Grayling vs McGrath

A side-by-side comparison of Grayling and McGrath: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGrath has the higher population (195 vs 171 in Grayling). Grayling has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $51,250 in McGrath). Grayling has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $102,200 in McGrath).

Population, income & housing

	Grayling	McGrath
Population	171	195
Median age	36.4 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$51,250
Median home value	$110,300	$102,200
Median gross rent	$775	$855
Housing units	76	156
Homeownership rate	78.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayling	McGrath
Population	183 → 171 (-6.6%)	304 → 195 (-35.9%)
Median household income	$27,500 → $52,188 (+89.8%)	$50,278 → $51,250 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $110,300 (+120.6%)	$71,300 → $102,200 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $775 (+47.6%)	$1,052 → $855 (-18.7%)

Grayling

Population

183171

Median household income

$27,500$52,188

Median home value

$50,000$110,300

Median gross rent

$525$775

McGrath

Population

304195

Median household income

$50,278$51,250

Median home value

$71,300$102,200

Median gross rent

$1,052$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grayling	McGrath
Under 5	10.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	1.8%	4.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	20.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	5.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	15.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	4.1%	24.1%
75 and over	9.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayling	McGrath
White (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	27.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94.2%	42.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	20.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayling	McGrath
No high school diploma	29.1%	14.8%
High school graduate	50.9%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayling	McGrath
Drove alone	22.2%	27.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	41.3%	20.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.3%	2.1%
Other means	30.2%	23.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayling	McGrath
1-unit, detached	97.4%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grayling	McGrath
Poverty rate	18.1%	9.8%
Average household size	2.48	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	4	5
Median year structure built	1981	1977