Nikiski vs Soldotna

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

Nikiski and Soldotna 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 4,448 in Soldotna). Nikiski has the higher median household income ($63,023 vs $62,984 in Soldotna). Nikiski has the higher median home value ($309,200 vs $277,300 in Soldotna).

Population, income & housing

	Nikiski	Soldotna
Population	4,656	4,448
Median age	37.1 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,023	$62,984
Median home value	$309,200	$277,300
Median gross rent	$970	$1,104
Housing units	1,893	1,991
Homeownership rate	79.5%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nikiski	Soldotna
Population	4,316 → 4,656 (+7.9%)	4,649 → 4,448 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $63,023 (+15.5%)	$60,491 → $62,984 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$214,900 → $309,200 (+43.9%)	$211,400 → $277,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,131 → $970 (-14.2%)	$1,019 → $1,104 (+8.3%)

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

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)

	Nikiski	Soldotna
Under 5	6.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.0%	18.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	5.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.1%
75 and over	8.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nikiski	Soldotna
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.0%	4.4%
Asian	3.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	11.1%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nikiski	Soldotna
No high school diploma	7.5%	2.9%
High school graduate	35.7%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nikiski	Soldotna
Drove alone	74.6%	63.4%
Carpooled	16.3%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	2.3%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	0.1%	4.1%
Other means	6.7%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nikiski	Soldotna
1-unit, detached	77.1%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Nikiski	Soldotna
Poverty rate	13.9%	18.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	30	13
Median year structure built	1986	1986