Anchor Point

Population: 2,291
Median household income: $63,382
Median home value: $235,200

Anchor Point is a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, home to 2,291 residents. At $63,382, its median household income sits below Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Anchor Point's population grew 7.6% from 2,129 to 2,291, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $189,000 to $235,200.

19.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,291
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $63,382
Median home value: $235,200
Median gross rent: $1,167
Housing units: 1,435
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1292,291

Median household income

$58,636$63,382

Median home value

$189,000$235,200

Median gross rent

$930$1,167

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,129	$58,636	$189,000	$930
2020	2,247	$55,213	$190,000	$1,038
2021	2,288	$54,024	$188,900	$1,079
2022	2,260	$58,357	$208,100	$1,101
2023	2,291	$63,382	$235,200	$1,167

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	2.8%
5 to 17	326	14.2%
18 to 24	91	4.0%
25 to 34	173	7.6%
35 to 44	284	12.4%
45 to 54	354	15.5%
55 to 64	393	17.2%
65 to 74	397	17.3%
75 and over	208	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,945	84.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	1.8%
Asian	28	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	1.2%
Two or more races	146	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	187	10.3%
High school graduate	669	37.0%
Some college or associate's	600	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	254	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	99	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	576	69.0%
Carpooled	104	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	12.7%
Other means	26	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	33.3%
15 to 29 min	248	34.0%
30 to 44 min	177	24.3%
45 to 59 min	33	4.5%
60+ min	28	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 12.5% (286 of 2,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	634	61.3%
Nonfamily households	400	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,034	72.1%
Vacant	401	27.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	849	82.1%
Renter-occupied	185	17.9%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,335	93.0%
1-unit, attached	38	2.6%
2 to 4 units	32	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	0.2%
Mobile home & other	27	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0203110
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 92 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 59.7474, -151.6957