Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Anchorage, AK Metro Area

400,470 Population
26,413.9 square miles 15.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

35.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$45,549 ±$1,510 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$95,791 ±$4,722 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.9% ±1.5% (42,723  ±5,752) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.2 minutes ±0.9 (4,083,620  ±195,939) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

149,798 ±2,419 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (391,100  ±530) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6.7% ±1.4% (6,440  ±1,340) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

172,049 ±215 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$356,200 ±$7,629 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.6% ±1.6% (57,576  ±6,234.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.6% ±3% (250,624  ±8,070.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
33.4% ±1.7% (89,389  ±4,674) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

8.3% (33,044  ±3,441) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

10.4% ±0.9% (30,335  ±2,647) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
30,335 Total veterans ±2,647 26,160 Male ±2,349 4,175 Female ±975

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.