Overview Salcha is a tiny town located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 977 people and just one neighborhood, Salcha is the 52nd largest community in Alaska. Occupations and Workforce Salcha is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Salcha is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salcha who work in office and administrative support (15.01%), teaching (11.86%), and management occupations (10.41%). Setting & Lifestyle Salcha is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town鈥檚 good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Salcha鈥檚 overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Salcha has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Salcha has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Salcha than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Salcha may be for you. In Salcha, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.88 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Salcha Demographics In terms of college education, Salcha is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.84% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Salcha in 2022 was $36,420, which is lower middle income relative to Alaska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,680 for a family of four. However, Salcha contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Salcha is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Salcha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salcha residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Salcha also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.34% of the town鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Salcha include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Salcha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.