Alaska

Population, income, and housing across 30 counties and 355 cities & places.

Population: 733,971
Median household income: $89,336
Median home value: $333,300

With 733,971 residents, Alaska spans 30 counties and 355 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alaska's population held roughly steady from 737,068 to 733,971, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $270,400 to $333,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 58.3% of the population. 65.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 733,971
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $89,336
Median home value: $333,300
Median gross rent: $1,388
Housing units: 327,610
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

737,068733,971

Median household income

$77,640$89,336

Median home value

$270,400$333,300

Median gross rent

$1,244$1,388

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	737,068	$77,640	$270,400	$1,244
2020	736,990	$77,790	$275,600	$1,240
2021	735,951	$80,287	$282,800	$1,279
2022	734,821	$86,370	$318,000	$1,345
2023	733,971	$89,336	$333,300	$1,388

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47,825	6.5%
5 to 17	130,633	17.8%
18 to 24	67,610	9.2%
25 to 34	114,236	15.6%
35 to 44	101,517	13.8%
45 to 54	84,268	11.5%
55 to 64	90,067	12.3%
65 to 74	65,956	9.0%
75 and over	31,859	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	428,104	58.3%
Black or African American	21,801	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99,068	13.5%
Asian	46,476	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11,163	1.5%
Some other race	4,499	0.6%
Two or more races	70,387	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52,473	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31,854	6.5%
High school graduate	141,206	28.9%
Some college or associate's	162,411	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	95,793	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	56,639	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked7.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230,375	65.6%
Carpooled	41,686	11.9%
Public transit	3,639	1.0%
Walked	26,401	7.5%
Bicycle	2,117	0.6%
Worked from home	30,903	8.8%
Other means	16,149	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143,079	44.7%
15 to 29 min	118,876	37.1%
30 to 44 min	30,917	9.7%
45 to 59 min	11,387	3.6%
60+ min	16,108	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 10.2% (72,978 of 716,703)

	Count	Share
Family households	171,553	64.0%
Nonfamily households	96,312	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	267,865	81.8%
Vacant	59,745	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178,369	66.6%
Renter-occupied	89,496	33.4%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	206,551	63.0%
1-unit, attached	25,664	7.8%
2 to 4 units	41,362	12.6%
5 to 19 units	24,430	7.5%
20 or more units	16,087	4.9%
Mobile home & other	13,516	4.1%

Geography

State FIPS: 02
USPS: AK
Land area: 571,242 sq mi
Water area: 94,483 sq mi
Center point: 63.3474, -152.8397

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