COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whittier vs Anchorage
PLACE A
Whittier, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Anchorage, Alaska
Whittier is 100% smaller than Anchorage.
WHITTIERANCHORAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population0287,155−100% vs Anchorage
Population density0168−168
Population growth–-0.2%–
Median age47.535.2+12.3
Male–51.1%–
Female–48.9%–
Foreign-born–10.9%–
White, non-Hispanic84.0%54.2%+29.8 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.0%9.5%+2.5 pts
Asian0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Other–21.7%–
Median household income–$103,284–
Per capita income–$51,144–
Poverty rate–8.9%–
Income inequality (Gini)–0.431–
Bachelor's degree or higher–38.7%–
Graduate degree–14.9%–
Unemployment rate–4.6%–
Labor force participation–69.8%–
Median home value–$395,900–
Median gross rent–$1,489–
Owner-occupied66.7%63.9%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate–9.8%–
Rent-burdened households–44.0%–
Average commute–18.8–
Worked from home–10.9%–
Public transit to work–1.4%–
Uninsured–9.9%–
Population, 2020 – 2024