Population: 288,976
Households: 108,597
Average household size: 2.59
Median age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $103,284
Housing units: 120,348

Population comparison

2020 Census291,247

2024 estimate288,976

Change−0.8%

Population: 288,976
Median age: 35.2 years
Male: 147,639
Female: 141,337

Median age by sex

Male median age: 34.4 years
Female median age: 35.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

9,297Under 59,038

25,1455–1724,517

15,79218–2412,323

24,68925–3422,940

21,74435–4420,646

16,70045–5416,085

16,53155–6416,346

17,74165+19,442

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5–17

Male

5–9: 10,215
10–14: 9,404
15–17: 5,526

Female

5–9: 9,619
10–14: 9,252
15–17: 5,646

18–24

Male

18–19: 3,852
20: 2,384
21: 2,448
22–24: 7,108

Female

18–19: 3,000
20: 1,993
21: 1,584
22–24: 5,746

25–34

Male

25–29: 12,165
30–34: 12,524

Female

25–29: 10,916
30–34: 12,024

35–44

Male

35–39: 12,343
40–44: 9,401

Female

35–39: 10,788
40–44: 9,858

45–54

Male

45–49: 8,286
50–54: 8,414

Female

45–49: 8,221
50–54: 7,864

55–64

Male

55–59: 7,712
60–61: 4,228
62–64: 4,591

Female

55–59: 7,913
60–61: 3,192
62–64: 5,241

65+

Male

65–66: 3,435
67–69: 4,074
70–74: 4,411
75–79: 2,972
80–84: 1,701
85+: 1,148

Female

65–66: 3,306
67–69: 3,816
70–74: 5,221
75–79: 3,640
80–84: 1,824
85+: 1,635

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 164,03756.8%
Two or more races: 42,22914.6%
Asian alone: 28,79710.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 21,0747.3%
Black alone: 14,4855.0%
Some other race: 9,3043.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 9,0503.1%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 27,445
White, not Hispanic: 156,623

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 68,376
Married-couple share: 74.2%
With children: 49.2%

Household sizeShare of households

30,95628.5%

1 person

36,55433.7%

2 people

16,65415.3%

3 people

14,30613.2%

4 people

10,1279.3%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 5,718
6 People: 2,654
7 Plus People: 1,755

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households68,376

Married-couple families50,72674.2% of family households

With children: 20,91441.2%
Without children: 29,81258.8%

Other families17,65025.8% of family households

Male householder: 5,91433.5%
Female householder: 11,73666.5%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	68,376	Not applicable
Married-couple families	50,726	74.2%
With children	20,914	41.2%
Without children	29,812	58.8%
Other families	17,650	25.8%
Male householder	5,914	33.5%
Female householder	11,736	66.5%

Median household: $103,284
Median family: $123,547
Per capita: $51,144

Household incomeShare of households

10,3559.5%

Under $25k

13,30512.3%

$25–49k

14,20513.1%

$50–74k

14,83413.7%

$75–99k

21,91620.2%

$100–149k

14,27613.1%

$150–199k

19,70618.1%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 3,461
$10,000–$14,999: 1,781
$15,000–$19,999: 2,823
$20,000–$24,999: 2,290

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 2,062
$30,000–$34,999: 2,783
$35,000–$39,999: 2,488
$40,000–$44,999: 2,970
$45,000–$49,999: 3,002

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 4,593
$60,000–$74,999: 9,612

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 12,113
$125,000–$149,999: 9,803

Education universe: 192,864
High school or higher: 94.1%
Bachelor’s or higher: 38.7%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

3,9342.0%

Less than 9th grade

7,4183.8%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

46,38624.1%

High school or equivalent

45,15823.4%

Some college, no degree

15,4198.0%

Associate degree

45,79423.7%

Bachelor’s degree

28,75514.9%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 2,140
Nursery School: 76
Kindergarten: 37
First Grade: 51
Second Grade: 79
Third Grade: 111
Fourth Grade: 220
Fifth Grade: 134
Sixth Grade: 303
Seventh Grade: 388
Eighth Grade: 395

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 939
Tenth Grade: 1,417
Eleventh Grade: 1,666
Twelfth No Diploma: 3,396

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 38,352
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 8,034

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 14,023
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 31,135

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 20,051
Professional School Degree: 5,702
Doctorate Degree: 3,002

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	3,934
Grades 9–12, no diploma	7,418
High school or equivalent	46,386
Some college, no degree	45,158
Associate degree	15,419
Bachelor’s degree	45,794
Graduate or professional	28,755

Marital status by sexMale and Female

2,0525,816

Widowed

12,12315,808

Divorced

1,9292,156

Separated

58,41756,121

Now Married

46,13135,683

Never Married

5,1345,410

Married Spouse Absent

53,28350,711

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	2,052	5,816
Divorced	12,123	15,808
Separated	1,929	2,156
Now Married	58,417	56,121
Never Married	46,131	35,683
Married Spouse Absent	5,134	5,410
Married Spouse Present	53,283	50,711

Median home value: $395,900
Median gross rent: $1,489

Housing tenure

Owner: 69,39363.9%
Renter: 39,20436.1%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 108,59790.2%
Vacant: 11,7519.8%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 47,804
Owners without mortgage: 21,589

Vacancy reason

For rent3,433

29.2%

For sale1,020

8.7%

Rented, not occupied624

5.3%

Sold, not occupied330

2.8%

Seasonal1,849

15.7%

Migrant workers81

0.7%

Other4,414

37.6%

Structure type

Detached57,068

47.4%

Attached16,367

13.6%

2–4 units19,812

16.5%

5–19 units12,642

10.5%

20+ units9,540

7.9%

Mobile or other4,919

4.1%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 7,257
Structure 3–4 Units: 12,555

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 7,672
Structure 10–19 Units: 4,970

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 6,517
Structure 50 Plus Units: 3,023

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 4,789
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 130

Year builtHousing units by period

9,0527.5%

Before 1960

44,55537.0%

1960–79

43,36936.0%

1980–99

22,82519.0%

2000–19

5470.5%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 873
1940–1949: 1,269
1950–1959: 6,910

1960–79

1960–1969: 11,346
1970–1979: 33,209

1980–99

1980–1989: 29,279
1990–1999: 14,090

2000–19

2000–2009: 14,533
2010–2019: 8,292

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

7,081

235

1990s

8,551

529

2000s

13,893

1,869

2010s

27,503

16,694

2020–22

10,865

15,922

2023+

1,500

3,955

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

3,9385.7%

Under $100k

8,40912.1%

$100–249k

37,79754.5%

$250–499k

13,50519.5%

$500–749k

3,9675.7%

$750–999k

1,3091.9%

$1–1.49m

4680.7%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 487
10000–14999: 199
15000–19999: 165
20000–24999: 278
25000–29999: 545
30000–34999: 346
35000–39999: 384
40000–49999: 521
50000–59999: 270
60000–69999: 164
70000–79999: 175
80000–89999: 133
90000–99999: 271

$100–249k

100000–124999: 777
125000–149999: 723
150000–174999: 1,453
175000–199999: 1,548
200000–249999: 3,908

$250–499k

250000–299999: 6,596
300000–399999: 16,434
400000–499999: 14,767

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 146
2000000+: 322

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5001,180

3.1%

$500–9994,818

12.8%

$1,000–1,49913,076

34.8%

$1,500–1,99910,352

27.6%

$2,000–2,4994,723

12.6%

$2,500–2,9992,187

5.8%

$3,000+1,229

3.3%

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Under $500

Under 100: 143
100–149: 4
150–199: 0
200–249: 66
250–299: 14
300–349: 68
350–399: 60
400–449: 477
450–499: 348

$500–999

500–549: 417
550–599: 99
600–649: 306
650–699: 70
700–749: 305
750–799: 379
800–899: 1,234
900–999: 2,008

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 6,419
1250–1499: 6,657

$3,000+

3000–3499: 790
3500+: 439

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,750

4,605

1 vehicle

17,249

19,144

2 vehicles

30,458

11,793

3 vehicles

13,148

2,992

4 vehicles

4,715

435

5+ vehicles

2,073

235

Workers age 16+: 149,225
Average commute: 18.8 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 104,33869.9%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 18,11012.1%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 2,1151.4%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 4,9353.3%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 16,27410.9%Derived from published counts
Other: 3,4532.3%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 3,947
Bicycle: 988

Other

Other Transportation: 2,485
Motorcycle: 77
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 891

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

49,82137.5%

Under 15 min

61,75746.5%

15–29 min

14,61611.0%

30–44 min

2,9562.2%

45–59 min

3,8012.9%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 3,793
5–9: 17,061
10–14: 28,967

15–29 min

15–19: 31,623
20–24: 23,133
25–29: 7,001

30–44 min

30–34: 10,806
35–39: 1,995
40–44: 1,815

60+ min

60–89: 1,874
90+: 1,927

Population age 16+: 227,855
Civilian labor force: 148,419
Employed: 141,618
Unemployed: 6,801
Unemployment rate: 4.6%
Poverty universe: 282,595
Persons below poverty: 25,281
Gini index: 0.43
White-collar workers: 91,313
Blue-collar workers: 26,023

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

11,700

12,582

Sales Office Occupations

10,935

18,019

Management Business Science Arts

28,282

34,077

Production Transportation Material Moving

11,972

3,153

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

10,165

733

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	11,700	12,582
Sales Office Occupations	10,935	18,019
Management Business Science Arts	28,282	34,077
Production Transportation Material Moving	11,972	3,153
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	10,165	733

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 1,370
Workplace jobs: Unavailable
Internal commuters: Unavailable
Inbound commuters: Unavailable
Outbound commuters: Unavailable
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 248,52290.1%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 27,1669.9%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

5,24419.3%

Under 19

11,24641.4%

Age 19–34

10,27937.8%

Age 35–64

3971.5%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 257,54789.1%
Foreign born: 31,42910.9%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 20,624
Not a citizen: 10,805

Residential mobility

Same house: 238,827
Within same county: 28,125
From another county: 4,705
From another state: 11,594
From abroad: 2,212

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 118,640

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Anchorage municipality, Alaska	288,976	$103,284	35.2 years	63.9%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Alaska	735,706	$92,788	35.8 years	66.8%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	9,297	9,038
5–17	25,145	24,517
18–24	15,792	12,323
25–34	24,689	22,940
35–44	21,744	20,646
45–54	16,700	16,085
55–64	16,531	16,346
65+	17,741	19,442

Category	Value
White alone	164,037
Two or more races	42,229
Asian alone	28,797
American Indian / Alaska Native	21,074
Black alone	14,485
Some other race	9,304
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	9,050

Category	Value
1 person	30,956
2 people	36,554
3 people	16,654
4 people	14,306
5+ people	10,127

Category	Value
Under $25k	10,355
$25–49k	13,305
$50–74k	14,205
$75–99k	14,834
$100–149k	21,916
$150–199k	14,276
$200k+	19,706

Category	Value
For rent	3,433
For sale	1,020
Rented, not occupied	624
Sold, not occupied	330
Seasonal	1,849
Migrant workers	81
Other	4,414

Category	Value
Detached	57,068
Attached	16,367
2–4 units	19,812
5–19 units	12,642
20+ units	9,540
Mobile or other	4,919

Category	Value
Before 1960	9,052
1960–79	44,555
1980–99	43,369
2000–19	22,825
2020+	547

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	7,081	235
1990s	8,551	529
2000s	13,893	1,869
2010s	27,503	16,694
2020–22	10,865	15,922
2023+	1,500	3,955

Category	Value
Under $100k	3,938
$100–249k	8,409
$250–499k	37,797
$500–749k	13,505
$750–999k	3,967
$1–1.49m	1,309
$1.5m+	468

Category	Value
Under $500	1,180
$500–999	4,818
$1,000–1,499	13,076
$1,500–1,999	10,352
$2,000–2,499	4,723
$2,500–2,999	2,187
$3,000+	1,229

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	108,597
Vacant	11,751

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,750	4,605
1 vehicle	17,249	19,144
2 vehicles	30,458	11,793
3 vehicles	13,148	2,992
4 vehicles	4,715	435
5+ vehicles	2,073	235

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	104,338
Carpool	18,110
Public transit	2,115
Walk or bicycle	4,935
Work from home	16,274
Other	3,453

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	248,522
Uninsured	27,166

Category	Value
Under 15 min	49,821
15–29 min	61,757
30–44 min	14,616
45–59 min	2,956
60+ min	3,801

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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