ZIP Code 99501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska.

Population: 16,563
Median household income: $69,591
Median home value: $378,700

ZIP Code 99501 (Anchorage Municipality, Alaska) is home to about 16,563 residents. The median household income of $69,591 is below the Anchorage Municipality median ($98,152).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 99501's population held roughly steady from 16,679 to 16,563, while its median gross rent rose 11.8% from $1,056 to $1,181.

15.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.96 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,563
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $69,591
Median home value: $378,700
Median gross rent: $1,181
Housing units: 8,906
Homeownership rate: 36.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,67916,563

Median household income

$58,149$69,591

Median home value

$346,700$378,700

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,679	$58,149	$346,700	$1,056
2020	15,961	$61,509	$334,600	$1,068
2021	16,267	$65,469	$341,700	$1,056
2022	16,500	$73,540	$368,200	$1,180
2023	16,563	$69,591	$378,700	$1,181

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,070	6.5%
5 to 17	1,662	10.0%
18 to 24	1,415	8.5%
25 to 34	3,176	19.2%
35 to 44	2,631	15.9%
45 to 54	1,876	11.3%
55 to 64	1,932	11.7%
65 to 74	1,867	11.3%
75 and over	934	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,735	52.7%
Black or African American	1,430	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,444	8.7%
Asian	922	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	604	3.6%
Some other race	421	2.5%
Two or more races	1,195	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,812	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,034	8.3%
High school graduate	3,330	26.8%
Some college or associate's	3,038	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,115	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,899	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit2.6%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,283	65.1%
Carpooled	906	11.2%
Public transit	215	2.6%
Walked	556	6.9%
Bicycle	121	1.5%
Worked from home	834	10.3%
Other means	200	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,895	53.5%
15 to 29 min	2,625	36.1%
30 to 44 min	516	7.1%
45 to 59 min	54	0.7%
60+ min	191	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 15.9% (2,465 of 15,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,982	38.9%
Nonfamily households	4,689	61.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,671	86.1%
Vacant	1,235	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,774	36.2%
Renter-occupied	4,897	63.8%

1-unit, detached18.9%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units22.6%

5 to 19 units20.5%

20 or more units27.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,683	18.9%
1-unit, attached	922	10.4%
2 to 4 units	2,017	22.6%
5 to 19 units	1,823	20.5%
20 or more units	2,405	27.0%
Mobile home & other	56	0.6%

ZIP Code 99501

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