Fritz Creek vs Soldotna

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

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

Soldotna has the higher population (4,448 vs 2,432 in Fritz Creek). Fritz Creek has the higher median household income ($85,893 vs $62,984 in Soldotna). Fritz Creek has the higher median home value ($328,200 vs $277,300 in Soldotna).

Population, income & housing

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
Population	2,432	4,448
Median age	45.8 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,893	$62,984
Median home value	$328,200	$277,300
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,104
Housing units	1,356	1,991
Homeownership rate	86.7%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.1%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
Population	2,074 → 2,432 (+17.3%)	4,649 → 4,448 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$71,042 → $85,893 (+20.9%)	$60,491 → $62,984 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$299,500 → $328,200 (+9.6%)	$211,400 → $277,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,292 (+45.0%)	$1,019 → $1,104 (+8.3%)

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

Soldotna

Population

4,6494,448

Median household income

$60,491$62,984

Median home value

$211,400$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
Under 5	7.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.7%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	15.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	9.1%
75 and over	5.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	4.4%
Asian	4.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.9%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
No high school diploma	4.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	25.9%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
Drove alone	75.8%	63.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	1.9%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.1%
Other means	6.8%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
1-unit, detached	93.6%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Fritz Creek	Soldotna
Poverty rate	5.3%	18.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1993	1986