Point MacKenzie vs Willow

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

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

Willow has the higher population (1,769 vs 1,728 in Point MacKenzie). Willow has the higher median home value ($285,100 vs $206,300 in Point MacKenzie). Since 2019, Point MacKenzie's population has grown faster (+36.7% vs -11.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
Population	1,728	1,769
Median age	44.2 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$74,669
Median home value	$206,300	$285,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,282
Housing units	322	1,922
Homeownership rate	75.9%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
Population	1,264 → 1,728 (+36.7%)	1,987 → 1,769 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$90,536 → $92,125 (+1.8%)	$52,768 → $74,669 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$262,500 → $206,300 (-21.4%)	$193,200 → $285,100 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,135 → $1,282 (+13.0%)

Point MacKenzie

Population

1,2641,728

Median household income

$90,536$92,125

Median home value

$262,500$206,300

Willow

Population

1,9871,769

Median household income

$52,768$74,669

Median home value

$193,200$285,100

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,282

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	5.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	13.8%	7.5%
35 to 44	23.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	21.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	18.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	5.0%	15.0%
75 and over	4.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
White (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	87.0%
Black or African American	11.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24.5%	3.5%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
No high school diploma	17.3%	5.9%
High school graduate	68.3%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	10.7%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
Drove alone	43.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	30.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	13.1%
Other means	1.5%	8.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
1-unit, detached	91.9%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Point MacKenzie	Willow
Poverty rate	8.2%	14.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	35	60
Median year structure built	1998	1994