Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Interactive maps and statistics for Anchorage Municipality, Alaska: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alaska and the United States.

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska is among the highest in the country for median household income (140th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for broadband access (76th of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	288,976	735,706	334,922,499	250th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$103,284	$92,788	$80,734	140th of 3,221
Median Age	35.2	35.8	38.9	2947th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.7%	31.7%	35.7%	321st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$395,900	$352,900	$332,700	293rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,489	$1,419	$1,413	253rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.9%	10.1%	12.5%	2659th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	5.9%	5.2%	1482nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	169.3	1.3	n/a	698th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.9%	7.7%	14.1%	333rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1069th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.9%	66.8%	65.2%	2803rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.8	19.4	26.4	2741st of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.9%	9.7%	15.1%	996th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1355th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.7%	48.2%	46.9%	2090th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.6%	n/a	n/a	76th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.5%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	9.8%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.7%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	7.0%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.8	62.8	61.4

Age in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	35.2	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.5%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.7%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.9%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	108,597	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.5%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.2%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,144	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.1%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	18.1%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.9%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.3%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.7%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	120,348	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	47.4%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.4%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.8%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.1%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,982	$3,901	n/a

Education in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.1%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.4%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.9%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.8%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.9%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.5%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Statistic	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.2%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.1%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.8%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.0%	15.0%	16.7%

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