Gateway vs South Lakes

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

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

Gateway has the higher population (6,716 vs 6,132 in South Lakes). Gateway has the higher median household income ($137,150 vs $89,632 in South Lakes). Gateway has the higher median home value ($436,200 vs $367,700 in South Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Gateway	South Lakes
Population	6,716	6,132
Median age	32.6 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$137,150	$89,632
Median home value	$436,200	$367,700
Median gross rent	$1,612	$1,191
Housing units	2,112	2,381
Homeownership rate	80.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gateway	South Lakes
Population	7,076 → 6,716 (-5.1%)	6,151 → 6,132 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$105,543 → $137,150 (+29.9%)	$87,000 → $89,632 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$321,100 → $436,200 (+35.8%)	$316,800 → $367,700 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,612 (+44.3%)	$1,042 → $1,191 (+14.3%)

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

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)

	Gateway	South Lakes
Under 5	8.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	26.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.3%
25 to 34	13.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	19.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	7.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.7%
75 and over	2.2%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gateway	South Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	79.7%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	2.1%
Asian	2.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	2.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gateway	South Lakes
No high school diploma	2.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	23.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gateway	South Lakes
Drove alone	64.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	6.4%
Other means	4.1%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gateway	South Lakes
1-unit, detached	83.6%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Gateway	South Lakes
Poverty rate	4.3%	10.6%
Average household size	3.31	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	2003	1989