Holy Cross vs McGrath

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

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

Holy Cross has the higher population (229 vs 195 in McGrath). McGrath has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $22,917 in Holy Cross). McGrath has the higher median home value ($102,200 vs $55,600 in Holy Cross).

Population, income & housing

	Holy Cross	McGrath
Population	229	195
Median age	35.5 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$22,917	$51,250
Median home value	$55,600	$102,200
Median gross rent	$733	$855
Housing units	113	156
Homeownership rate	82.8%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holy Cross	McGrath
Population	220 → 229 (+4.1%)	304 → 195 (-35.9%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $22,917 (-26.7%)	$50,278 → $51,250 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$43,500 → $55,600 (+27.8%)	$71,300 → $102,200 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $733 (+17.3%)	$1,052 → $855 (-18.7%)

Holy Cross

Population

220229

Median household income

$31,250$22,917

Median home value

$43,500$55,600

Median gross rent

$625$733

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)

	Holy Cross	McGrath
Under 5	7.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	28.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	1.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	22.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	24.1%
75 and over	1.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holy Cross	McGrath
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	27.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96.1%	42.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	20.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holy Cross	McGrath
No high school diploma	9.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	68.1%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holy Cross	McGrath
Drove alone	6.4%	27.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	25.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	24.5%	20.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	36.2%	2.1%
Other means	26.6%	23.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holy Cross	McGrath
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	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

	Holy Cross	McGrath
Poverty rate	13.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.63	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	4	5
Median year structure built	1982	1977