COMPARING TWO PLACES
Primrose vs Anchorage
PLACE A
Primrose, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Anchorage, Alaska
Primrose is 100% smaller than Anchorage. Anchorage earns more, with a median household income $18,840 higher. Primrose has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 0%).
PRIMROSEANCHORAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population89287,155−100% vs Anchorage
Population density3168−166
Population growth23.1%-0.2%+23.3 pts
Median age62.135.2+26.9
Male29.2%51.1%−21.9 pts
Female70.8%48.9%+21.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%54.2%+45.8 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Asian0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Other0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Median household income$84,444$103,284−$18,840
Per capita income$83,915$51,144+$32,771
Poverty rate9.0%8.9%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%38.7%+20.2 pts
Graduate degree31.8%14.9%+16.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation34.1%69.8%−35.7 pts
Median home value$450,000$395,900+$54,100
Median gross rent$0$1,489−$1,489
Owner-occupied100.0%63.9%+36.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.6%9.8%+48.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.0%−44.0 pts
Average commute17.618.8−1.2
Worked from home0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024