North Lakes vs Wasilla

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

North Lakes and Wasilla 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 9,435 in Wasilla). North Lakes has the higher median household income ($102,785 vs $70,756 in Wasilla). North Lakes has the higher median home value ($338,900 vs $325,000 in Wasilla).

Population, income & housing

	North Lakes	Wasilla
Population	10,583	9,435
Median age	36.4 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$102,785	$70,756
Median home value	$338,900	$325,000
Median gross rent	$1,459	$1,104
Housing units	3,901	4,299
Homeownership rate	79.3%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Lakes	Wasilla
Population	9,321 → 10,583 (+13.5%)	10,071 → 9,435 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$80,000 → $102,785 (+28.5%)	$63,587 → $70,756 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$268,000 → $338,900 (+26.5%)	$243,400 → $325,000 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,459 (+23.3%)	$1,083 → $1,104 (+1.9%)

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

Wasilla

Population

10,0719,435

Median household income

$63,587$70,756

Median home value

$243,400$325,000

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Lakes	Wasilla
Under 5	5.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	17.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.6%
75 and over	3.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Lakes	Wasilla
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	74.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	8.2%
Asian	1.3%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Lakes	Wasilla
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	31.8%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Lakes	Wasilla
Drove alone	73.3%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.1%	5.9%
Other means	4.2%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Lakes	Wasilla
1-unit, detached	79.6%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	North Lakes	Wasilla
Poverty rate	8.2%	15.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1996	1993