Gateway vs Tanaina

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

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

Tanaina has the higher population (9,738 vs 6,716 in Gateway). Gateway has the higher median household income ($137,150 vs $95,587 in Tanaina). Gateway has the higher median home value ($436,200 vs $298,500 in Tanaina).

Population, income & housing

	Gateway	Tanaina
Population	6,716	9,738
Median age	32.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$137,150	$95,587
Median home value	$436,200	$298,500
Median gross rent	$1,612	$1,393
Housing units	2,112	3,609
Homeownership rate	80.3%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gateway	Tanaina
Population	7,076 → 6,716 (-5.1%)	10,464 → 9,738 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$105,543 → $137,150 (+29.9%)	$77,140 → $95,587 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$321,100 → $436,200 (+35.8%)	$257,100 → $298,500 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,612 (+44.3%)	$1,200 → $1,393 (+16.1%)

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

Tanaina

Population

10,4649,738

Median household income

$77,140$95,587

Median home value

$257,100$298,500

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gateway	Tanaina
Under 5	8.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	26.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	19.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	7.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	5.5%	6.0%
75 and over	2.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gateway	Tanaina
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	77.2%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	4.9%
Asian	2.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	10.1%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gateway	Tanaina
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	23.3%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gateway	Tanaina
Drove alone	64.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	14.6%	8.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	8.2%
Other means	4.1%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gateway	Tanaina
1-unit, detached	83.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Gateway	Tanaina
Poverty rate	4.3%	10.6%
Average household size	3.31	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	2003	1996