COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Sterling, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Sterling is 94% smaller than Wasilla. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -16%).
STERLINGWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population67410,556−94% vs Wasilla
Population density820852−32
Population growth-15.8%15.6%−31.4 pts
Median age40.234.8+5.4
Male45.1%50.0%−4.9 pts
Female54.9%50.0%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.0%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%71.0%+17.0 pts
Black3.6%2.5%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%5.1%−1.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other5.2%19.5%−14.4 pts
Median household income$67,981$67,234+$747
Per capita income$36,630$39,552−$2,922
Poverty rate14.0%17.5%−3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%21.7%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%8.5%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation41.9%57.3%−15.5 pts
Median home value$131,900$358,400−$226,500
Median gross rent$604$1,153−$549
Owner-occupied74.1%48.2%+25.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%5.7%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%59.5%−1.8 pts
Average commute27.229.8−2.6
Worked from home2.4%8.3%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured10.1%9.9%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025