Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.
Ranking CITY (30 largest of Alaska) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024
Among the 30 largest places in Alaska, Gateway Chena Ridge and Unalaska . Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
What the ranking shows Across the 30 places in Alaska that we cover, the median is $101,042 and the average $97,306; the figure runs from $137,772 (Gateway ) to $56,280 (Soldotna ). That is a spread of 2.4 times between the two ends. The state figure is $92,788; 19 of the 30 places are above it and 11 at or below.
How to use it The first five are Gateway , Chena Ridge , Unalaska , Steele Creek , Bethel . A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: high incomes often come with higher housing costs, so compare rent as a share of income. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
Sort: # City County Median household income Population Median rent A–Z / Smallest first ▲ Z–A / Largest first ▼
# ⇅ City ⇅ County ⇅ Median household income ⇅ Population ⇅ Median rent ⇅ 1 Gateway (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $137,772 6,845 $1,741 2 Chena Ridge (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $133,775 5,881 $1,110 3 Unalaska Aleutians West Census Area $131,964 4,556 $2,034 4 Steele Creek (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $121,364 5,928 $1,223 5 Bethel Bethel Census Area $117,255 6,312 $1,678 6 Utqiag?vik North Slope Borough $115,313 4,778 $1,360 7 Fishhook (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $111,375 5,819 $1,837 8 Farmers Loop (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $109,950 4,954 $1,406 9 Tanaina (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $105,536 9,646 $1,398 10 Anchorage Anchorage Municipality $103,284 288,976 $1,489 11 Sterling (unincorporated) Kenai Peninsula Borough $102,415 6,323 $1,248 12 Sitka city and Sitka City and Borough $101,727 8,368 $1,341 13 North Lakes (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $101,679 10,223 $1,441 14 Juneau city and Juneau City and Borough $101,661 31,794 $1,444 15 Butte (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $101,042 4,085 $1,610 16 South Lakes (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $98,141 6,180 $1,178 17 Badger (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $97,183 18,677 $1,629 18 Knik-Fairview (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $96,437 19,972 $1,588 19 Kalifornsky (unincorporated) Kenai Peninsula Borough $93,508 8,663 $1,394 20 Kodiak Kodiak Island Borough $90,292 5,447 $1,571 21 Kenai Kenai Peninsula Borough $87,083 7,641 $1,138 22 Ketchikan Ketchikan Gateway Borough $85,275 8,078 $1,417 23 College (unincorporated) Fairbanks North Star Borough $83,895 11,924 $1,454 24 Meadow Lakes (unincorporated) Matanuska-Susitna Borough $81,699 8,689 $1,377 25 Homer Kenai Peninsula Borough $74,449 5,877 $1,238 26 Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Borough $73,534 32,083 $1,496 27 Palmer Matanuska-Susitna Borough $72,201 6,268 $1,125 28 Wasilla Matanuska-Susitna Borough $67,234 9,720 $1,153 29 Nikiski (unincorporated) Kenai Peninsula Borough $65,863 4,773 $996 30 Soldotna Kenai Peninsula Borough $56,280 4,485 $1,020
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.