What percentage of people rent in Meadow Lakes, AK?

Name: Renters and owners in Meadow Lakes, AK, 2020–2024
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22.4% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Meadow Lakes, AK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 698 renting households against 2,423 that own their home.

In Meadow Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.4% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 698 (±144)
Median renter income: $59,444 (±$19,580)

Who rents and who owns in Meadow Lakes

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Meadow Lakes	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Alaska	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.4% (±4.0 points)	22.8% (±1.2 points)	33.2% (±0.7 points)	34.8%
Renting households	698 (±144)	9,077 (±486)	89,700 (±1,829)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,423 (±181)	30,792 (±523)	180,833 (±2,019)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,444 (±$19,580)	$52,324 (±$4,825)	$64,073 (±$1,408)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,774 (±$9,978)	$108,114 (±$3,661)	$112,787 (±$1,515)	$100,009

In Meadow Lakes, 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, Meadow Lakes ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 117 of 190.

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

How renting in Meadow Lakes 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	21.5% (±3.8 points)	22.4% (±4.0 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$985 (±$72)	$1,377 (±$230)	+39.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,750 (±$10,128)	$81,699 (±$7,450)	+18.8%	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 Meadow Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Meadow Lakes
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Meadow Lakes	—	22.4% (±4.0 points)	—
Tanaina	6.1 mi	19.5% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wasilla	6.3 mi	51.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Houston	6.5 mi	29.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Knik-Fairview	9.0 mi	15.5% (±2.8 points)	Lower
North Lakes	9.9 mi	21.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
South Lakes	10 mi	29.0% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fishhook	12 mi	14.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Gateway	14 mi	18.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Knik-Fairview, AK (15.5%), Fishhook, AK (14.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wasilla, AK (51.8%).

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
1	Wasilla	51.8% (±4.7 points)
2	Palmer	36.9% (±3.7 points)
3	Point MacKenzie	32.1% (±24.3 points)
4	Houston	29.4% (±6.8 points)
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)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, ranked from highest to lowest.

Meadow Lakes 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 Meadow Lakes

How many renters are there in Meadow Lakes?

Meadow Lakes has an estimated 698 (±144) renting households, 22.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Meadow Lakes?

In Meadow Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 22.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Meadow Lakes?

A renting household in Meadow Lakes has 3.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Meadow Lakes?

The median renting household in Meadow Lakes, AK has an income of $59,444 (±$19,580) a year, against $84,774 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 Meadow Lakes CDP, Alaska (place:47735, 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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