Soldotna is home to 4,485 people in Alaska. The median age is 33.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households here earn about 39% less than in Alaska as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,280, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Soldotna
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate5.7% → 16.4%(+10.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$91,212 → $56,280(−38%)US over the same years: +14%
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)25.8%(80)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(69)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(91)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.5%(51)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 310 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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Over time
Soldotna, decade by decade
Soldotna population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,456
$91,212
$202,566
19.8%
20.9
2000
3,759
$88,205
$202,750
15.5%
30.9
2010
4,163
$66,963
$253,332
20.7%
35.2
2020
4,342
$72,320
$265,679
17.7%
49.7
2024
4,485
$56,280
$306,000
22.7%
48.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
