McGrath vs Tanana

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

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

Tanana has the higher population (309 vs 195 in McGrath). Tanana has the higher median household income ($54,167 vs $51,250 in McGrath). McGrath has the higher median home value ($102,200 vs $63,800 in Tanana).

Population, income & housing

	McGrath	Tanana
Population	195	309
Median age	53.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$54,167
Median home value	$102,200	$63,800
Median gross rent	$855	$747
Housing units	156	204
Homeownership rate	74.5%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGrath	Tanana
Population	304 → 195 (-35.9%)	214 → 309 (+44.4%)
Median household income	$50,278 → $51,250 (+1.9%)	$40,313 → $54,167 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $102,200 (+43.3%)	$53,200 → $63,800 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $855 (-18.7%)	$613 → $747 (+21.9%)

McGrath

Population

304195

Median household income

$50,278$51,250

Median home value

$71,300$102,200

Median gross rent

$1,052$855

Tanana

Population

214309

Median household income

$40,313$54,167

Median home value

$53,200$63,800

Median gross rent

$613$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGrath	Tanana
Under 5	3.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	3.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	22.3%
65 to 74	24.1%	13.3%
75 and over	6.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGrath	Tanana
White (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	8.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42.1%	82.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.5%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGrath	Tanana
No high school diploma	14.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	39.6%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGrath	Tanana
Drove alone	27.7%	29.6%
Carpooled	25.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.2%	46.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	6.4%
Other means	23.4%	17.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGrath	Tanana
1-unit, detached	94.2%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	McGrath	Tanana
Poverty rate	9.8%	14.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	5	12
Median year structure built	1977	1985