Point MacKenzie vs Sutton-Alpine

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

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

Point MacKenzie has the higher population (1,728 vs 1,361 in Sutton-Alpine). Sutton-Alpine has the higher median home value ($213,100 vs $206,300 in Point MacKenzie). Since 2019, Point MacKenzie's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs -6.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
Population	1,728	1,361
Median age	44.2 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$73,553
Median home value	$206,300	$213,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,023
Housing units	322	511
Homeownership rate	75.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
Population	1,264 → 1,728 (+36.7%)	1,458 → 1,361 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$90,536 → $92,125 (+1.8%)	$49,375 → $73,553 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$262,500 → $206,300 (-21.4%)	$164,500 → $213,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,086 → $1,023 (-5.8%)

Point MacKenzie

Population

1,2641,728

Median household income

$90,536$92,125

Median home value

$262,500$206,300

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)

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	5.7%	9.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	23.2%	16.3%
45 to 54	21.7%	17.8%
55 to 64	18.3%	21.0%
65 to 74	5.0%	12.9%
75 and over	4.2%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
White (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	68.3%
Black or African American	11.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24.5%	15.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	5.8%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
No high school diploma	17.3%	9.2%
High school graduate	68.3%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	10.7%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
Drove alone	43.8%	65.0%
Carpooled	30.7%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	7.1%
Other means	1.5%	8.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
1-unit, detached	91.9%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Point MacKenzie	Sutton-Alpine
Poverty rate	8.2%	3.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	35	39
Median year structure built	1998	1988