COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cohoe vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Cohoe, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Cohoe is 85% smaller than Wasilla. Wasilla earns more, with a median household income $3,734 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 8%).
COHOEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population1,59810,556−85% vs Wasilla
Population density23852−829
Population growth7.8%15.6%−7.8 pts
Median age48.434.8+13.6
Male50.8%50.0%+0.8 pts
Female49.2%50.0%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.1%3.0%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%71.0%+7.2 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%5.1%−3.0 pts
Asian1.5%1.9%−0.4 pts
Other18.3%19.5%−1.3 pts
Median household income$63,500$67,234−$3,734
Per capita income$38,874$39,552−$678
Poverty rate17.7%17.5%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%21.7%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree7.5%8.5%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate11.2%8.2%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation51.2%57.3%−6.1 pts
Median home value$242,600$358,400−$115,800
Median gross rent$850$1,153−$303
Owner-occupied87.8%48.2%+39.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%5.7%+27.6 pts
Rent-burdened households35.8%59.5%−23.7 pts
Average commute29.029.8−0.8
Worked from home12.2%8.3%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured9.6%9.9%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024