Living in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Alaska

Overview

A total of 31,217 households are located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District area. Among them, 11,031 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.91 people. The total number of children in the region is 37,872 and 26,480 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (1,404) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (6,095) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Alaska
Household	31,217
Population	103,374
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,031 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	37,872
Total Students	26,480
Pre-Kindergarten	1,271
Kindergarten	1,505
Grade 1-8	12,747
Grade 9-12	6,380
College/Graduate School	4,577
Veterans	76,362
Non-citizen	1,404
Non-English Home Language	6,095
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

80,098 residents are over the age of 16 and 48,771 people are in labor force. Among them, 48,160 people are in civilian labor force and 611 are in armed labor force. 43,782 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,212	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	31,800	73.59%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,522	10.46%
Public transportation	325	0.75%
Walked	857	1.98%
Other method	2,843	6.58%
Worked from home	2,865	6.63%
Average Commute Time	35 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,782	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14,622	33.40%
Service	7,954	18.17%
Sales and office	8,555	19.54%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,511	17.16%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,140	11.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,782	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,071	4.73%
Construction	5,193	11.86%
Manufacturing	1,059	2.42%
Wholesale trade	872	1.99%
Retail trade	5,324	12.16%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,038	6.94%
Information	1,043	2.38%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,348	3.08%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,368	7.69%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,367	23.68%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,827	8.74%
Other services, except public administration	2,403	5.49%
Public administration	3,869	8.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,782	-
Private wage and salary workers	31,808	72.65%
Government workers	8,370	19.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,458	7.90%
Unpaid family workers	146	0.33%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $92,246 for the 31,217 households in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District area, Alaska. The average income of a single worker is $38,524. 87,948 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.16%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,217	-
Less than $10,000	1,764	5.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	879	2.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,313	7.41%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,224	7.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,134	10.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,204	16.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,164	13.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,319	20.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,969	9.51%
More than $200,000	2,247	7.20%
Median Household Income	$75,493	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$92,246	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,093	-
Less than $10,000	717	3.25%
$10,000 - $14,999	333	1.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	992	4.49%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,154	5.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,016	9.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,690	16.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,269	14.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,402	24.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,697	12.21%
More than $200,000	1,823	8.25%

Median Family Income	$90,704	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$104,600	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,524	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$63,996	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$63,996	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	103,269	-
With health insurance coverage	87,948	85.16%
Public coverage	35,032	33.92%
Private health insurance	64,976	62.92%
Without health insurance coverage	15,321	14.84%

Housing

There are 41,815 housing units in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District area, Alaska with 31,217 units (74.66%) occupied. 24,059 houses (77.07%) are occupied by owner and 7,158 houses (22.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $249,000 and the average rental cost is $1,127. 1,064 houses (2.54%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 448 houses (1.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,815	-
Occupied	31,217	74.66%
Owner Occupied	24,059	77.07%
Renter Occupied	7,158	22.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	35,071	83.87%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	742	1.77%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,623	11.06%
Mobile Homes	1,316	3.15%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	63	0.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,815	-
Built 2014 or later	1,064	2.54%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,941	4.64%
Built 2000 - 2009	13,148	31.44%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,038	16.83%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,907	23.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,714	13.66%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,656	3.96%
Built 1950 - 1959	899	2.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	448	1.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,815	-
1 room	2,883	6.89%
2 rooms	4,004	9.58%
3 rooms	5,284	12.64%
4 rooms	7,065	16.90%
5 rooms	7,267	17.38%
6 rooms	5,810	13.89%
7 rooms	3,705	8.86%
8 rooms	2,477	5.92%
9 rooms or more	3,320	7.94%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,815	-
no bedroom	3,040	7.27%
1 bedroom	5,986	14.32%
2 bedrooms	9,265	22.16%
3 bedrooms	15,572	37.24%
4 bedrooms	6,426	15.37%
5 bedrooms or more	1,526	3.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	24,059	-
Less than $50,000	919	3.82%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,097	4.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,446	6.01%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,705	15.40%
$200,000 - $299,999	8,891	36.95%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,609	27.47%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,277	5.31%
$1,000,000 or more	115	0.48%
Median House Value	$249,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,471	-
Less than $500	359	5.55%
$500 - $999	2,077	32.10%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,442	37.74%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,202	18.58%
$2,000 - $2,499	314	4.85%
$2,500 - $2,999	54	0.83%
$3,000 or more	23	0.36%
Median Rental Costs	$1,127	-

Demographic

A total of 105,369 people lives in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District area, Alaska with 54,838 male and 50,531 female. The males to female ratio is 52.04 to 47.96. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	105,369	-
Male	54,838	52.04%
Female	50,531	47.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	105,369	-
Under 5 years	7,517	7.13%
5 - 9 years	7,884	7.48%
10 - 14 years	8,269	7.85%
15 - 19 years	7,199	6.83%
20 - 24 years	6,314	5.99%
25 - 34 years	15,094	14.32%
35 - 44 years	13,969	13.26%
45 - 54 years	13,308	12.63%
55 - 59 years	7,480	7.10%
60 - 64 years	6,396	6.07%
65 - 74 years	8,213	7.79%
75 - 84 years	2,796	2.65%
85 years and older	930	0.88%
Median Age	35.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	105,369	-
One Race	97,281	92.32%
White	87,323	82.87%
Black or African American	1,299	1.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,529	6.20%
Asian	1,453	1.38%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	281	0.27%
Other	396	0.38%

Two or more races	8,088	7.68%
White and Black or African American	689	0.65%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	4,806	4.56%
White and Asian	1,007	0.96%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.09%

Living in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic