Editing Willow, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 13
|1960= 78
|1970= 38
|1980= 139
|1990= 285
|2000= 1658
|2010= 2102
|2020= 2196
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census Of Population And Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 2, 2017}}</ref>
}}
Willow first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Willow Station." It next appeared in 1960 and in every successive census as Willow. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Willow racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Willow%20CDP,%20Alaska&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,874
|85.34%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|17
|0.77%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|93
|4.23%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|23
|1.05%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other]]
|23
|1.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Mixed]]
|170
|7.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|26
|1.18%
|}

At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 2,196 people, 717 households, and 431 families in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3.18|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, with 2,228 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.23|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

===2010 census===
At the 2010 census, there were 2,102 people, 893 households, and 572 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, with 1,912 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 1,908 (90.77%) White, 109 (5.19%) Native American, 17 (0.81%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6 (0.29%) from other races, and 60 (2.85%) from two or more races. 27 (1.28%) of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

There were 893 households, of which 212 (23.74%) had children under the age of 18 living with them, 487 (54.54%) were married opposite-sex couples living together, 38 (4.26%) had a female householder with no husband present, 62 (6.94%) were unmarried opposite-sex couples, 4 (0.45%) were unmarried same-sex couples, and 321 (35.95%) were non-families. 257 (28.78%) of all households were made up of individuals, and 78 (8.73%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.86.

The population was spread out, with 439 (20.9%) under the age of 18, 126 (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 442 (21.03%) aged 25 to 44, 786 (37.39%) aged 45 to 64, and 309 (14.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,658 people, 654 households, and 438 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,530 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.40% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.86% from two or more races.  1.27% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 654 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. Of residents age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males for every 100 females.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,906, and the median income for a family was $41,944. Males had a median income of $42,188 versus $29,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,323.  About 15.3% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.