$73,182 → $64,167 (-12.3%)	$55,536 → $54,375 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $276,500 (+6.9%)	$253,800 → $307,100 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,106 (+6.1%)	—

Gustavus

Population

454610

Median household income

$73,182$64,167

Median home value

$258,700$276,500

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,106

Tenakee Springs

Population

137172

Median household income

$55,536$54,375

Median home value

$253,800$307,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
Under 5	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	8.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.1%	4.1%
45 to 54	17.5%	15.7%
55 to 64	18.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	44.2%
75 and over	13.4%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	76.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.5%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
Drove alone	60.1%	3.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	26.8%	53.6%
Bicycle	2.9%	16.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	12.5%
Other means	4.3%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
1-unit, detached	91.2%	95.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Gustavus	Tenakee Springs
Poverty rate	10.7%	5.2%
Average household size	2.24	1.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	8
Median year structure built	1994	1984