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Knik River, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Knik River is a Census CDP of 883 people across 81.72 square miles of land, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Median household income is $109,464, 89.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Knik River
What Knik River is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area81.72 sq mi
- Water area9.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land11 plus or minus 2
- 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 Knik River
- Population883 plus or minus 194
- Median age40.5
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over147 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households315 plus or minus 64
- Family households236 plus or minus 49
- Share of households that are families74.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Knik River
- Median household income$109,464 plus or minus $46,357
- Per capita income$47,441
- Civilian labor force478 plus or minus 129
- Employed474 plus or minus 129
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over623 plus or minus 134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.1 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Knik River
- Housing units359
- Occupied units315 plus or minus 64
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied281 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate89.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$304,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,375 plus or minus $823
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units303
- Share single family84.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more15 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more4.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Knik River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute436 plus or minus 126
- Commuting under 15 minutes58 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more283 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.9 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, not Knik River
Matanuska-Susitna Borough context, not Knik River 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 Knik River.
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.
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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
Knik River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Knik River, Alaska?
883, in 315 households. Knik River CDP covers 81.72 square miles of land, which is 11 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Knik River 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 Knik River?
$109,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $304,400. Median gross rent is $1,375 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Knik River 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 Knik River.
Is zoning published for Knik River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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