Demographics of Wasilla city, Alaska

Wasilla city, Alaska had 10,556 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,443 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wasilla city, in four figures

10,556
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,720 ±38.; +15.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,443 people.; 34.8 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,234 ±$11,368
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Wasilla city, Alaska's population grew 15.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wasilla city, Alaska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Wasilla city, Alaska's population grew 15.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wasilla city, Alaska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,113	100.0	100.0
2021	9,449	103.7	100.2
2022	9,694	106.4	100.7
2023	9,941	109.1	101.6
2024	10,302	113.0	102.5
2025	10,556	115.8	103.1

Population of Wasilla city, Alaska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,113	—
2021	9,449	+336
2022	9,694	+245
2023	9,941	+247
2024	10,302	+361
2025	10,556	+254

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.8 ±2.1: for men 32.4 ±3.6 and for women 36.9 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wasilla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Under 5	586 ±155	6.0% ±1.6	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,682 ±261	17.3% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	828 ±202	8.5% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,308 ±405	34.0% ±4.2	29.6% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,657 ±244	17.0% ±2.5	23.2% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,659 ±293	17.1% ±3.0	13.8% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,234 ±$11,368, and income per person $39,552 ±$4,931, in 2024 dollars. The median is $92,788 ±$1,232 in Alaska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wasilla city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alaska	United States
Under $25,000	988 ±249	23.6% ±5.8	11.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	703 ±202	16.8% ±4.7	13.9% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	643 ±180	15.4% ±4.2	14.7% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	402 ±115	9.6% ±2.7	13.6% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	715 ±205	17.1% ±4.8	19.9% ±0.7	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	333 ±147	8.0% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.5	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	399 ±124	9.5% ±2.9	14.6% ±0.5	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wasilla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alaska	United States
All ages	1,683 ±421	17.5% ±4.4	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	464 ±187	20.9% ±7.8	12.2% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	791 ±232	14.8% ±4.2	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	428 ±151	21.1% ±6.6	9.1% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wasilla city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wasilla city	Alaska	United States
Housing units	4,437 ±262	328,491 ±442	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±2.5	82.4% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.7% ±1.9	17.6% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.2% ±4.1	66.8% ±0.7	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.8% ±5.4	33.2% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$358,400 ±$24,155	$352,900 ±$3,735	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,153 ±$73	$1,419 ±$23	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1986 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wasilla city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	494 ±196	5.1% ±2.0	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,899 ±424	71.0% ±4.4	57.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	104 to 380	1.1% to 3.9%	2.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68 to 302	0.7% to 3.1%	6.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	924 ±324	9.5% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	1.5% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	976 ±275	10.0% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.4	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wasilla city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alaska	United States
Born in the state	4,370 ±463	45.0% ±4.8	42.9% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,006 ±476	51.5% ±4.9	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 101	0.1% to 1.0%	2.3% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	287 ±123	3.0% ±1.3	7.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	205 ±96	2.1% ±1.0	4.8% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23 to 141	0.2% to 1.5%	2.9% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wasilla city among the places of Alaska

6th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alaska page.

Places of Alaska near Wasilla city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairbanks city	32,083 ±56
Knik-Fairview CDP	19,972 ±1,066
Badger CDP	18,677 ±1,615
College CDP	11,924 ±1,110
North Lakes CDP	10,223 ±702
Wasilla city	9,720 ±38
Tanaina CDP	9,646 ±836
Meadow Lakes CDP	8,689 ±762
Kalifornsky CDP	8,663 ±773
Ketchikan city	8,078 ±28
Kenai city	7,641 ±21

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alaska by poverty rate
No. 3 Places in Alaska by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in Alaska by median home value
No. 5 Places in Alaska by foreign-born share
No. 5 Places in Alaska by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Alaska by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026