Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 289,069
Median household income: $98,152
Median home value: $375,900

Anchorage Municipality is a county in Alaska with a population of 289,069. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $98,152 is above the Alaska median ($89,336).

Between 2019 and 2023, Anchorage Municipality's population declined 1.5% from 293,531 to 289,069, while its median household income rose 15.6% from $84,928 to $98,152.

Households average 2.61 people. The median gross rent is $1,453.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 289,069
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $98,152
Median home value: $375,900
Median gross rent: $1,453
Housing units: 119,717
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

293,531289,069

Median household income

$84,928$98,152

Median home value

$314,800$375,900

Median gross rent

$1,320$1,453

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	293,531	$84,928	$314,800	$1,320
2020	292,090	$84,813	$320,100	$1,310
2021	292,545	$88,871	$327,500	$1,350
2022	290,674	$95,731	$363,800	$1,405
2023	289,069	$98,152	$375,900	$1,453

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18,776	6.5%
5 to 17	49,878	17.3%
18 to 24	27,920	9.7%
25 to 34	48,210	16.7%
35 to 44	41,120	14.2%
45 to 54	33,555	11.6%
55 to 64	33,674	11.6%
65 to 74	23,679	8.2%
75 and over	12,257	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	159,262	55.1%
Black or African American	14,649	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20,248	7.0%
Asian	27,950	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8,841	3.1%
Some other race	2,255	0.8%
Two or more races	28,911	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26,953	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,534	6.0%
High school graduate	47,142	24.5%
Some college or associate's	61,289	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	45,019	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27,511	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	105,485	71.0%
Carpooled	18,351	12.4%
Public transit	2,093	1.4%
Walked	3,815	2.6%
Bicycle	903	0.6%
Worked from home	14,255	9.6%
Other means	3,600	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49,225	36.7%
15 to 29 min	63,142	47.0%
30 to 44 min	14,963	11.1%
45 to 59 min	3,089	2.3%
60+ min	3,828	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 9.3% (26,226 of 282,916)

	Count	Share
Family households	67,750	62.8%
Nonfamily households	40,118	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	107,868	90.1%
Vacant	11,849	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68,751	63.7%
Renter-occupied	39,117	36.3%

1-unit, detached47.2%

1-unit, attached13.4%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56,502	47.2%
1-unit, attached	16,061	13.4%
2 to 4 units	20,363	17.0%
5 to 19 units	12,515	10.5%
20 or more units	9,398	7.9%
Mobile home & other	4,878	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 02020
State: Alaska
Land area: 1,707 sq mi
Water area: 237 sq mi
Center point: 61.1743, -149.2843

Cities & places

Anchorage