With 9,720 people, Wasilla is a city in Alaska. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 4,251 people. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.8. 3% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,234, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wasilla
What changed most since 1990
Population4,028 → 9,720(+141%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.0% → 21.7%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$90,288 → $67,234(−26%)US over the same years: +14%
Wasilla's population equals 8.6% of Matanuska-Susitna's. Its number of households without a car equals 39% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 15% of the county's.
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)43.4%(330)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(97)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(239)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 761 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
Wasilla, decade by decade
Wasilla 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
4,028
$90,288
$197,526
18.0%
18.9
2000
5,469
$87,851
$255,396
12.7%
35.5
2010
7,831
$74,826
$300,374
22.0%
40.5
2020
9,054
$75,955
$312,827
19.5%
57.6
2024
9,720
$67,234
$358,400
21.7%
56.8
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.
