Knik River vs Sutton-Alpine

A side-by-side comparison of Knik River and Sutton-Alpine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sutton-Alpine has the higher population (1,361 vs 858 in Knik River). Knik River has the higher median household income ($100,417 vs $73,553 in Sutton-Alpine). Knik River has the higher median home value ($266,800 vs $213,100 in Sutton-Alpine).

Population, income & housing

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
Population	858	1,361
Median age	37.1 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$100,417	$73,553
Median home value	$266,800	$213,100
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,023
Housing units	381	511
Homeownership rate	86.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
Population	866 → 858 (-0.9%)	1,458 → 1,361 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $100,417 (+70.9%)	$49,375 → $73,553 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$196,100 → $266,800 (+36.1%)	$164,500 → $213,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$846 → $1,250 (+47.8%)	$1,086 → $1,023 (-5.8%)

Knik River

Population

866858

Median household income

$58,750$100,417

Median home value

$196,100$266,800

Median gross rent

$846$1,250

Sutton-Alpine

Population

1,4581,361

Median household income

$49,375$73,553

Median home value

$164,500$213,100

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,023

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
Under 5	6.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	9.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	5.1%
25 to 34	17.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	17.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	21.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.9%
75 and over	1.9%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	68.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	15.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	2.3%	2.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
No high school diploma	13.5%	9.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
Drove alone	71.1%	65.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	14.2%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.1%
Other means	4.5%	8.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
1-unit, detached	83.2%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Knik River	Sutton-Alpine
Poverty rate	9.8%	3.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	36	39
Median year structure built	1988	1988