COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fox River vs Anchorage
PLACE A
Fox River, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Anchorage, Alaska
Fox River is 100% smaller than Anchorage. Anchorage earns more, with a median household income $23,701 higher. Anchorage has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -6%).
FOX RIVERANCHORAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population741287,155−100% vs Anchorage
Population density6168−162
Population growth-6.0%-0.2%−5.8 pts
Median age22.735.2−12.5
Male51.7%51.1%+0.6 pts
Female48.3%48.9%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born8.1%10.9%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%54.2%+35.8 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%9.5%−8.8 pts
Asian0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Other9.3%21.7%−12.4 pts
Median household income$79,583$103,284−$23,701
Per capita income$24,367$51,144−$26,777
Poverty rate27.0%8.9%+18.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%38.7%−28.4 pts
Graduate degree0.9%14.9%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate10.6%4.6%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation56.0%69.8%−13.8 pts
Median home value$371,900$395,900−$24,000
Median gross rent$1,150$1,489−$339
Owner-occupied95.2%63.9%+31.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.8%9.8%+29.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.0%−44.0 pts
Average commute34.518.8+15.7
Worked from home23.0%10.9%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured18.1%9.9%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024