What percentage of people rent in Tanaina, AK?

Name: Renters and owners in Tanaina, AK, 2020–2024
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19.5% (±4.3 points) of the occupied homes in Tanaina, AK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 640 renting households against 2,650 that own their home.

In Tanaina, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.5% (±4.3 points)
Renting households: 640 (±152)
Median renter income: $66,250 (±$15,634)

Who rents and who owns in Tanaina

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tanaina	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	Alaska	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.5% (±4.3 points)	22.8% (±1.2 points)	33.2% (±0.7 points)	34.8%
Renting households	640 (±152)	9,077 (±486)	89,700 (±1,829)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,650 (±223)	30,792 (±523)	180,833 (±2,019)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,250 (±$15,634)	$52,324 (±$4,825)	$64,073 (±$1,408)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$121,833 (±$18,406)	$108,114 (±$3,661)	$112,787 (±$1,515)	$100,009

In Tanaina, 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, Tanaina ranks 9 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 128 of 190.

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

How renting in Tanaina 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	21.8% (±3.3 points)	19.5% (±4.3 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,200 (±$78)	$1,398 (±$75)	+16.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,140 (±$6,336)	$105,536 (±$11,246)	+36.8%	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 Tanaina

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tanaina
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tanaina	—	19.5% (±4.3 points)	—
North Lakes	4.7 mi	21.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wasilla	5.4 mi	51.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
South Lakes	6.1 mi	29.0% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Meadow Lakes	6.1 mi	22.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fishhook	7.0 mi	14.1% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Farm Loop	9.1 mi	11.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Gateway	9.2 mi	18.5% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Palmer	11 mi	36.9% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Farm Loop, AK (11.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wasilla, AK (51.8%), South Lakes, AK (29.0%), Palmer, AK (36.9%).

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
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)
13	Butte	17.1% (±4.2 points)
14	Knik-Fairview	15.5% (±2.8 points)
15	Fishhook	14.1% (±5.8 points)

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

Tanaina 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 Tanaina

How many renters are there in Tanaina?

Tanaina has an estimated 640 (±152) renting households, 19.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tanaina?

In Tanaina, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 19.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tanaina?

A renting household in Tanaina has 3.1 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tanaina?

The median renting household in Tanaina, AK has an income of $66,250 (±$15,634) a year, against $121,833 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 Tanaina CDP, Alaska (place:75077, 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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