Gateway, AK

Census Place

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2023 Population
6,716
7.61% 1-year growth
US Senator
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Party
US Senator
Dan Sullivan
Republican Party
US Representative
Nick Begich III
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
32.6
1.81% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
4.35%
54.4% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$137,150
18.5% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$436,200
9.76% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
3,053
8.22% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Gateway, AK had a population of 6.72k people with a median age of 32.6 and a median household income of $137,150. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Gateway, AK grew from 6,241 to 6,716, a 7.61% increase and its median household income grew from $115,735 to $137,150, a 18.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gateway, AK are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%), White (Hispanic) (4.54%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (4.51%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.63%).

None of the households in Gateway, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Gateway, AK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Gateway, AK was $436,200, and the homeownership rate was 80.3%.

Most people in Gateway, AK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Gateway, AK was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Gateway, AK is home to a population of 6.72k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.11% of Gateway, AK residents were born outside of the country (209 people).

In 2023, there were 6.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.7k people) in Gateway, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 676 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 305 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.6%
2023 Citizenship
99.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Gateway, AK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Gateway, AK was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gateway, AK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.7k ± 504
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    676 ± 211
  3. White (Hispanic)
    305 ± 163
8.81%
Hispanic Population
592 people

In 2023, there were 6.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.7k people) in Gateway, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 676 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 305 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.81% of the people in Gateway, AK are hispanic (592 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gateway, AK as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Philippines
    20,850 ± 3,494 people
  2. Korea
    3,574 ± 1,464 people
  3. Mexico
    3,318 ± 1,411 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Gateway, AK was Philippines, the natal country of 20,850 Gateway, AK residents, followed by Korea with 3,574 and Mexico with 3,318.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.11%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
209 people
3.72%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
232 people

As of 2023, 3.11% of Gateway, AK residents (209 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gateway, AK was 3.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    340 ± 105
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    154 ± 64
  3. Vietnam
    68 ± 37

Gateway, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Gateway, AK employs 3.05k people. The largest industries in Gateway, AK are Health Care & Social Assistance (611 people), Retail Trade (326 people), and Educational Services (312 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($142,634), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($142,589), and Utilities ($141,250).

Males in Alaska have an average income that is 1.25 times higher than the average income of females, which is $65,037. The income inequality in Alaska (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Occupations

3.05k
2023 Value
± 304
8.22%
1 Year growth
± 13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gateway, AK grew at a rate of 8.22%, from 2.82k employees to 3.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gateway, AK, are Management Occupations (455 people), Sales & Related Occupations (300 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (231 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gateway, AK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

3.05k
2023 Value
± 304
8.22%
1 Year growth
± 13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gateway, AK grew at a rate of 8.22%, from 2.82k employees to 3.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gateway, AK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (611 people), Retail Trade (326 people), and Educational Services (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gateway, AK, though some of these residents may live in Gateway, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$83,472
Median earning men ± $15,447
$59,894
Median earning women ± $5,195

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($143,259), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($126,786), and Public Administration ($119,107).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,014), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($101,094), and Public Administration ($98,103).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alaska.

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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.

Gateway, 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.

US Senators from Alaska

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Lisa Murkowski
Senator from Alaska3
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 Alaska2
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.

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US Representatives from Gateway, AK

Nick Begich III
District at-large Representative
Republican Party

Gateway, 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 Gateway, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNk% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNk% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Gateway, AK was $436,200 in 2023, which is 1.44 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $397,400 to $436,200, a 9.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Gateway, AK is 80.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Gateway, AK have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gateway, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$436,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$18,060
$1,628
Median Property Taxes
±$183

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 Gateway, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Gateway, AK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$137,150
Median Household Income
± $15,452
2.03k
Number of Households
± 236

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.03k households in Gateway, AK grew to $137,150 from the previous year's value of $115,735.

The following chart displays the households in Gateway, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gateway, AK is from Gateway, AK.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (64.6%)
  2. Carpooled (14.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (14.6%)

In 2023, 64.6% of workers in Gateway, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (14.6%).

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.

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Commute Time

34.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gateway, AK have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.47% of the workforce in Gateway, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gateway, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gateway, AK have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

4.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gateway, AK (289 out of 6.65k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gateway, AK is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.7% of the population of Gateway, AK has health coverage, with 55.2% on employee plans, 8.1% on Medicaid, 5.84% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 9.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK see 2004 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.78% increase from the previous year (1969 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2012 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 342 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,004 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK

Primary care physicians in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK see an average of 2,004 patients per year. This represents a 1.78% increase from the previous year (1,969 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

8.25%
Uninsured
55.2%
Employer Coverage
8.1%
Medicaid
5.84%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
9.23%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gateway, AK declined by 7.61% from 8.93% to 8.25%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gateway, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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