Gateway, Alaska — Trends and Changes
How has Gateway, Alaska changed since 2009?
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The population has grown about 72 percent, from 3,972 to 6,845 people; the median household income has risen from $86,071 to $137,772 (not adjusted for inflation); the typical home has gone from $236,600 to $446,200; and the share of people working from home has climbed from 6.0% to 15.2%. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year releases, so each point is a rolling five-year estimate.
Each line starts at 100 in 2009; a line reaching 200 means that measure doubled. Exact values for each measure are in the charts and tables below. Source: ACS 5-year estimates.
| Measure | 2009 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,972 | 6,845 | +72% |
| Median household income | $86,071 | $137,772 | +60% |
| Median home value | $236,600 | $446,200 | +89% |
| Median rent | $1,417 | $1,741 | +23% |
| Median age | 29.6 yrs | 33.8 yrs | +4.2 yrs |
| Average commute | 30.0 min | 34.3 min | +4.3 min |
| College educated | 36.5% | 50.0% | +13.5 points |
| Working from home | 6.0% | 15.2% | +9.2 points |
| Poverty rate | 6.1% | 4.5% | -1.6 points |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 3.8% | -2.3 points |
| Homeownership | 86.3% | 81.5% | -4.8 points |
| Rent as share of income | 35.0% | 23.9% | -11.1 points |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.3% | 3.0% | -1.3 points |
| Broadband at home | 91.7% | 96.3% | +4.6 points |
Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
A typical household in Gateway earned $86,071 a year in 2009. By 2024 that figure had climbed to $137,772, a change of +60 percent before inflation.
| Year | Income | Alaska average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $86,071 | $64,363 |
| 2010 | $88,816 | $67,516 |
| 2011 | $93,563 | $69,983 |
| 2012 | $97,269 | $70,860 |
| 2013 | $92,028 | $71,339 |
| 2014 | $90,385 | $72,263 |
| 2015 | $92,739 | $72,684 |
| 2016 | $91,538 | $74,527 |
| 2017 | $99,122 | $75,897 |
| 2018 | $100,641 | $77,173 |
| 2019 | $105,543 | $77,934 |
| 2020 | $105,786 | $78,567 |
| 2021 | $110,610 | $81,687 |
| 2022 | $115,735 | $87,342 |
| 2023 | $137,150 | $90,539 |
| 2024 | $137,772 | $94,424 |
The median home in Gateway was worth $236,600 in 2009. Since then values have risen, and by 2024 the typical home was worth $446,200.
| Year | Home Value | Alaska average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $236,600 | $219,557 |
| 2010 | $256,800 | $229,113 |
| 2011 | $261,300 | $234,839 |
| 2012 | $269,600 | $237,084 |
| 2013 | $266,700 | $241,205 |
| 2014 | $267,600 | $245,022 |
| 2015 | $271,300 | $248,350 |
| 2016 | $279,900 | $253,984 |
| 2017 | $284,400 | $260,239 |
| 2018 | $296,500 | $263,444 |
| 2019 | $321,100 | $268,967 |
| 2020 | $333,200 | $274,691 |
| 2021 | $335,000 | $282,133 |
| 2022 | $397,400 | $316,270 |
| 2023 | $436,200 | $331,130 |
| 2024 | $446,200 | $349,158 |
Gateway counted 3,972 residents in 2009 and 6,845 in 2024. The population peaked around 7,076 in 2019.
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 3,972 |
| 2010 | 5,518 |
| 2011 | 5,437 |
| 2012 | 5,269 |
| 2013 | 5,173 |
| 2014 | 5,367 |
| 2015 | 5,610 |
| 2016 | 6,061 |
| 2017 | 6,694 |
| 2018 | 7,037 |
| 2019 | 7,076 |
| 2020 | 5,965 |
| 2021 | 6,305 |
| 2022 | 6,241 |
| 2023 | 6,716 |
| 2024 | 6,845 |
Renters here paid a median of $1,417 a month in 2009 and $1,741 by 2024. Local incomes have grown faster than rents over that stretch.
| Year | Rent |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $1,417 |
| 2010 | $1,031 |
| 2011 | $1,235 |
| 2012 | $1,214 |
| 2013 | $1,212 |
| 2014 | $1,086 |
| 2015 | $1,052 |
| 2016 | $1,068 |
| 2017 | $1,086 |
| 2018 | $1,107 |
| 2019 | $1,117 |
| 2020 | $1,192 |
| 2021 | $1,242 |
| 2022 | $1,384 |
| 2023 | $1,612 |
| 2024 | $1,741 |
The share of adults holding a college degree went from 36.5% to 50.0%. Meanwhile remote work went from 6.0% of workers to 15.2%, one of the biggest shifts in how people here live and work. Broadband reached 96.3% of households, from 91.7% in 2017.
| Year | College educated | Working from home | Broadband at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 36.5% | 6% | |
| 2010 | 43% | 4.3% | |
| 2011 | 42.8% | 5.6% | |
| 2012 | 42.9% | 8.2% | |
| 2013 | 44.9% | 7% | |
| 2014 | 42.5% | 7.9% | |
| 2015 | 41.3% | 8.8% | |
| 2016 | 43.2% | 6.7% | |
| 2017 | 40.1% | 5.5% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | 6.1% | 92.7% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | 5.5% | 92.4% |
| 2020 | 39% | 7.9% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 46% | 8.8% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | 10.4% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | 14.6% | 97.1% |
| 2024 | 50% | 15.2% | 96.3% |
Percent of adults with a college degree; percent of workers who work from home; percent of households with a broadband subscription (tracked since 2017).
The median resident of Gateway was 29.6 years old in 2009. The town has been getting older since: the median age reached 33.8 by 2024.
| Year | Median age |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 29.6 |
| 2010 | 34.3 |
| 2011 | 36.1 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2013 | 37.5 |
| 2014 | 35.8 |
| 2015 | 35.6 |
| 2016 | 34.9 |
| 2017 | 34.5 |
| 2018 | 33.4 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 31.9 |
| 2021 | 33.3 |
| 2022 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | 32.6 |
| 2024 | 33.8 |
Getting to work took an average of 30.0 minutes in 2009; it now takes about 34.3 minutes. Keep in mind this only counts people who commute at all.
| Year | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 31.2 |
| 2012 | 31.3 |
| 2013 | 33.4 |
| 2014 | 32.2 |
| 2015 | 31.2 |
| 2016 | 32.6 |
| 2017 | 33.3 |
| 2018 | 32.7 |
| 2019 | 35.3 |
| 2020 | 36.7 |
| 2021 | 36.3 |
| 2022 | 33.6 |
| 2023 | 34.7 |
| 2024 | 34.3 |
About 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line, down from 6.1% in 2009. Unemployment stands at 3.8%.
| Year | Poverty rate | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.1% | |
| 2010 | 3.6% | |
| 2011 | 3.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 7% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 7% | 5.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | 4.9% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | 6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | 4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | 7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | 6% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | 5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | 3.8% |
The Gini index measures income inequality: 0 would mean every household earns the same, 1 would mean a single household earns everything. Gateway scores 0.37, up from 0.34 - incomes here have grown more unequal.
| Year | Gini index |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 0.4 |
| 2013 | 0.4 |
| 2014 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 0.4 |
| 2022 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 0.4 |
81.5% of occupied homes are owned by the people living in them, down from 86.3% in 2009. The typical renter puts 23.9% of household income toward rent. About 6.3% of housing units sit vacant.
| Year | Homeownership | Rent as share of income | Vacant units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 86.3% | 35% | 1% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | 40.9% | 2% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | 28.3% | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | 27.1% | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | 27% | 5.4% |
| 2014 | 83% | 27.2% | 6.2% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | 26.7% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | 27.8% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | 28.5% | 6.5% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | 27.7% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | 28% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | 28.2% | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | 27% | 3.4% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | 27.6% | 3.2% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | 23% | 4% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | 23.9% | 6.3% |
3.0% of residents were born outside the United States, compared with 4.3% in 2009. Residents identifying as something other than non-Hispanic white make up 30.3% of the town, up from 14.6% at the start of the period.
| Year | Foreign-born | Nonwhite or Hispanic |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.3% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | 12.9% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | 13.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | 12.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | 12.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | 16% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | 18.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 4% | 20.5% |
| 2018 | 4% | 18.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | 20.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | 28.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 30.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | 30.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 30.1% |
| 2024 | 3% | 30.3% |