COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tyonek vs Wasilla
PLACE A
Tyonek, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Wasilla, Alaska
Tyonek is 97% smaller than Wasilla. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Wasilla has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -11%).
TYONEKWASILLADIFFERENCE
Total population29110,556−97% vs Wasilla
Population density4852−847
Population growth-11.1%15.6%−26.7 pts
Median age29.134.8−5.7
Male57.7%50.0%+7.7 pts
Female42.3%50.0%−7.7 pts
Foreign-born2.7%3.0%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.1%71.0%−67.9 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%5.1%+12.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other79.7%19.5%+60.2 pts
Median household income$65,750$67,234−$1,484
Per capita income$28,749$39,552−$10,803
Poverty rate16.8%17.5%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%21.7%−9.2 pts
Graduate degree8.2%8.5%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate15.8%8.2%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation77.5%57.3%+20.1 pts
Median home value$46,700$358,400−$311,700
Median gross rent$661$1,153−$492
Owner-occupied54.9%48.2%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate44.2%5.7%+38.4 pts
Rent-burdened households9.8%59.5%−49.8 pts
Average commute8.629.8−21.2
Worked from home14.8%8.3%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work6.3%1.0%+5.3 pts
Uninsured44.9%9.9%+35.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024