Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska is among the highest in the country for average commute time (126th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	112,988	735,706	334,922,499	557th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$94,031	$92,788	$80,734	236th of 3,221
Median Age	36.7	35.8	38.9	2783rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.4%	31.7%	35.7%	1303rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$346,600	$352,900	$332,700	435th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,299	$1,419	$1,413	424th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.0%	10.1%	12.5%	2423rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	5.9%	5.2%	786th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.6	1.3	n/a	2863rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	7.7%	14.1%	1570th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1113th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.2%	66.8%	65.2%	1108th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.8	19.4	26.4	126th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	9.7%	15.1%	838th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.0%	n/a	n/a	863rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.8%	48.2%	46.9%	596th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	283rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.4%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.2	62.8	61.4

Age in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	36.7	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	25.7%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.8%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	39,869	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.6	2.5
Family Households	69.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.2%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.0%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.7%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,386	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.0%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.2%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.7%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.6%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.0%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.8%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	51,170	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.0%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.1%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.8%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,685	$3,901	n/a

Education in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.7%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.3%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.6%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.1%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.2%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.3%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	15.0%	16.7%

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