Gateway vs North Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Gateway and North Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Lakes has the higher population (10,583 vs 6,716 in Gateway). Gateway has the higher median household income ($137,150 vs $102,785 in North Lakes). Gateway has the higher median home value ($436,200 vs $338,900 in North Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Gateway	North Lakes
Population	6,716	10,583
Median age	32.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$137,150	$102,785
Median home value	$436,200	$338,900
Median gross rent	$1,612	$1,459
Housing units	2,112	3,901
Homeownership rate	80.3%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gateway	North Lakes
Population	7,076 → 6,716 (-5.1%)	9,321 → 10,583 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$105,543 → $137,150 (+29.9%)	$80,000 → $102,785 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$321,100 → $436,200 (+35.8%)	$268,000 → $338,900 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,612 (+44.3%)	$1,183 → $1,459 (+23.3%)

Gateway

Population

7,0766,716

Median household income

$105,543$137,150

Median home value

$321,100$436,200

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,612

North Lakes

Population

9,32110,583

Median household income

$80,000$102,785

Median home value

$268,000$338,900

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,459

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gateway	North Lakes
Under 5	8.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	26.3%	21.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.3%
35 to 44	19.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	7.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.9%
75 and over	2.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gateway	North Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	78.7%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	4.0%
Asian	2.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	10.1%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gateway	North Lakes
No high school diploma	2.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	23.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gateway	North Lakes
Drove alone	64.6%	73.3%
Carpooled	14.6%	7.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	14.1%
Other means	4.1%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gateway	North Lakes
1-unit, detached	83.6%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Gateway	North Lakes
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.2%
Average household size	3.31	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	2003	1996