Trapper Creek is home to 491 people in Alaska. At a median age of 60.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 64 minutes. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,207, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Trapper Creek
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.8 → 60.9(+22.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population277 → 491(+77%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate16.2% → 7.9%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)10%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.7%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 70 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
Trapper Creek, decade by decade
Trapper Creek 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
277
$74,573
$126,964
23.8%
28.9
2000
423
$49,241
$89,625
15.4%
29.3
2010
481
$28,547
$170,902
0.0%
32.3
2020
499
$55,368
$149,808
15.8%
35.2
2024
491
$73,207
$198,900
24.6%
23.9
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.
