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Big Lake, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $305,730 (it was $101,100 in 2000)
Big Lake:

$305,730
Alaska:

$336,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $188,004 - $491,546

Total population: 3,350 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,644 (49 farm, 2,595 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,941 (1,361 occupied: 1,043 owner occupied, 322 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

24%
State:

34%

Housing density: 22 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $210,323.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,079 (lower quartile is $691, upper quartile is $1,315)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $632


Median gross rent in Big Lake, AK in 2022: $1,198

Housing units in Big Lake with a mortgage: 583 (5 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,123

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,922

Median monthly housing costs: $1,110

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Big Lake, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1999

Median year apartment built: 1995

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,370
  • Male householders: 829 (222 living alone), Female householders: 571 (135 living alone)
  • 718 spouses (711 opposite-sex spouses), 162 unmarried partners, (162 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 858 children (778 natural, 27 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1

Size of family households: 430 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 139 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 388 1-person, 132 2-persons.

455 married couples with children.
246 single-parent households (131 men, 115 women).

97.6% of residents of Big Lake speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 50 (1.5%)
(84.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

4.3
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Lake, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Lake, Alaska
  • 12no bedroom
  • 941 bedroom
  • 4022 bedrooms
  • 3813 bedrooms
  • 1454 bedrooms
  • 95+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Alaska
  • 21no bedroom
  • 791 bedroom
  • 1302 bedrooms
  • 773 bedrooms
  • 144 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 49no vehicle
  • 2181 vehicle
  • 4972 vehicles
  • 1873 vehicles
  • 564 vehicles
  • 375+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • 19no vehicle
  • 1381 vehicle
  • 1152 vehicles
  • 503 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake, Alaska
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake, Alaska
  • 121 room
  • 392 rooms
  • 1823 rooms
  • 3064 rooms
  • 2175 rooms
  • 1246 rooms
  • 197 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 1309+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Alaska
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Alaska
  • 211 room
  • 582 rooms
  • 1143 rooms
  • 894 rooms
  • 85 rooms
  • 246 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 79+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Big Lake, AK
Big Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Big Lake, AK household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Big Lake, AK in 2022
  • 69Less than $10,000
  • 97$10,000 to $19,999
  • 80$20,000 to $29,999
  • 99$30,000 to $39,999
  • 94$40,000 to $49,999
  • 69$50,000 to $59,999
  • 169$60,000 to $74,999
  • 180$75,000 to $99,999
  • 156$100,000 to $124,999
  • 149$125,000 to $149,999
  • 107$150,000 to $199,999
  • 82$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Big Lake, AK

  • Distribution of house value in Big Lake, AK in 2022
  • 6Less than $10,000
  • 9$15,000 to $19,999
  • 16$20,000 to $24,999
  • 9$25,000 to $29,999
  • 17$30,000 to $34,999
  • 6$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17$50,000 to $59,999
  • 22$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$100,000 to $124,999
  • 42$125,000 to $149,999
  • 59$150,000 to $174,999
  • 49$175,000 to $199,999
  • 131$200,000 to $249,999
  • 70$250,000 to $299,999
  • 180$300,000 to $399,999
  • 137$400,000 to $499,999
  • 177$500,000 to $749,999
  • 81$750,000 to $999,999
  • 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Big Lake, AK

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Big Lake, AK in 2022
  • 7$200 to $249
  • 16$300 to $349
  • 17$350 to $399
  • 9$500 to $549
  • 4$550 to $599
  • 16$650 to $699
  • 8$750 to $799
  • 59$800 to $899
  • 6$900 to $999
  • 84$1,000 to $1,249
  • 43$1,250 to $1,499
  • 21$1,500 to $1,999
  • 45No cash rent
Work and jobs in Big Lake: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 447 (28.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 96
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 65
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 90
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 116
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 56
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 36
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 257
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 28
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 34
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 120
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 144
  • 90 or more minutes: 117
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Big Lake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 565 (57.3%)
  • Carpooled: 54 (5.5%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 13 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 395 (40.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 6.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 13.3%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Big Lake, Alaska
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Big Lake, Alaska
  • 222010 or later
  • 142000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 71980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Big Lake, AK

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 233 (14.5%)
  • German: 217 (13.5%)
  • American: 106 (6.6%)
  • English: 104 (6.5%)
  • Finnish: 65 (4.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 53 (3.3%)
  • Polish: 40 (2.5%)
  • Swedish: 33 (2.1%)
  • Canadian: 29 (1.8%)
  • European: 28 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 27 (1.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 26 (1.6%)
  • Norwegian: 25 (1.6%)
  • Dutch: 24 (1.5%)
  • Iranian: 18 (1.1%)
  • Czech: 14 (0.9%)
  • Northern European: 10 (0.6%)
  • Australian: 8 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 7 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.4%)
  • Brazilian: 5 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 5 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 3 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 2 (0.1%)
  • Slovene: 2 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Big Lake:

18.6% (11)
Alaska:

33.1% (19,195)

Canada
Big Lake:

16.9% (10)
Alaska:

5.0% (2,924)

India
Big Lake:

15.3% (9)
Alaska:

1.1% (615)

Honduras
Big Lake:

13.6% (8)
Alaska:

0.3% (192)

Switzerland
Big Lake:

10.2% (6)
Alaska:

0.2% (129)

Dominican Republic
Big Lake:

10.2% (6)
Alaska:

1.4% (840)

Mexico
Big Lake:

10.2% (6)
Alaska:

6.6% (3,837)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,523
  • Other state: 1,765
  • Northeast: 176
  • Midwest: 459
  • South: 294
  • West: 837

90.8% of Big Lake residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70.2% lived in Alaska.


Big Lake:

90.8%
State average:

84.8%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 22
  • 11th grade: 25
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 654
  • Less than 1 year of college: 58
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 185
  • Associate degree: 96
  • Bachelor's degree: 130
  • Master's degree: 38
  • Professional school degree: 11
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 4
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 346
  • Less than 1 year of college: 61
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 316
  • Associate degree: 169
  • Bachelor's degree: 169
  • Master's degree: 50
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Females
Big Lake marital status for males
Big Lake marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,575
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 120
  • 3 or 4: 29
  • 5 to 9: 24
  • 10 to 19: 6
  • Mobile homes: 147
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 22.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 18.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Big Lake
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Big Lake, AK
  • 53.9%Utility gas
  • 34.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.7%Wood
  • 1.4%Electricity
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Big Lake, AK
  • 32.2%Utility gas
  • 24.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.8%Wood
  • 19.9%Electricity
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Here:

12.9%
Alaska:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Here:

21.8%
Alaska:

13.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:

9.6%
Alaska:

14.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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