Gakona
Copper River
About the neighborhood
Gakona, Alaska provides a tranquil and peaceful environment that truly enhances daily living. The neighborhood features predominantly single detached homes and row houses, many with three bedrooms and lofts, built around 1980, offering solid, established residence options. A quiet atmosphere prevails throughout the community, creating a welcoming and soothing setting where external noise disturbances are minimal. Accessibility is primarily by car, which allows convenient travel to nearby amenities and necessities. Although bicycling networks are limited due to terrain and infrastructure, residents benefit from a calm locale with spacious housing arrangements and a predominantly settled population, making it an attractive place for long-term residency.
Highlights
Characteristics
Transportation
The preferred way to navigate Gakona is usually a car. Despite the fact that people often decide to travel by bike, it is difficult to commute by bike in this community because the bicycling infrastructure is quite poor, and the terrain is not particularly flat. It is also very impractical for pedestrians to navigate Gakona since running daily errands is almost impossible without the use of a car.
Services
It is very rarely practical for house buyers in this community to buy their groceries as pedestrians. Regarding education, Gakona does not have any high schools or primary schools.
Character
The character of Gakona is exemplified by its calm atmosphere. Gakona is very quiet, as there are generally low levels of noise from traffic.
Car friendly10.0
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with almost no chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly2.4
Not very suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly0.0
Other transportation modes are needed to reach day-to-day needs
Restaurants0.0
Few or no restaurants within a short drive
Groceries0.0
Few or no groceries within a short drive
Shopping0.0
Few or no shops within a short drive
Cafes0.0
Few or no cafés within a short drive
Quiet8.2
Very few sources of noise nearby
Nightlife0.0
Few or no bars within a short drive
Vibrant0.0
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $37,951
- Median Household Income
- $0
Housing Type
- 89.5% SINGLE DETACHED
- 0.0% SEMI DETACHED
- 2.0% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 0.0% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 8.6% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 89.5%
- Semi detached
- 0.0%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 2.0%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 0.0%
- Mobile
- 8.6%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 42.7%
- 0 to 4
- 8.6%
- 5 to 9
- 5.0%
- 10 to 14
- 7.9%
- 15 to 19
- 0.0%
- 20 to 24
- 2.1%
- 25 to 29
- 0.0%
- 30 to 34
- 15.0%
- 35 to 39
- 5.7%
- 40 to 44
- 7.9%
- 45 to 49
- 1.4%
- 50 to 54
- 1.4%
- 55 to 59
- 23.6%
- 60 to 64
- 5.0%
- 65 to 69
- 10.0%
- 70 to 74
- 1.4%
- 75 to 79
- 5.0%
- 80 to 84
- 0.0%
- 85 and over
- 0.0%
Education Level
- 0.0% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 59.8% HIGH SCHOOL
- 12.1% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 2.8% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 25.2% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 0.0% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 0.0% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 0.0% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 0.0%
- High School
- 59.8%
- Some college, no degree
- 12.1%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 2.8%
- Bachelor's degree
- 25.2%
- Master's degree
- 0.0%
- Professional degree
- 0.0%
- PhD
- 0.0%
Commute Mode
- 9.6% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.0% TRANSIT
- 44.2% DRIVE
- 0.0% OTHER
- Foot
- 9.6%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.0%
- Drive
- 44.2%
- Other
- 0.0%
- None
- 46.2%
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