COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sutton-Alpine vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Sutton-Alpine is 85% smaller than Wasilla. Sutton-Alpine earns more, with a median household income $7,885 higher. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -28%).
SUTTON-ALPINEWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population1,59810,556−85% vs Wasilla
Population density28852−824
Population growth-28.3%15.6%−43.9 pts
Median age50.034.8+15.2
Male64.1%50.0%+14.1 pts
Female35.9%50.0%−14.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%3.0%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.3%71.0%−2.7 pts
Black2.1%2.5%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%5.1%−4.2 pts
Asian2.3%1.9%+0.4 pts
Other26.4%19.5%+6.9 pts
Median household income$75,119$67,234+$7,885
Per capita income$36,352$39,552−$3,200
Poverty rate3.2%17.5%−14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5490.477+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%21.7%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree3.5%8.5%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%8.2%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation36.9%57.3%−20.5 pts
Median home value$236,200$358,400−$122,200
Median gross rent$961$1,153−$192
Owner-occupied88.6%48.2%+40.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.6%5.7%+15.8 pts
Rent-burdened households68.8%59.5%+9.2 pts
Average commute37.029.8+7.2
Worked from home6.4%8.3%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured10.8%9.9%+0.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024