Get to know Anchorage, AK
Population, income, housing, education, poverty, commutes and remote work in Anchorage, AK, compared with the county, the state and the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
City snapshot
- Population: 289,069
- Median age: 34.9
- Median household income: $98,152
- Median home value: $375,900
- Median gross rent: $1,453
- Homeownership: 63.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
- Poverty rate: 9.3%
- Work from home: 9.6%
All census stories about Anchorage
- Is Anchorage growing? — Population change, median age and how your city's growth compares.
- Who lives in Anchorage? — Age structure, where residents were born and the languages spoken at home.
- Can you afford to live in Anchorage? — Income, home values, rent and how much of a paycheck housing takes.
- Who owns and who rents in Anchorage? — The homeowner-renter split and how it's shifted since 2015.
- Households and housing in Anchorage — Household size, vacancy, the age of the housing stock and who is cost-burdened.
- How long is the commute in Anchorage? — Average travel time to work and how people here get there.
- How educated is Anchorage? — College degrees, advanced degrees and how the local share compares.
- Who's struggling to get by in Anchorage? — Poverty rate, household income and how many residents live below the line.
- Who works from home in Anchorage? — Remote work since 2015, how it reshaped commuting and how your city compares.
- Veterans in Anchorage — How many veterans live here, which eras they served in and what they earn.
- How healthy is the county around Anchorage? — CDC estimates for chronic disease, insurance, mental health and daily habits.
- How clean is the air around Anchorage? — Good, moderate and unhealthy air days in your county, year by year.
- Every federal disaster declared around Anchorage — Every federal disaster declaration for your county since 1953.
- Where federal tax dollars land around Anchorage — Federal awards spent in your county, and which agencies sent them.
- How unequal is income in Anchorage? — The GINI index and how household income is spread across your city.
- What's the jobs picture in Anchorage? — Unemployment, labor force participation and how your city compares.
- How does Anchorage compare with America? — One profile: income, housing, education, poverty and commute versus the U.S.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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