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Anchorage

Alaska · 287,155 residents (2025 est.) · 1,707 sq mi
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With 288,976 people, Anchorage is a county in Alaska. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 35.2. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average. Median household income runs $103,284, well clear of the $82,259 US median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
288,976
+11%since 2000
from 260,283 in 2000
287,155 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
169 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 164 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.2
+9%since 2000
from 32.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,707 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
219K241K263K285K307K19902000201020202024Anchorage
2024289K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(18,335)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(19,834)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(18,656)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(18,024)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.4%(21,263)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.5%(47,629)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.7%(42,390)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(32,785)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(32,877)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.4%(24,263)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(10,137)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(2,783)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$103,284
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,546 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,144
+102%since 2000
from $25,287 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.1%
+18.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.431
+4%since 2010
from 0.416 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Finance & insurance10.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Information9.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical9.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade2.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$395,900
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $152,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,489
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $736 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.9%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 60.1% in 2000
36.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.59 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.66 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−7.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 41.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+5%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
29
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic69.9%(181,982)
Black5.6%(14,667)
Hispanic / Latino5.7%(14,799)
Asian5.5%(14,208)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54.2%(156,623)
Black4.8%(13,941)
Hispanic / Latino9.5%(27,445)
Asian9.8%(28,310)
Other21.7%(62,657)
Diversity Score
80
+19%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−4%since 2020
from 29 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.6%(13,415)
Puerto Rican1.3%(3,892)
South American0.9%(2,474)
Central American0.7%(2,008)
Dominican0.6%(1,646)
Cuban0.4%(1,282)
Spaniard0.4%(1,158)
Colombian0.4%(1,147)
Panamanian0.2%(685)
Salvadoran0.2%(482)
Peruvian0.2%(470)
Ecuadorian0.2%(464)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.2%(436)
Guatemalan0.1%(285)
Argentine0.1%(164)
Bolivian0%(81)
Chilean0%(43)
Asian origin
Filipino4.6%(13,397)
Hmong1.6%(4,685)
Korean0.9%(2,709)
Chinese0.5%(1,381)
Laotian0.3%(963)
Japanese0.3%(939)
Asian Indian0.3%(880)
Thai0.2%(574)
Vietnamese0.2%(532)
Indonesian0.2%(438)
Pakistani0.1%(312)
Cambodian0.1%(158)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(93)
Malaysian0%(72)
Mien0%(61)
Taiwanese0%(59)
Bhutanese0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan2.7%(7,901)
Native Hawaiian0.8%(2,382)
Tongan0.6%(1,625)
Chamorro0.2%(576)
Guamanian0.1%(221)
Fijian0%(131)
Chuukese0%(66)
Ancestry
German14.4%(41,489)
English10.5%(30,204)
Irish9.8%(28,313)
American3.7%(10,728)
Italian3%(8,757)
Norwegian2.7%(7,886)
Swedish2.3%(6,594)
Scottish2.1%(6,107)
Polish1.8%(5,345)
French1.7%(4,991)
Dutch1.3%(3,719)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,859)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(2,424)
British0.8%(2,176)
Welsh0.6%(1,774)
Danish0.5%(1,465)
French Canadian0.5%(1,398)
Finnish0.5%(1,388)
Czech0.5%(1,344)
West Indian0.4%(1,196)
Greek0.4%(1,092)
Ukrainian0.3%(800)
Hungarian0.2%(720)
Portuguese0.2%(673)
Swiss0.2%(673)
Canadian0.2%(634)
Arab0.2%(572)
Austrian0.2%(520)
Haitian0.2%(496)
Lithuanian0.1%(401)
Serbian0.1%(385)
Jamaican0.1%(314)
Croatian0.1%(300)
Slovak0.1%(270)
Macedonian0.1%(235)
Lebanese0.1%(232)
Iranian0.1%(220)
Nigerian0.1%(194)
Brazilian0.1%(187)
Bulgarian0.1%(169)
Turkish0%(138)
Slovene0%(137)
Romanian0%(128)
Ethiopian0%(128)
Egyptian0%(122)
Ghanaian0%(101)
Belgian0%(82)
Armenian0%(73)
Guyanese0%(71)
Latvian0%(66)
Somali0%(42)
Kenyan0%(41)
Syrian0%(28)
Moroccan0%(25)
Israeli0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.7%
+9.7 ptssince 2000
from 28.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 90.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.9%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.8 min
+58%since 2000
from 11.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.9%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.9%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.8%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 74.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Female
48.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Foreign born
10.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.9%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2017
from 87.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 96.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 82.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 5.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.9%(46,131)
Married49.2%(58,417)
Widowed1.7%(2,052)
Divorced10.2%(12,123)
Women 15+
Never married31.5%(35,683)
Married49.5%(56,121)
Widowed5.1%(5,816)
Divorced13.9%(15,808)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.9%
−6.7 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 57.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 8.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 12.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.5%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 5.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 70.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 31.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)43.1%(9,945)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(7,957)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.6%(5,907)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(418)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(21)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 23,058 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Anchorage, Alaska?

Anchorage, Alaska has about 288,976 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Anchorage, Alaska?

The typical household in Anchorage, Alaska earns about $103,284 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Anchorage, Alaska expensive?

In Anchorage, Alaska, the median home is worth about $395,900, and the typical rent is about $1,489 a month.

How educated are people in Anchorage, Alaska?

About 38.7% of adults age 25 and over in Anchorage, Alaska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Anchorage, Alaska?

About 8.9% of people in Anchorage, Alaska live below the federal poverty line.

Has Anchorage, Alaska grown since 1990?

Yes, Anchorage, Alaska has grown since 1990. The population has added about 62,638 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.

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