COMPARING TWO PLACES
Anchorage vs Middletown
PLACE A
Anchorage, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Middletown, Delaware
Anchorage is 1013% larger than Middletown. Middletown earns more, with a median household income $9,547 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 0%).
ANCHORAGEMIDDLETOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population287,15525,798+1013% vs Middletown
Population density1682,035−1,867
Population growth-0.2%22.9%−23.1 pts
Median age35.238.7−3.5
Male51.1%43.9%+7.2 pts
Female48.9%56.1%−7.2 pts
Foreign-born10.9%10.7%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%51.8%+2.4 pts
Black4.8%31.0%−26.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%5.9%+3.6 pts
Asian9.8%4.2%+5.6 pts
Other21.7%7.1%+14.6 pts
Median household income$103,284$112,831−$9,547
Per capita income$51,144$52,839−$1,695
Poverty rate8.9%8.4%+0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.419+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%44.0%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree14.9%18.0%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%8.0%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation69.8%69.4%+0.4 pts
Median home value$395,900$409,600−$13,700
Median gross rent$1,489$1,583−$94
Owner-occupied63.9%76.8%−12.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%1.3%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%22.7%+21.2 pts
Average commute18.830.0−11.2
Worked from home10.9%18.9%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.7%+0.7 pts
Uninsured9.9%2.2%+7.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025