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Anchorage, AK Urban Area

245,624 Population
91.7 square miles 2,678.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$50,917 ±$2,528 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$90,793 ±$5,982 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.9% ±1.9% (21,311  ±4,690) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

17.8 minutes ±1 (2,125,480  ±155,233) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

94,883 ±3,008 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (238,805  ±6,971) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±2% (3,082  ±1,195) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

104,647 ±2,141 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$373,200 ±$11,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

18.5% ±2.7% (44,806  ±6,630.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.2% ±3.9% (155,479  ±7,138.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38% ±2.7% (63,425  ±4,668.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.8% ±1.2% (28,937  ±3,089) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

9.9% ±1.3% (18,147  ±2,474) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
18,147 Total veterans ±2,474 15,500 Male ±2,248 2,647 Female ±1,080

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