COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gateway vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Gateway, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Gateway is 35% smaller than Wasilla. Gateway earns more, with a median household income $70,538 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 4%).
GATEWAYWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population6,84510,556−35% vs Wasilla
Population density373852−479
Population growth3.5%15.6%−12.1 pts
Median age33.834.8−1.0
Male47.3%50.0%−2.7 pts
Female52.7%50.0%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born3.0%3.0%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%71.0%−1.2 pts
Black2.8%2.5%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%5.1%+4.3 pts
Asian2.5%1.9%+0.6 pts
Other15.6%19.5%−3.9 pts
Median household income$137,772$67,234+$70,538
Per capita income$50,609$39,552+$11,057
Poverty rate4.5%17.5%−13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%21.7%+13.2 pts
Graduate degree12.7%8.5%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%8.2%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation71.1%57.3%+13.7 pts
Median home value$446,200$358,400+$87,800
Median gross rent$1,741$1,153+$588
Owner-occupied81.5%48.2%+33.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%5.7%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%59.5%−24.8 pts
Average commute34.329.8+4.5
Worked from home15.2%8.3%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Uninsured8.4%9.9%−1.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024