COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chase vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Chase, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Chase is 100% smaller than Wasilla. Chase earns more, with a median household income $9,820 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -44%).
CHASEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population2910,556−100% vs Wasilla
Population density0852−851
Population growth-44.1%15.6%−59.7 pts
Median age63.234.8+28.4
Male51.7%50.0%+1.7 pts
Female48.3%50.0%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.0%+29.0 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Median household income$77,054$67,234+$9,820
Per capita income$43,579$39,552+$4,027
Poverty rate0.0%17.5%−17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1970.477−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation0.0%57.3%−57.3 pts
Median home value$120,500$358,400−$237,900
Median gross rent$0$1,153−$1,153
Owner-occupied100.0%48.2%+51.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate95.3%5.7%+89.6 pts
Rent-burdened households–59.5%–
Average commute–29.8–
Worked from home0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024