Talkeetna is a city of 944 people in Alaska. There are 10 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 40 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 3%. 97% were living in the same home a year earlier. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,167, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Talkeetna
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$70,082 → $280,300(+300%)US over the same years: +67%
Population265 → 944(+256%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$28,779 → $69,167(+140%)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)31.5%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.4%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.7%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War22.2%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 54 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
Talkeetna, decade by decade
Talkeetna 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
265
$28,779
$70,082
4.6%
6.4
2000
772
$69,749
$156,845
31.2%
27.1
2010
876
$44,721
$212,189
23.3%
22.1
2020
1,055
$89,627
$240,711
26.3%
30.1
2024
944
$69,167
$280,300
34.1%
1.3
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.
