COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunrise vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Sunrise, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Sunrise is 100% smaller than Wasilla. Sunrise earns more, with a median household income $103,029 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -17%).
SUNRISEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population2310,556−100% vs Wasilla
Population density2852−850
Population growth-16.7%15.6%−32.3 pts
Median age50.534.8+15.7
Male60.9%50.0%+10.9 pts
Female39.1%50.0%−10.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.0%+29.0 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Median household income$170,263$67,234+$103,029
Per capita income$93,003$39,552+$53,451
Poverty rate0.0%17.5%−17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1930.477−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher60.9%21.7%+39.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation60.9%57.3%+3.5 pts
Median home value$112,500$358,400−$245,900
Median gross rent$0$1,153−$1,153
Owner-occupied60.9%48.2%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%59.5%+40.5 pts
Average commute11.229.8−18.6
Worked from home0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024