Dry Creek, AK

Census Place

2024 Population

162

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Nick Begich III

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

24.8

51% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

Economy

The economy of Dry Creek, AK employs 101 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dry Creek, AK were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (81 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16 people), and Retail Trade (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($19,958) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($19,958).

Employment

Occupations

101

2024 Value

± 91

6.32%

1 Year growth

± 131%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dry Creek, AK grew at a rate of 6.32%, from 95 employees to 101 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dry Creek, AK, are Management Occupations (51 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (19 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dry Creek, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

101

2024 Value

± 91

6.32%

1 Year growth

± 131%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dry Creek, AK grew at a rate of 6.32%, from 95 employees to 101 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dry Creek, AK, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (81 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (16 people), and Retail Trade (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dry Creek, AK, though some of these residents may live in Dry Creek, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$19,083

Median earning men ± $19,188

$222,560

Median earning women ± $461,244

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($19,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Dry Creek, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dry Creek, AK. Showing the available data for Alaska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (54.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41.4%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alaska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alaska.

Lisa Murkowski

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.

Dan Sullivan

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Dry Creek, AK

Nick Begich III

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Dry Creek, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Dry Creek, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dry Creek, AK was $159,000 in 2021, which is 0.478 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $125,000 to $159,000, a 27.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Dry Creek, AK is 10.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$159,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$23,356

Median Property Taxes

±$34

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dry Creek, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dry Creek, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,368

Median Household Income

± $46,530

Number of Households

± 48

The following chart displays the households in Dry Creek, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dry Creek, AK is from Alaska.

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2024, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.31% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alaska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Worked At Home (50.5%)
Drove Alone (29.7%)
Walked (15.8%)

In 2024, 50.5% of workers in Dry Creek, AK worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (29.7%) and those who walked to work (15.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dry Creek, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dry Creek, AK have 3 cars.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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