Sutton-Alpine is a city of 1,598 people in Alaska. The median age is 50.0, about 11 years above the US median. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. 518 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,119, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sutton-Alpine
What changed most since 2000
Median age37.0 → 50.0(+13.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Poverty rate11.3% → 3.2%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Homes owned by their occupants83.1% → 88.6%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
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)53.8%(71)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(40)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(40)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 132 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
Sutton-Alpine, decade by decade
Sutton-Alpine 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
2000
1,080
$64,946
$127,516
9.6%
60.0
2010
1,447
$87,513
$224,273
8.2%
61.9
2020
1,038
$64,106
$230,409
12.9%
51.4
2024
1,598
$75,119
$236,200
14.4%
57.9
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.
