What percentage of people rent in Big Lake, AK?

Name: Renters and owners in Big Lake, AK, 2020–2024
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18.1% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Big Lake, AK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 264 renting households against 1,197 that own their home.

In Big Lake, the share of households that rent went from 23.2% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.1% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 264 (±81)
Median renter income: $46,719 (±$13,110)

Who rents and who owns in Big Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Lake	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Alaska	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.1% (±5.2 points)	22.8% (±1.2 points)	33.2% (±0.7 points)	34.8%
Renting households	264 (±81)	9,077 (±486)	89,700 (±1,829)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,197 (±114)	30,792 (±523)	180,833 (±2,019)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,719 (±$13,110)	$52,324 (±$4,825)	$64,073 (±$1,408)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,727 (±$9,268)	$108,114 (±$3,661)	$112,787 (±$1,515)	$100,009

In Big Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Matanuska-Susitna Borough (22.8%).

It is also lower than in Alaska (33.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Big Lake ranks 11 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 142 of 190.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Big Lake has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	23.2% (±4.3 points)	18.1% (±5.2 points)	−5.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$976 (±$116)	$1,235 (±$127)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,324 (±$5,279)	$81,406 (±$14,976)	+49.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Big Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Big Lake	—	18.1% (±5.2 points)	—
Houston	9.0 mi	29.4% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Knik-Fairview	12 mi	15.5% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Point MacKenzie	12 mi	32.1% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Meadow Lakes	15 mi	22.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wasilla	18 mi	51.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Tanaina	20 mi	19.5% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Lakes	22 mi	29.0% (±5.6 points)	Higher
North Lakes	23 mi	21.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Houston, AK (29.4%), Wasilla, AK (51.8%), South Lakes, AK (29.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Matanuska-Susitna Borough, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	South Lakes	29.0% (±5.6 points)
6	Meadow Lakes	22.4% (±4.0 points)
7	North Lakes	21.6% (±4.0 points)
8	Susitna North	20.2% (±17.2 points)
9	Tanaina	19.5% (±4.3 points)
10	Gateway	18.5% (±4.8 points)
11	Big Lake	18.1% (±5.2 points)
12	Lazy Mountain	17.4% (±5.7 points)
13	Butte	17.1% (±4.2 points)
14	Knik-Fairview	15.5% (±2.8 points)
15	Fishhook	14.1% (±5.8 points)
16	Farm Loop	11.7% (±4.2 points)
17	Sutton-Alpine	11.4% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, ranked from highest to lowest.

Big Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Big Lake

How many renters are there in Big Lake?

Big Lake has an estimated 264 (±81) renting households, 18.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Big Lake?

In Big Lake, the share of households that rent went from 23.2% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Big Lake?

A renting household in Big Lake has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Big Lake?

The median renting household in Big Lake, AK has an income of $46,719 (±$13,110) a year, against $104,727 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Big Lake CDP, Alaska (place:07070, in state:02).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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