COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cohoe vs Meadow Lakes
PLACE A
Cohoe, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Meadow Lakes, Alaska
Cohoe is 82% smaller than Meadow Lakes. Meadow Lakes earns more, with a median household income $18,199 higher. Meadow Lakes has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 8%).
COHOEMEADOW LAKESDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5988,689−82% vs Meadow Lakes
Population density23115−92
Population growth7.8%21.5%−13.6 pts
Median age48.438.1+10.3
Male50.8%53.7%−2.9 pts
Female49.2%46.3%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born3.1%3.6%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%78.7%−0.5 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%4.1%−2.0 pts
Asian1.5%2.2%−0.7 pts
Other18.3%14.9%+3.4 pts
Median household income$63,500$81,699−$18,199
Per capita income$38,874$34,310+$4,564
Poverty rate17.7%14.0%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%15.8%+5.8 pts
Graduate degree7.5%6.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate11.2%6.8%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation51.2%54.1%−2.9 pts
Median home value$242,600$323,100−$80,500
Median gross rent$850$1,377−$527
Owner-occupied87.8%77.6%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%19.1%+14.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.8%48.1%−12.3 pts
Average commute29.038.7−9.7
Worked from home12.2%12.5%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.6%15.1%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024