Anchorage Municipality, Alaska (AK)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	37%

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Races in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska:

Median resident age:	32.4 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 131,668	(50.6%)
Females: 128,615	(49.4%)

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Anchorage Municipality:	2.7 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

This county:	$68,726
Alaska:	$64,333

This county:	$910
State:	$843

Anchorage Municipality:	$277,500
Alaska:	$231,300

Detached houses: $354,379

Here:	$354,379
State:	$278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $228,274

Here:	$228,274
State:	$229,685

In 2-unit structures: $344,830

Here:	$344,830
State:	$310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $278,350

Here:	$278,350
State:	$267,809

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,233

Here:	$181,233
State:	$186,942

Mobile homes: $29,814

Here:	$29,814
State:	$42,305

Health of residents in Anchorage Municipality based on 1259 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is about average.
80.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
30.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
49.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
64.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
70.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
50.0% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Anchorage Municipality:	7.3%
Alaska:	8.9%

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.0%

Area name: Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Anchorage Municipality is $734 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $921 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1326 a month.

Cities in this county include: Anchorage.

2005 air pollution in Anchorage Municipality:

Carbon Monoxide: 5 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 25 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 145 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 6.9 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 18 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kenai Peninsula Borough , Matanuska-Susitna Borough , Valdez-Cordova Census Area .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Current college students: 15,169
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 21,278 (55% naturalized citizens)

Anchorage Municipality:	8.2%
Whole state:	5.9%

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,529
• One, attached: 10,887
• Two: 6,178
• 3 or 4: 10,365
• 5 to 9: 7,962
• 10 to 19: 4,241
• 20 or more: 8,295
• Mobile homes: 5,824
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Anchorage Municipality with a mortgage: 38,026 (3,098 second mortgage, 2,033 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,166

Here:	86.0% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

Anchorage Municipality-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 3014% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from Anchorage Municipality center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 7/12/1983 at 15:10:03, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 MS, 6.4 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1983 at 19:22:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MS) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/1/1975 at 03:55:12, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from Anchorage Municipality center
On 7/22/1999 at 05:35:18, a magnitude 5.6 (5.0 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.6 ML, 5.3 MW, Depth: 28.3 mi) earthquake occurred 14.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/1987 at 02:01:38, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB) earthquake occurred 39.5 miles away from Anchorage Municipality center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 97,591 (74%) Carpooled: 19,207 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,338 (2%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Railroad: 23 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 267 (0%) Motorcycle: 61 (0%) Bicycle: 665 (1%) Walked: 3,493 (3%) Other means: 2,695 (2%) Worked at home: 4,870 (4%)

9.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,674 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.38%
Alaska average:	9.33%

0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,271 average AGI)

Anchorage Municipality:	0.34%
Alaska average:	0.28%

2.20% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($8,716 average AGI)
6.84% relocated from other states ($27,687 average AGI)

Anchorage Municipality:	6.84%
Alaska average:	6.06%

from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.55% ($37,449 average AGI)
from Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	0.33% ($33,064)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.33% ($41,729)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.22% ($30,519)
from King County, WA	0.16% ($43,911)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($38,000)
from Bethel Census Area, AK	0.11% ($37,402)

9.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.04%
Alaska average:	9.43%

0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,219 average AGI)

Anchorage Municipality:	0.28%
Alaska average:	0.24%

2.29% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($11,804 average AGI)
6.47% relocated to other states ($31,182 average AGI)

Anchorage Municipality:	6.47%
Alaska average:	6.19%

to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	1.18% ($52,567 average AGI)
to Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK	0.33% ($46,749)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.25% ($42,709)
to King County, WA	0.24% ($42,912)
to Clark County, NV	0.17% ($41,718)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.16% ($51,922)
to Pierce County, WA	0.12% ($41,717)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 19,363 (15,489 aged, 3,874 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 213,022 (48,082 male householders, 16,751 female householders)

  50,322 spouses, 82,018 children (74,078 natural, 2,834 adopted, 5,106 stepchildren), 2,668 grandchildren, 1,751 brothers or sisters, 1,528 parents, 3,064 other relatives, 6,838 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 40,239 (16,559 male householders (11,706 living alone)), 13,688 female householders (10,414 living alone)), 9,992 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 7,022 (1,976 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,120 2-persons, 16,075 3-persons, 14,570 4-persons, 6,762 5-persons, 2,770 6-persons, 1,536 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,120 1-person, 6,833 2-persons, 963 3-persons, 231 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

86.4% of residents of Anchorage Municipality speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,002,534,000 ($11011 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,237,159,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $507,916,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $121,467,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,810,000
Federal grants: $720,693,000
Federal procurement contracts: $661,689,000 ($465,756,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $972,960,000 ($618,317,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $433,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $740,546,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,915,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Here:	23 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 36.57 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	5.7

Here:	3.9
State:	3.9

43% of Anchorage Municipality residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Alaska.

Anchorage Municipality:	42.8%
State average:	47.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 83516
• Northeast: 17988
• Midwest: 37773
• South: 35641
• West: 58754

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $153,600

Here:	8.0%
Alaska:	6.9%

Here:	6.9%
Alaska:	5.9%

Here:	17.2%
Alaska:	14.1%

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