Fritz Creek vs Nikiski

A side-by-side comparison of Fritz Creek and Nikiski: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nikiski has the higher population (4,656 vs 2,432 in Fritz Creek). Fritz Creek has the higher median household income ($85,893 vs $63,023 in Nikiski). Fritz Creek has the higher median home value ($328,200 vs $309,200 in Nikiski).

Population, income & housing

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
Population	2,432	4,656
Median age	45.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,893	$63,023
Median home value	$328,200	$309,200
Median gross rent	$1,292	$970
Housing units	1,356	1,893
Homeownership rate	86.7%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.1%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
Population	2,074 → 2,432 (+17.3%)	4,316 → 4,656 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$71,042 → $85,893 (+20.9%)	$54,583 → $63,023 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$299,500 → $328,200 (+9.6%)	$214,900 → $309,200 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,292 (+45.0%)	$1,131 → $970 (-14.2%)

Fritz Creek

Population

2,0742,432

Median household income

$71,042$85,893

Median home value

$299,500$328,200

Median gross rent

$891$1,292

Nikiski

Population

4,3164,656

Median household income

$54,583$63,023

Median home value

$214,900$309,200

Median gross rent

$1,131$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
Under 5	7.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	21.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	4.9%
25 to 34	11.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.4%
75 and over	5.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	73.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	5.0%
Asian	4.1%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.9%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
No high school diploma	4.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	25.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
Drove alone	75.8%	74.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.1%
Other means	6.8%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
1-unit, detached	93.6%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Fritz Creek	Nikiski
Poverty rate	5.3%	13.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1993	1986