COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anchorage vs Lyndon
PLACE A
Anchorage, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Lyndon, Kansas
Anchorage is 27725% larger than Lyndon. Anchorage earns more, with a median household income $36,057 higher.
ANCHORAGELYNDONDIFFERENCE
Total population287,1551,032+27725% vs Lyndon
Population density1681,157−989
Population growth-0.2%-1.4%+1.2 pts
Median age35.233.4+1.8
Male51.1%46.2%+4.9 pts
Female48.9%53.8%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born10.9%0.2%+10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%94.1%−39.9 pts
Black4.8%2.6%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%2.0%+7.5 pts
Asian9.8%0.2%+9.6 pts
Other21.7%1.1%+20.6 pts
Median household income$103,284$67,227+$36,057
Per capita income$51,144$31,548+$19,596
Poverty rate8.9%8.8%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.335+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%26.9%+11.8 pts
Graduate degree14.9%9.2%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%0.0%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation69.8%64.7%+5.1 pts
Median home value$395,900$114,400+$281,500
Median gross rent$1,489$753+$736
Owner-occupied63.9%74.7%−10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%12.2%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%27.8%+16.1 pts
Average commute18.825.9−7.1
Worked from home10.9%5.0%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.3%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025