Talkeetna vs Trapper Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Talkeetna and Trapper Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Talkeetna has the higher population (997 vs 514 in Trapper Creek). Talkeetna has the higher median household income ($72,250 vs $70,048 in Trapper Creek). Talkeetna has the higher median home value ($243,100 vs $194,600 in Trapper Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
Population	997	514
Median age	41.3 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,250	$70,048
Median home value	$243,100	$194,600
Median gross rent	$879	—
Housing units	830	775
Homeownership rate	83.5%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
Population	1,237 → 997 (-19.4%)	358 → 514 (+43.6%)
Median household income	$71,389 → $72,250 (+1.2%)	$44,250 → $70,048 (+58.3%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $243,100 (+9.4%)	$129,500 → $194,600 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,220 → $879 (-28.0%)	—

Talkeetna

Population

1,237997

Median household income

$71,389$72,250

Median home value

$222,200$243,100

Median gross rent

$1,220$879

Trapper Creek

Population

358514

Median household income

$44,250$70,048

Median home value

$129,500$194,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
Under 5	2.6%	1.4%
5 to 17	32.7%	8.9%
18 to 24	1.5%	3.7%
25 to 34	4.6%	1.9%
35 to 44	19.2%	7.4%
45 to 54	19.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	20.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	30.4%
75 and over	0.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	15.6%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
Drove alone	61.6%	51.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.7%	33.9%
Other means	2.3%	10.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
1-unit, detached	95.9%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Talkeetna	Trapper Creek
Poverty rate	11.4%	5.7%
Average household size	2.72	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	32	75
Median year structure built	1996	1992