Knik-Fairview vs North Lakes

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

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

Knik-Fairview has the higher population (18,921 vs 10,583 in North Lakes). North Lakes has the higher median household income ($102,785 vs $95,000 in Knik-Fairview). North Lakes has the higher median home value ($338,900 vs $311,800 in Knik-Fairview).

Population, income & housing

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
Population	18,921	10,583
Median age	33.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	$102,785
Median home value	$311,800	$338,900
Median gross rent	$1,615	$1,459
Housing units	7,457	3,901
Homeownership rate	82.5%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
Population	17,457 → 18,921 (+8.4%)	9,321 → 10,583 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$87,331 → $95,000 (+8.8%)	$80,000 → $102,785 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $311,800 (+28.2%)	$268,000 → $338,900 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,387 → $1,615 (+16.4%)	$1,183 → $1,459 (+23.3%)

Knik-Fairview

Population

17,45718,921

Median household income

$87,331$95,000

Median home value

$243,200$311,800

Median gross rent

$1,387$1,615

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)

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
Under 5	8.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.1%	21.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.9%
75 and over	3.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.4%	4.0%
Asian	2.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	10.5%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.6%
High school graduate	34.4%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
Drove alone	73.4%	73.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	14.1%
Other means	6.3%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
1-unit, detached	84.9%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Knik-Fairview	North Lakes
Poverty rate	10.2%	8.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	40	30
Median year structure built	2003	1996