Census Reporter

Alaska

731,545 Population
571,017 square miles 1.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$36,978 ±$1,039 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$75,463 ±$2,694 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.1% ±1.1% (71,938  ±7,880) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

20.2 minutes ±0.9 (6,745,470  ±314,758) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

252,199 ±3,658 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.8 ±0 (704,872  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6.3% ±1.1% (10,502  ±1,756) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

319,867 ±200 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$281,200 ±$5,927 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

15.6% ±1.1% (112,701  ±8,061.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

93.6% ±2% (452,968  ±9,773.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
30.2% ±1.2% (146,157  ±5,604) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

16.2% ±0.3% (110,903  ±2,330) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

8% ±0.6% (58,378  ±4,212) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

10.7% ±0.7% (57,225  ±3,773) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
57,225 Total veterans ±3,773 48,570 Male ±3,169 8,655 Female ±1,550

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