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Mentasta Lake ranked 151st among cities in Alaska by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Mentasta Lake residents was $19,800 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 63 households with a population of 205.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Evansville with $83,125 per year after adjusting for inflation – $63,325 more than Mentasta Lake. It had 10 households with a population of 11.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Alcan Border with $2,499 per year after adjusting for inflation – $17,301 less than Mentasta Lake. It had 23 households with a population of 177.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Evansville	$83,125
2	Mud Bay	$63,355
3	Cold Bay	$58,125
4	Valdez	$55,349
5	Chena Ridge	$52,981
6	False Pass	$51,250
7	Glennallen	$50,000
8	Goldstream	$49,465
9	Silver Springs	$48,125
10	Halibut Cove	$47,222
11	Naknek	$43,542
12	Juneau	$43,431
12	Juneau	$43,431
12	Juneau	$43,431
12	Juneau	$43,431
16	King Salmon	$43,182
17	Steele Creek	$42,920
18	Diamond Ridge	$41,797
19	Bear Creek	$41,278
20	Gustavus	$41,042
21	Kalifornsky	$40,895
22	Pleasant Valley	$40,694
23	Kasilof	$40,072
24	Badger	$39,578
25	Big Delta	$39,453
26	Fox	$39,205
27	Womens Bay	$38,409
28	Eagle Village	$38,393
29	Haines	$37,746
30	Farm Loop	$37,500
31	Sitka	$37,403
31	Sitka	$37,403
31	Sitka	$37,403
31	Sitka	$37,403
35	Salcha	$37,378
36	Gateway	$37,328
37	Skagway	$37,140
38	Iliamna	$36,667
39	Nuiqsut	$36,583
40	Fishhook	$36,340
41	Port Alsworth	$36,250
41	Manley Hot Springs	$36,250
43	Ridgeway	$36,024
44	Farmers Loop	$35,826
45	Fort Greely	$35,469
46	Pilot Point	$35,417
47	Cantwell	$35,139
48	Deltana	$34,894
49	Cooper Landing	$34,886
50	Nome	$34,625
51	Dillingham	$34,517
52	Bethel	$34,455
53	Moose Pass	$34,219
54	Kodiak Station	$34,107
55	Bettles	$33,750
55	Anderson	$33,750
57	North Pole	$33,406
58	Unalaska	$33,252
59	Lakes	$33,121
60	Lazy Mountain	$32,981
61	St. Paul	$32,969
62	Healy	$32,625
63	Craig	$32,619
64	Chickaloon	$32,589
65	Yakutat	$32,417
66	Kotzebue	$32,108
67	Tanaina	$32,100
68	Delta Junction	$32,045
69	Tazlina	$31,875
69	Tenakee Springs	$31,875
71	Nelson Lagoon	$31,667
72	Chignik	$31,607
73	Eielson AFB	$31,572
74	Mosquito Lake	$31,167
75	Kachemak	$31,023
76	Homer	$30,993
77	Pelican	$30,938
78	Sterling	$30,902
79	Fritz Creek	$30,826
80	Knik River	$30,787
81	Ketchikan	$30,705
82	Fairbanks	$30,643
83	Ninilchik	$30,541
84	Coffman Cove	$30,469
85	Seward	$30,385
86	Kenai	$30,135
87	Butte	$30,120
88	Sand Point	$29,750
89	Ester	$29,747
90	McGrath	$29,375
91	Angoon	$29,167
92	Seldovia Village	$29,141
93	Chenega	$28,864
94	Tok	$28,375
95	Akutan	$28,281
96	Moose Creek	$28,071
97	Buffalo Soapstone	$28,021
98	Talkeetna	$27,917
99	Igiugig	$27,500
100	Soldotna	$27,454

* All values are inflation-adjusted