Susitna North, Alaska — Trends and Changes
How has Susitna North, Alaska changed since 2010?
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The median household income has risen from $35,349 to $55,357 (not adjusted for inflation); the typical home has gone from $138,100 to $257,800; and the share of people working from home has climbed from 6.1% to 37.5%. 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 2010; 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 | 2010 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,564 | 1,566 | +0% |
| Median household income | $35,349 | $55,357 | +57% |
| Median home value | $138,100 | $257,800 | +87% |
| Median rent | $864 | $862 | -0% |
| Median age | 40.5 yrs | 41.6 yrs | +1.1 yrs |
| Average commute | 40.9 min | 34.9 min | -6.0 min |
| College educated | 22.2% | 26.8% | +4.6 points |
| Working from home | 6.1% | 37.5% | +31.4 points |
| Poverty rate | 15.8% | 15.7% | -0.1 points |
| Unemployment | 12.4% | 11.3% | -1.1 points |
| Homeownership | 90.5% | 79.8% | -10.7 points |
| Rent as share of income | 25.0% | 37.6% | +12.6 points |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.3% | 1.3% | +0.0 points |
| Broadband at home | 72.7% | 82.3% | +9.6 points |
Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
A typical household in Susitna North earned $35,349 a year in 2010. By 2024 that figure had climbed to $55,357, a change of +57 percent before inflation.
| Year | Income | Alaska average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $64,363 | |
| 2010 | $35,349 | $67,516 |
| 2011 | $37,784 | $69,983 |
| 2012 | $45,924 | $70,860 |
| 2013 | $47,042 | $71,339 |
| 2014 | $49,167 | $72,263 |
| 2015 | $50,536 | $72,684 |
| 2016 | $45,781 | $74,527 |
| 2017 | $44,211 | $75,897 |
| 2018 | $46,118 | $77,173 |
| 2019 | $48,824 | $77,934 |
| 2020 | $48,750 | $78,567 |
| 2021 | $38,750 | $81,687 |
| 2022 | $38,323 | $87,342 |
| 2023 | $42,614 | $90,539 |
| 2024 | $55,357 | $94,424 |
The median home in Susitna North was worth $138,100 in 2010. Since then values have risen, and by 2024 the typical home was worth $257,800.
| Year | Home Value | Alaska average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $219,557 | |
| 2010 | $138,100 | $229,113 |
| 2011 | $167,900 | $234,839 |
| 2012 | $175,200 | $237,084 |
| 2013 | $177,200 | $241,205 |
| 2014 | $175,400 | $245,022 |
| 2015 | $178,300 | $248,350 |
| 2016 | $199,300 | $253,984 |
| 2017 | $195,800 | $260,239 |
| 2018 | $167,200 | $263,444 |
| 2019 | $186,600 | $268,967 |
| 2020 | $196,600 | $274,691 |
| 2021 | $183,400 | $282,133 |
| 2022 | $208,700 | $316,270 |
| 2023 | $238,200 | $331,130 |
| 2024 | $257,800 | $349,158 |
Susitna North counted 1,564 residents in 2010 and 1,566 in 2024.
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,564 |
| 2011 | 1,419 |
| 2012 | 1,500 |
| 2013 | 1,491 |
| 2014 | 1,420 |
| 2015 | 1,404 |
| 2016 | 1,332 |
| 2017 | 908 |
| 2018 | 882 |
| 2019 | 1,071 |
| 2020 | 1,271 |
| 2021 | 1,193 |
| 2022 | 1,543 |
| 2023 | 1,506 |
| 2024 | 1,566 |
Renters here paid a median of $864 a month in 2015 and $862 by 2023. Local incomes have grown faster than rents over that stretch.
| Year | Rent |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $864 |
| 2016 | $878 |
| 2017 | $882 |
| 2018 | $950 |
| 2019 | $991 |
| 2020 | $779 |
| 2022 | $862 |
| 2023 | $862 |
The share of adults holding a college degree went from 22.2% to 26.8%. Meanwhile remote work went from 6.1% of workers to 37.5%, one of the biggest shifts in how people here live and work. Broadband reached 82.3% of households, from 72.7% in 2017.
| Year | College educated | Working from home | Broadband at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.2% | 6.1% | |
| 2011 | 25.9% | 4.5% | |
| 2012 | 28% | 4.6% | |
| 2013 | 27.8% | ||
| 2014 | 30.8% | ||
| 2015 | 36% | 6.5% | |
| 2016 | 35.1% | 9.3% | |
| 2017 | 32% | 21.8% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | 23.3% | 71.8% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | 34.1% | 71% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | 30.2% | 77.9% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | 33% | 78.1% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | 36.7% | 75.3% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | 41.4% | 76.3% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | 37.5% | 82.3% |
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 Susitna North was 40.5 years old in 2010. The town has been getting older since: the median age reached 41.6 by 2024.
| Year | Median age |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.5 |
| 2011 | 40.8 |
| 2012 | 46.9 |
| 2013 | 50 |
| 2014 | 52.2 |
| 2015 | 49.9 |
| 2016 | 47.3 |
| 2017 | 55.5 |
| 2018 | 50.1 |
| 2019 | 50.1 |
| 2020 | 51.6 |
| 2021 | 48.2 |
| 2022 | 44.2 |
| 2023 | 44.2 |
| 2024 | 41.6 |
Getting to work took an average of 40.9 minutes in 2010; it now takes about 34.9 minutes. Keep in mind this only counts people who commute at all.
| Year | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.9 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2012 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 36.3 |
| 2014 | 36.3 |
| 2015 | 34.4 |
| 2016 | 31.6 |
| 2017 | 27.9 |
| 2018 | 33.3 |
| 2019 | 38.9 |
| 2020 | 54.4 |
| 2021 | 32.8 |
| 2022 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 34.9 |
About 15.7% of residents live below the poverty line, down from 15.8% in 2010. Unemployment stands at 11.3%.
| Year | Poverty rate | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.8% | |
| 2011 | 17.2% | 12.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 14% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | 14.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | 10.3% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | 10.6% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | 9.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | 16.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | 14.1% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | 11.3% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | 11.3% |
The Gini index measures income inequality: 0 would mean every household earns the same, 1 would mean a single household earns everything. Susitna North scores 0.52, up from 0.41 - incomes here have grown more unequal.
| Year | Gini index |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 0.4 |
| 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 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 0.5 |
79.8% of occupied homes are owned by the people living in them, down from 90.5% in 2010. The typical renter puts 37.6% of household income toward rent, above the 30% threshold that housing economists consider burdensome. About 58.4% of housing units sit vacant, a level that usually signals seasonal or vacation homes.
| Year | Homeownership | Rent as share of income | Vacant units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90.5% | 49.7% | |
| 2011 | 89.1% | 53.5% | |
| 2012 | 93.1% | 55.2% | |
| 2013 | 92.2% | 56.6% | |
| 2014 | 92.7% | 58.6% | |
| 2015 | 90.2% | 25% | 59.9% |
| 2016 | 88% | 18.7% | 61.6% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | 18.9% | 70.6% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | 17.8% | 70.3% |
| 2019 | 81% | 30.8% | 64.8% |
| 2020 | 76% | 37.5% | 59.4% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | 59.1% | |
| 2022 | 78.9% | 37.4% | 54.5% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | 37.6% | 57.4% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | 58.4% |
1.3% of residents were born outside the United States, compared with 1.3% in 2010. Residents identifying as something other than non-Hispanic white make up 18.3% of the town, up from 10.6% at the start of the period.
| Year | Foreign-born | Nonwhite or Hispanic |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.3% | 10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | 6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | 6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 18.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | 15.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | 22.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 17.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 16% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | 18% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | 14.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | 18.3% |