Sutton-Alpine vs Talkeetna

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

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

Sutton-Alpine has the higher population (1,361 vs 997 in Talkeetna). Sutton-Alpine has the higher median household income ($73,553 vs $72,250 in Talkeetna). Talkeetna has the higher median home value ($243,100 vs $213,100 in Sutton-Alpine).

Population, income & housing

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
Population	1,361	997
Median age	49.2 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,553	$72,250
Median home value	$213,100	$243,100
Median gross rent	$1,023	$879
Housing units	511	830
Homeownership rate	84.2%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
Population	1,458 → 1,361 (-6.7%)	1,237 → 997 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $73,553 (+49.0%)	$71,389 → $72,250 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$164,500 → $213,100 (+29.5%)	$222,200 → $243,100 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,086 → $1,023 (-5.8%)	$1,220 → $879 (-28.0%)

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

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)

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
Under 5	2.6%	2.6%
5 to 17	9.1%	32.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	1.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	4.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	19.2%
45 to 54	17.8%	19.5%
55 to 64	21.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.5%
75 and over	4.0%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	54.4%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
Drove alone	65.0%	61.6%
Carpooled	14.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	28.7%
Other means	8.7%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
1-unit, detached	93.5%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Sutton-Alpine	Talkeetna
Poverty rate	3.6%	11.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1988	1996