Fishhook vs South Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Fishhook and South Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

Fishhook and South Lakes are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Lakes has the higher population (6,132 vs 5,461 in Fishhook). Fishhook has the higher median household income ($101,518 vs $89,632 in South Lakes). South Lakes has the higher median home value ($367,700 vs $361,900 in Fishhook).

Population, income & housing

	Fishhook	South Lakes
Population	5,461	6,132
Median age	39.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$101,518	$89,632
Median home value	$361,900	$367,700
Median gross rent	$1,784	$1,191
Housing units	2,070	2,381
Homeownership rate	85.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fishhook	South Lakes
Population	6,788 → 5,461 (-19.5%)	6,151 → 6,132 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$106,310 → $101,518 (-4.5%)	$87,000 → $89,632 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$311,600 → $361,900 (+16.1%)	$316,800 → $367,700 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,127 → $1,784 (+58.3%)	$1,042 → $1,191 (+14.3%)

Fishhook

Population

6,7885,461

Median household income

$106,310$101,518

Median home value

$311,600$361,900

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,784

South Lakes

Population

6,1516,132

Median household income

$87,000$89,632

Median home value

$316,800$367,700

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,191

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fishhook	South Lakes
Under 5	5.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	16.2%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	8.7%
75 and over	3.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fishhook	South Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	79.7%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.1%	2.1%
Asian	1.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	11.5%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fishhook	South Lakes
No high school diploma	3.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	22.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fishhook	South Lakes
Drove alone	78.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.4%
Other means	6.8%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fishhook	South Lakes
1-unit, detached	88.7%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Fishhook	South Lakes
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.6%
Average household size	2.85	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	2003	1989