Knik River vs Talkeetna

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

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

Talkeetna has the higher population (997 vs 858 in Knik River). Knik River has the higher median household income ($100,417 vs $72,250 in Talkeetna). Knik River has the higher median home value ($266,800 vs $243,100 in Talkeetna).

Population, income & housing

	Knik River	Talkeetna
Population	858	997
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,417	$72,250
Median home value	$266,800	$243,100
Median gross rent	$1,250	$879
Housing units	381	830
Homeownership rate	86.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knik River	Talkeetna
Population	866 → 858 (-0.9%)	1,237 → 997 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $100,417 (+70.9%)	$71,389 → $72,250 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$196,100 → $266,800 (+36.1%)	$222,200 → $243,100 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$846 → $1,250 (+47.8%)	$1,220 → $879 (-28.0%)

Knik River

Population

866858

Median household income

$58,750$100,417

Median home value

$196,100$266,800

Median gross rent

$846$1,250

Talkeetna

Population

1,237997

Median household income

$71,389$72,250

Median home value

$222,200$243,100

Median gross rent

$1,220$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knik River	Talkeetna
Under 5	6.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	32.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	1.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	4.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	19.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	19.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.5%
75 and over	1.9%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knik River	Talkeetna
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knik River	Talkeetna
No high school diploma	13.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	29.2%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knik River	Talkeetna
Drove alone	71.1%	61.6%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.7%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	28.7%
Other means	4.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knik River	Talkeetna
1-unit, detached	83.2%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Knik River	Talkeetna
Poverty rate	9.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	36	32
Median year structure built	1988	1996