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Alaska

735,706 residents · 30 counties · 355 cities · 570,641 sq mi · 177 census tracts
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Alaska is home to 735,706 people. Few US states rank higher on income. Density works out to 1 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 35.8. The average commute runs 19 minutes. Growth has run 17% since 2000, or 108,774 more people.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
735,706
+17%since 2000
from 626,932 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
1 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 1 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.8
+10%since 2000
from 32.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
570,641 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
531K588K644K701K757K19902000201020202024Alaska
2024736K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(46,636)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(50,319)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(50,854)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(46,838)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(50,507)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.4%(113,657)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(104,387)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(83,023)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(87,791)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.2%(67,807)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(27,034)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(6,853)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$92,788
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,571 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,573
+106%since 2000
from $22,660 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.2%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 42.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
+5%since 2010
from 0.412 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Retail trade4.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Manufacturing3%
US avg: 0.4%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Construction1.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$352,900
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $137,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,419
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $720 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 62.5% in 2000
33.2% rent
Vacancy rate
17.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 16.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.61 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 37.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+11%since 2009
from 3.4 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67.6%(423,788)
Black3.4%(21,073)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(25,852)
Asian3.9%(24,741)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic57.7%(424,584)
Black2.9%(21,172)
Hispanic / Latino7.3%(53,803)
Asian6.4%(46,719)
Other25.7%(189,428)
Diversity Score
74
+13%since 2009
from 65 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.9%(28,530)
Puerto Rican0.9%(6,957)
South American0.5%(3,874)
Central American0.4%(3,267)
Dominican0.3%(2,322)
Spaniard0.3%(2,088)
Cuban0.3%(1,963)
Colombian0.2%(1,636)
Panamanian0.1%(825)
Salvadoran0.1%(814)
Peruvian0.1%(724)
Ecuadorian0.1%(677)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(585)
Guatemalan0.1%(572)
Nicaraguan0%(258)
Argentine0%(216)
Chilean0%(196)
Venezuelan0%(189)
Bolivian0%(155)
Uruguayan0%(34)
Asian origin
Filipino3.5%(26,103)
Hmong0.7%(5,205)
Korean0.6%(4,151)
Chinese0.3%(2,521)
Japanese0.2%(1,525)
Asian Indian0.2%(1,322)
Vietnamese0.1%(1,066)
Laotian0.1%(1,010)
Thai0.1%(901)
Indonesian0.1%(442)
Pakistani0%(329)
Cambodian0%(282)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(193)
Nepalese0%(95)
Malaysian0%(83)
Mien0%(76)
Bhutanese0%(23)
Burmese0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan1.3%(9,450)
Native Hawaiian0.6%(4,557)
Tongan0.3%(2,551)
Chamorro0.1%(947)
Guamanian0%(234)
Fijian0%(131)
Chuukese0%(92)
Ancestry
German14.2%(104,441)
English10%(73,505)
Irish9.5%(70,110)
American3.6%(26,842)
Norwegian3%(22,367)
Italian2.5%(18,688)
Scottish2.2%(16,165)
Swedish1.9%(14,185)
Polish1.7%(12,617)
French1.7%(12,278)
Dutch1.3%(9,224)
Scotch-Irish1%(7,332)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(6,521)
French Canadian0.7%(5,280)
British0.6%(4,777)
Danish0.6%(4,723)
Welsh0.6%(4,708)
Finnish0.5%(3,835)
Czech0.4%(3,143)
Ukrainian0.4%(2,652)
Swiss0.3%(2,193)
West Indian0.3%(2,177)
Hungarian0.3%(2,039)
Greek0.2%(1,825)
Canadian0.2%(1,698)
Portuguese0.2%(1,600)
Austrian0.2%(1,500)
Arab0.2%(1,205)
Lithuanian0.1%(956)
Jamaican0.1%(694)
Haitian0.1%(684)
Croatian0.1%(648)
Serbian0.1%(625)
Romanian0.1%(569)
Slovak0.1%(559)
Lebanese0.1%(379)
Belgian0%(362)
Australian0%(352)
Macedonian0%(352)
Nigerian0%(315)
Bulgarian0%(314)
Iranian0%(296)
Brazilian0%(287)
Ethiopian0%(242)
Slovene0%(239)
Syrian0%(228)
Turkish0%(204)
Egyptian0%(191)
Latvian0%(187)
Somali0%(157)
Armenian0%(148)
Ghanaian0%(140)
Moroccan0%(114)
Guyanese0%(110)
Kenyan0%(42)
Israeli0%(40)
Iraqi0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 24.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 88.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.4 min
+48%since 2000
from 13.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 67.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
7.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.3%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 71.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 74.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 17.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.8%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.1% in 2009
Female
47.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
Foreign born
7.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 11.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.0%
−8.6 ptssince 2013
from 19.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.9%
+9.0 ptssince 2017
from 82.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 95.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 82.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 83.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.5%(119,306)
Married49.7%(154,160)
Widowed2.2%(6,836)
Divorced9.7%(29,978)
Women 15+
Never married29.8%(82,828)
Married51.5%(142,902)
Widowed6.1%(16,844)
Divorced12.6%(35,043)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.0%
−8.6 ptssince 2013
from 19.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 53.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
8.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 7.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 4.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 65.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
37.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 34.2% 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)39.2%(22,510)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.7%(17,633)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28%(16,097)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(1,188)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(97)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 57,477 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Anchorage287,155
3.Fairbanks31,468
5.Badger18,677
6.College11,924
7.Wasilla10,556
8.North Lakes10,223
9.Tanaina9,646
10.Meadow Lakes8,689
11.Kalifornsky8,663
13.Ketchikan7,939
14.Kenai7,924
15.Gateway6,845
16.Palmer6,710
17.Bethel6,626
18.Homer6,331
19.Sterling6,323
20.South Lakes6,180
21.Steele Creek5,928
22.Chena Ridge5,881
23.Fishhook5,819
24.Kodiak5,281
25.Farmers Loop4,954
26.Nikiski4,773
27.Utqiaġvik4,640
28.Soldotna4,615
29.Unalaska4,306
30.Butte4,085
31.Valdez3,681
32.Mill Bay3,654
33.Nome3,653
34.Big Lake3,585
35.Goldstream3,294
36.Petersburg3,227
37.Eielson AFB3,155
38.Farm Loop2,894
39.Seward2,892
40.Kotzebue2,876
41.Ester2,752
42.North Pole2,477
43.Cordova2,401
44.Fritz Creek2,383
45.Houston2,267
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (2)
1.Anchorage405,821
2.Fairbanks93,972
Micropolitan areas (2)
2.Ketchikan13,549

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Alaska?

Alaska has about 735,706 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Alaska?

The typical household in Alaska earns about $92,788 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Alaska expensive?

In Alaska, the median home is worth about $352,900, and the typical rent is about $1,419 a month.

How educated are people in Alaska?

About 31.7% of adults age 25 and over in Alaska hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Alaska?

About 10.1% of people in Alaska live below the federal poverty line.

Has Alaska grown since 1990?

Yes, Alaska has grown since 1990. The population has added about 185,663 residents, a change of about 34 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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