Wasilla, Alaska demographics

Wasilla, AK demographics: median age 34.8; 21.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wasilla city, Alaska · Incorporated city · GEOID 0283080. The survey estimates a population of 9,720 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wasilla is 34.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 4,183 households (±270). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.8 ±2.1	35.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Under 18	2,268 ±303	23.3% ±3.1 pp	24.1%	22.0%
18–34	2,624 ±352	27.0% ±3.6 pp	24.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,169 ±375	32.6% ±3.9 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,659 ±293	17.1% ±3.0 pp	13.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Male	4,860 ±268	50.0% ±2.8 pp	52.5%	49.5%
Female	4,860 ±270	50.0% ±2.8 pp	47.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
White alone	6,995 ±436	72.0% ±4.5 pp	59.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	242 ±138 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	944 ±325	9.7% ±3.3 pp	13.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	185 ±117 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	0.2%
Some other race alone	138 ±98 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,216 ±328	12.5% ±3.4 pp	13.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,226 ±203	94.9% ±2.1 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	494 ±196	5.1% ±2.0 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,460 ±193	34.9% ±4.0 pp	48.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	251 ±116	6.0% ±2.7 pp	5.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	392 ±108	9.4% ±2.5 pp	10.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,831 ±288	43.8% ±6.3 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	249 ±112	6.0% ±2.6 pp	7.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,174 ±140	28.1% ±2.8 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,009 ±347	71.9% ±6.9 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,831 ±288	43.8% ±6.3 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,065 ±227	25.5% ±5.2 pp	33.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	376 ±149	9.0% ±3.5 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	571 ±133	13.7% ±3.1 pp	12.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	205 ±86	4.9% ±2.0 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	79 ±49 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	56 ±44 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Native	9,433 ±126	97.0% ±1.2 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	287 ±123	3.0% ±1.3 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,134
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
English only	8,568 ±255	93.8% ±2.3 pp	84.9%	77.7%
Spanish	185 ±105 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	174 ±140 · low precision	1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	29 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	73 ±83 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	31 ±39 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	31 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	22 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.8%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,624
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	261 ±114	3.9% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,443 ±352	36.9% ±5.0 pp	28.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,753 ±298	26.5% ±4.3 pp	24.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	727 ±182	11.0% ±2.7 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	880 ±189	13.3% ±2.8 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	560 ±191	8.5% ±2.9 pp	11.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,554
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Same house	7,638 ±438	79.9% ±4.5 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	909 ±265	9.5% ±2.8 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	294 ±165 · low precision	3.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	531 ±235	5.6% ±2.5 pp	3.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	182 ±174 · low precision	1.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.9% of Wasilla residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Alaska and 8.4% nationally. 91.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wasilla	Alaska	U.S.	Compared with Alaska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.9% ±2.4 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.4% ±2.3 pp	91.9%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.3% ±2.6 pp	10.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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