CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Gateway

Alaska · 2,952 residents · 18.4 sq mi

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With 2,952 people, Gateway is a city in Alaska. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,020 fewer people here than in 2009. The median household earns $60,385, about 42% above the national median. That is roughly 17% ahead of the Alaska median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.3

US median: 35.2

Average education

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,952

−26%vs 2009

vs 3,972 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

33.3

+12%vs 2009

vs 29.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

18.4 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57%(207)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.1%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(340)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 199.1%(270)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.9%(114)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.6%(342)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4420%(590)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.4%(483)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646.3%(185)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.5%(103)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841.4%(40)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.3%(8)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,385

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $86,071 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,548

−13%vs 2009

vs $28,131 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$152,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $236,600 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$699

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,417 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.1%

−6.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 86.3% in 2009

19.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic85.4%(3,391)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(77)

Asian1%(39)

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.1%(2,570)

Black0.7%(21)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(71)

Asian0.9%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(332)

Puerto Rican1.1%(77)

Central American0.7%(46)

Panamanian0.7%(46)

Spaniard0.5%(35)

South American0.1%(6)

Colombian0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Hmong1.4%(96)

Korean0.4%(24)

Chinese0.3%(21)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan1.2%(83)

Ancestry

German17.9%(1,224)

English17.1%(1,171)

Irish16.8%(1,150)

Norwegian4.9%(337)

American4.6%(312)

Scottish2.8%(194)

Swedish2.7%(187)

Polish2.4%(166)

Italian2.4%(163)

French2.3%(160)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(80)

Welsh1.1%(73)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1.1%(72)

Russian0.9%(64)

Danish0.7%(48)

Canadian0.7%(47)

Dutch0.4%(29)

British0.4%(26)

French Canadian0.3%(19)

Hungarian0.3%(18)

Arab0.2%(15)

Syrian0.2%(15)

Turkish0.2%(15)

Croatian0.2%(14)

Greek0.2%(11)

Swiss0.2%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Czech0.1%(6)

Australian0.1%(5)

Portuguese0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.0%

−5.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 29.0% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

88.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 92.2% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 11.6% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.6 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25%(267)

Married63%(674)

Widowed0.8%(9)

Divorced11.2%(120)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(165)

Married72.7%(734)

Widowed3.5%(35)

Divorced7.5%(76)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 79.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)54.4%(343)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.5%(268)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.7%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 630 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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