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Meadow Lakes, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Meadow Lakes is a Census CDP of 8,689 people across 75.55 square miles of land, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Median household income is $81,699, 77.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Meadow Lakes
What Meadow Lakes is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area75.55 sq mi
- Water area3.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land115
- 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 Meadow Lakes
- Population8,689
- Median age38.1
- Population under 182,254
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,113
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent
- Households3,121
- Family households2,206
- Share of households that are families70.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Meadow Lakes
- Median household income$81,699
- Per capita income$34,310
- Civilian labor force3,656
- Employed3,406
- Unemployed250 plus or minus 92
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over5,650
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Meadow Lakes
- Housing units3,856
- Occupied units3,121
- Vacant units735
- Vacancy rate19.1 percent
- Owner occupied2,423
- Renter occupied698 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate77.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$323,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,377
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.2 percent
- Single family units3,436
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more271 plus or minus 83
- Share in buildings of two or more7.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Mobile homes140 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Meadow Lakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,923
- Commuting under 15 minutes545 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,266
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.3 percent
- Drove alone68.0 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, not Meadow Lakes
Matanuska-Susitna Borough context, not Meadow Lakes 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 Meadow Lakes.
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
Meadow Lakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Meadow Lakes, Alaska?
8,689, in 3,121 households. Meadow Lakes CDP covers 75.55 square miles of land, which is 115 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Meadow Lakes 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 Meadow Lakes?
$81,699. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $323,100. Median gross rent is $1,377 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 Meadow Lakes 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 Meadow Lakes.
Is zoning published for Meadow Lakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.