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Anchorage census subarea, Anchorage Municipality, AK

288,976 Population
1,707.1 square miles 169.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Anchorage Municipality: 35.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Alaska: 35.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$51,144 ±$870 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Anchorage Municipality: $51,144 ±$870
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alaska: $46,573 ±$569
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$103,284 ±$2,702 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Anchorage Municipality: $103,284 ±$2,702
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alaska: $92,788 ±$1,232
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9% ±0.8% (25,281  ±2,264) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 9% 25,281 (±0.8% / ±2,264)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alaska: 10.1% 72,786 (±0.4% / ±2,899)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.8 minutes ±0.5 (2,504,295  ±77,405) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Anchorage Municipality: 18.8 2,504,295 (±0.5 / ±77,405)
  • a little less than the figure in Alaska: 19.4 6,181,345 (±0.4 / ±125,429)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

108,597 ±1,322 Number of households
  • Anchorage Municipality: 108,597 ±1,322
  • Alaska: 270,533 ±1,456
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0 (281,402  ±2,859) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Anchorage Municipality: 2.6 281,402 (±0 / ±2,859)
  • about the same as the figure in Alaska: 2.6 704,937
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.6% ±0.7% (3,997  ±503) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 5.6% † 3,997 (±0.7% / ±503)
  • a little less than the rate in Alaska: 5.8% 9,814 (±0.4% / ±685)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

120,348 ±946 Number of housing units
  • Anchorage Municipality: 120,348 ±946
  • Alaska: 328,491 ±442
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$395,900 ±$8,191 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Anchorage Municipality: $395,900 ±$8,191
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alaska: $352,900 ±$3,735
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.3% ±1% (46,636  ±2,824.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 16.3% 46,636 (±1% / ±2,824.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 14.5% 105,465 (±0.5% / ±3,731.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.1% (181,512  ±3,286.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 94.1% 181,512
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 93.6% 458,914 (±1% / ±4,862.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38.7% (74,549  ±2,064.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 38.7% 74,549
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Alaska: 31.7% 155,356 (±0.6% / ±2,849.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

10.9% (31,429  ±1,723) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 10.9% 31,429
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alaska: 7.7% 56,745
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11% ±0.6% (23,058  ±1,252) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Anchorage Municipality: 11% 23,058 (±0.6% / ±1,252)
  • about the same as the rate in Alaska: 10.8% 57,477 (±0.3% / ±1,846)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
23,058 Total veterans ±1,252 19,385 Male ±1,081 3,673 Female ±546

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