Delta Junction, Alaska
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 6.3% since 2020.
977
people, the 27th-largest of Alaska's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Alaska's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
91.5%
of 236 jobs located in Delta Junction are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2016. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 31% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,186
a month. Alaska's median is $1,419.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $342.
A $342 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
- $1,155 Tract 1
- $1,497 Tract 4
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$771–$1,157
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,186 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2016 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
69% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 69% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.3% to the 648 homes here.
1–2
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2016 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 20% less than Alaska's.
$281,900
median home value in Delta Junction.
- $281,900 Delta Junction
- $352,900 Alaska
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year