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Big Lake, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Big Lake is a Census CDP of 3,585 people across 115.32 square miles of land, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Median household income is $81,406, 81.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Big Lake
What Big Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area115.32 sq mi
- Water area12.43 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land31
- County holding the largest share of its areaMatanuska-Susitna Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Big Lake
- Population3,585
- Median age38.8
- Population under 18813 plus or minus 165
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over560
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households1,461
- Family households994
- Share of households that are families68.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Big Lake
- Median household income$81,406
- Per capita income$43,537
- Civilian labor force1,723
- Employed1,670
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over2,608
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Big Lake
- Housing units2,770
- Occupied units1,461
- Vacant units1,309
- Vacancy rate47.3 percent
- Owner occupied1,197
- Renter occupied264 plus or minus 81
- Ownership rate81.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$298,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,235
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units2,495
- Share single family90.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more192 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes83 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Big Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,280
- Commuting under 15 minutes218 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more751
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.7 percent
- Drove alone63.8 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home22.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Big Lake (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,150,000
- Average approval$1,075,000
- Median approval$1,075,000
- Largest approval$1,500,000
- Jobs supported50
- Jobs per approval25.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Lake, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, not Big Lake
Matanuska-Susitna Borough context, not Big Lake figures
- Establishments in Matanuska-Susitna Borough2,822
- Covered employment, Matanuska-Susitna Borough29,515
- Average annual pay, Matanuska-Susitna Borough$58,329
- Housing units permitted, Matanuska-Susitna Borough85
Every figure in this section is published for Matanuska-Susitna Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Lake.
All Matanuska-Susitna Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Big Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Lake, Alaska?
3,585, in 1,461 households. Big Lake CDP covers 115.32 square miles of land, which is 31 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Lake in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Big Lake?
$81,406. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $298,700. Median gross rent is $1,235 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Big Lake businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,075,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Lake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Big Lake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Big Lake. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Big Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Matanuska-Susitna Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Big Lake.
Is zoning published for Big Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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