Wasilla, Alaska Demographics

Wasilla is 1st in Alaska out of 10 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Wasilla is 2nd in Alaska out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Wasilla is 3rd in Alaska out of 13 other cities in Retail sales

Wasilla is 4th in Alaska out of 12 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Wasilla is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Female residents

Wasilla is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Income below poverty line

Wasilla is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Wasilla is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Wasilla is 5th in Alaska out of 11 other cities in Current population (2012)

Wasilla is 5th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Size Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	8,456	5th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	12.4	19th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	632.5	7th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	8.9%	4th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.4%	6th	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.3%	5th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.8%	18th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.6%	16th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	83.4%	12th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.4%	6th	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	5.2%	14th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	9th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	14th	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	6.5%	12th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	12th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.3%	11th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	50.2%	4th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	10th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	3,277	11th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	40.0%	4th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	3,101	11th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	55.0%	17th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$217,900	12th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	14th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$29,006	15th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$53,433	21st	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.8%	4th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Wasilla	Rank	Alaska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,653	2nd	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$638,596	3rd	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$65,598	1st	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$59,283	4th	$1,851,293	$613,795,732