North Lakes vs Tanaina

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

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

North Lakes has the higher population (10,583 vs 9,738 in Tanaina). North Lakes has the higher median household income ($102,785 vs $95,587 in Tanaina). North Lakes has the higher median home value ($338,900 vs $298,500 in Tanaina).

Population, income & housing

	North Lakes	Tanaina
Population	10,583	9,738
Median age	36.4 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$102,785	$95,587
Median home value	$338,900	$298,500
Median gross rent	$1,459	$1,393
Housing units	3,901	3,609
Homeownership rate	79.3%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Lakes	Tanaina
Population	9,321 → 10,583 (+13.5%)	10,464 → 9,738 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$80,000 → $102,785 (+28.5%)	$77,140 → $95,587 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$268,000 → $338,900 (+26.5%)	$257,100 → $298,500 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,459 (+23.3%)	$1,200 → $1,393 (+16.1%)

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

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)

	North Lakes	Tanaina
Under 5	5.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.0%
75 and over	3.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Lakes	Tanaina
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	4.9%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	9.1%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Lakes	Tanaina
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.6%
High school graduate	31.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Lakes	Tanaina
Drove alone	73.3%	75.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	8.2%
Other means	4.2%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Lakes	Tanaina
1-unit, detached	79.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	North Lakes	Tanaina
Poverty rate	8.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.95	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1996	1996