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Wasilla, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Wasilla is a Census city of 9,720 people across 12.38 square miles of land, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Median household income is $67,234, 48.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 64 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wasilla
What Wasilla is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.38 sq mi
- Water area0.75 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land785
- 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.
Wasilla
How many people live in Wasilla
- Population9,720
- Median age34.8
- Population under 182,268
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,659
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households4,183
- Family households2,103
- Share of households that are families50.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wasilla
Income and work in Wasilla
- Median household income$67,234
- Per capita income$39,552
- Civilian labor force4,329
- Employed3,974
- Unemployed355 plus or minus 138
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over6,624
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wasilla
Housing in Wasilla
- Housing units4,437
- Occupied units4,183
- Vacant units254 plus or minus 87
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied2,018
- Renter occupied2,165
- Ownership rate48.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$358,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,153
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units2,307
- Share single family52.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,041
- Share in buildings of two or more46.0 percent
- Mobile homes89 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wasilla
How Wasilla gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,577
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,270 plus or minus 272
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,489 plus or minus 301
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.6 percent
- Drove alone72.8 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wasilla
SBA loans in Wasilla (7(a))
- Approvals64
- Gross approval$56,456,800
- Average approval$882,138
- Median approval$598,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,147,800
- Largest approval$4,316,000
- Jobs supported732
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more31.3 percent
- Share to franchises10.9 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS44
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wasilla, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Wasilla
SBA loans in Wasilla (504)
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$30,006,000
- Average approval$750,150
- Median approval$473,000
- Largest approval$2,938,000
- Jobs supported299
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wasilla, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, not Wasilla
Matanuska-Susitna Borough context, not Wasilla 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 Wasilla.
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
Wasilla questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wasilla, Alaska?
9,720, in 4,183 households. Wasilla city covers 12.38 square miles of land, which is 785 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wasilla 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 Wasilla?
$67,234. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $358,400. Median gross rent is $1,153 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wasilla businesses?
64 7(a) approvals totaling $56.5 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $598,000, plus 40 504 approvals worth $30.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wasilla, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wasilla borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wasilla. Only 7 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 Wasilla 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 Wasilla.
Is zoning published for Wasilla?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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