Delta Junction vs Northway

A side-by-side comparison of Delta Junction and Northway: population, income, housing, and more.

Delta Junction and Northway are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delta Junction has the higher population (1,154 vs 202 in Northway). Delta Junction has the higher median home value ($268,700 vs $179,200 in Northway). Since 2019, Northway's population has grown faster (+98.0% vs +16.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Delta Junction	Northway
Population	1,154	202
Median age	36.1 yrs	16.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,694	—
Median home value	$268,700	$179,200
Median gross rent	$1,155	—
Housing units	596	102
Homeownership rate	74.7%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	1.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta Junction	Northway
Population	993 → 1,154 (+16.2%)	102 → 202 (+98.0%)
Median household income	$68,500 → $85,694 (+25.1%)	$65,625 → $48,125 (-26.7%)
Median home value	$222,200 → $268,700 (+20.9%)	$91,700 → $179,200 (+95.4%)
Median gross rent	$898 → $1,155 (+28.6%)	—

Delta Junction

Population

9931,154

Median household income

$68,500$85,694

Median home value

$222,200$268,700

Median gross rent

$898$1,155

Northway

Population

102202

Median household income

$65,625$48,125

Median home value

$91,700$179,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta Junction	Northway
Under 5	9.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	46.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	4.0%
35 to 44	23.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	6.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.4%
75 and over	4.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta Junction	Northway
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	4.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	83.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta Junction	Northway
No high school diploma	4.9%	32.3%
High school graduate	24.2%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	1.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta Junction	Northway
Drove alone	77.6%	75.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	5.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	17.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta Junction	Northway
1-unit, detached	70.6%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Delta Junction	Northway
Poverty rate	8.7%	37.6%
Average household size	2.50	4.04
Mean commute (minutes)	17	9
Median year structure built	1985	1981