COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fishhook vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Fishhook, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Fishhook is 45% smaller than Wasilla. Fishhook earns more, with a median household income $44,141 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 8%).
FISHHOOKWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population5,81910,556−45% vs Wasilla
Population density89852−762
Population growth7.9%15.6%−7.7 pts
Median age39.434.8+4.6
Male54.4%50.0%+4.4 pts
Female45.6%50.0%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born3.1%3.0%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.3%71.0%+2.4 pts
Black1.5%2.5%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%5.1%+1.7 pts
Asian0.7%1.9%−1.2 pts
Other17.8%19.5%−1.8 pts
Median household income$111,375$67,234+$44,141
Per capita income$48,007$39,552+$8,455
Poverty rate9.2%17.5%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%21.7%+8.0 pts
Graduate degree10.0%8.5%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%8.2%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation64.6%57.3%+7.3 pts
Median home value$416,300$358,400+$57,900
Median gross rent$1,837$1,153+$684
Owner-occupied85.9%48.2%+37.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%5.7%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%59.5%−27.9 pts
Average commute34.729.8+4.9
Worked from home5.1%8.3%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Uninsured10.8%9.9%+0.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024