COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lazy Mountain vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Lazy Mountain, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Lazy Mountain is 86% smaller than Wasilla. Lazy Mountain earns more, with a median household income $34,433 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 2%).
LAZY MOUNTAINWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population1,45910,556−86% vs Wasilla
Population density25852−827
Population growth1.8%15.6%−13.8 pts
Median age41.634.8+6.8
Male46.1%50.0%−3.9 pts
Female53.9%50.0%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%71.0%+13.6 pts
Black0.4%2.5%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%5.1%−2.8 pts
Asian0.3%1.9%−1.6 pts
Other12.5%19.5%−7.1 pts
Median household income$101,667$67,234+$34,433
Per capita income$44,567$39,552+$5,015
Poverty rate7.4%17.5%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%21.7%+11.9 pts
Graduate degree9.4%8.5%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%8.2%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation58.2%57.3%+0.9 pts
Median home value$352,800$358,400−$5,600
Median gross rent$980$1,153−$173
Owner-occupied82.6%48.2%+34.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%5.7%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%59.5%−28.4 pts
Average commute28.929.8−0.9
Worked from home11.4%8.3%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured13.7%9.9%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024