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Anchorage Municipality, Alaska (AK)

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Anchorage Municipality, AK mapCounty population in 2005: 275,043 (96% urban, 4% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 56,933
Renter-occupied apartments: 37,889
% of renters here:  40%
State:  37%
Land area: 1697 sq. mi.
Water area: 263.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 162 people per square mile 
 
  (average).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 9.5%
Anchorage Municipality:  9.5%
Alaska:  11.2%
Median age of residents in 2005: 33 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 34 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  7.3%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.0%

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 22%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
  • American Indian (10.4%)
  • Two or more races (6.0%)
  • Black (5.8%)
  • Hispanic (5.7%)
  • Filipino (2.2%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Korean (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

Males: 131,668  (50.6%)
Females: 128,615  (49.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $39,662
County population in 2003: 270,865
Jobs in 2003: 156,612

Anchorage Municipality,AK real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 145,787
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.9%

Average household size:
Anchorage Municipality:  2.7 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $61,217
2005 median house value: $230,600
Median contract rent in 2005: $810
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,153
Estimated median household income in 2005: $60,568 ($55,546 in 2000)
This county  $60,568
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $230,524
Anchorage Municipality  $230,524
Alaska:  $197,100

Median monthly rent in 2000: $736
Institutionalized population: 1,915
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Anchorage Municipality in 2000: $1429

Anchorage Municipality races chart


Anchorage Municipality, AK map from a distance

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.


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 821 buildings, average cost: $194,800
  • 2001: 1055 buildings, average cost: $197,500
  • 2002: 923 buildings, average cost: $206,900
  • 2003: 885 buildings, average cost: $224,000
  • 2004: 767 buildings, average cost: $251,200
  • 2005: 668 buildings, average cost: $269,200
  • 2006: 550 buildings, average cost: $287,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,233 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,370 (1.2%)

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 (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 6.9 µg/m3. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 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 .


Anchorage Municipality close-up map

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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%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 4,347
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,826
  • 1985 to 1989: 3,210
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,147
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,281
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,293
  • 1970 to 1974: 934
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,240

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

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

Anchorage Municipality marital status for males

Anchorage Municipality marital status for females

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


Agriculture in Anchorage Municipality
Average size of farms: 187 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $109608
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1104.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77109
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63949
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.33%
Vegetables: 319 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres


Class of Workers


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males in 2005:
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Engineers (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females in 2005:
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Philippines (17%)
  • Korea (14%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Laos (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Thailand (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Anchorage Municipality:
  • German (14%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • English (8%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • Norwegian (4%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)

Anchorage Municipality mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

People in group quarters in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
  • 1978 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 1289 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 622 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 530 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 519 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 433 people in halfway houses
  • 343 people in other group homes
  • 291 people in nursing homes
  • 213 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 191 people in state prisons
  • 125 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 114 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 105 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 69 people in religious group quarters
  • 51 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 43 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 39 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 15 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 10 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 7 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 7 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 3 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 2 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $64,138.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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



Births per 1000 population in Anchorage Municipality

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Anchorage Municipality

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Anchorage Municipality

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


Households: 253,261
  • 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 22,400
Here:  81 per 1000 residents
State:  80 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,369
Here:  23 per 1000 residents
State:  25 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3,250
Here:  +12 per 1000 residents
State:  +9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -4,107
Here:  -15 per 1000 residents
State:  -7 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Anchorage Municipality

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  3.9



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 2,019
  • 1995 to 1998: 5,694
  • 1990 to 1994: 4,968
  • 1980 to 1989: 28,307
  • 1970 to 1979: 34,828
  • 1960 to 1969: 13,869
  • 1950 to 1959: 7,941
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,127
  • 1939 or earlier: 615


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska:
  • 1 room: 188
  • 2 rooms: 932
  • 3 rooms: 2,893
  • 4 rooms: 6,141
  • 5 rooms: 11,007
  • 6 rooms: 10,939
  • 7 rooms: 9,940
  • 8 rooms: 7,539
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,354


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska:
  • 1 room: 2,013
  • 2 rooms: 5,312
  • 3 rooms: 6,815
  • 4 rooms: 10,684
  • 5 rooms: 6,903
  • 6 rooms: 3,273
  • 7 rooms: 1,564
  • 8 rooms: 730
  • 9 or more rooms: 595


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anchorage Municipality:
  • no bedroom: 298
  • 1 bedroom: 2,345
  • 2 bedrooms: 11,035
  • 3 bedrooms: 26,396
  • 4 bedrooms: 13,812
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3,047


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anchorage Municipality:
  • no bedroom: 2,586
  • 1 bedroom: 9,968
  • 2 bedrooms: 15,197
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,646
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,216
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 276


Cars and other vehicles available in Anchorage Municipality in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,278
  • 1 vehicle: 14,184
  • 2 vehicles: 28,079
  • 3 vehicles: 9,873
  • 4 vehicles: 2,586
  • 5 or more vehicles: 933


Cars and other vehicles available in Anchorage Municipality in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 4,799
  • 1 vehicle: 19,074
  • 2 vehicles: 11,331
  • 3 vehicles: 2,063
  • 4 vehicles: 422
  • 5 or more vehicles: 200

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (94%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,836
Here:  8.0%
Alaska:  6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,075
Here:  6.9%
Alaska:  5.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,169
Here:  17.2%
Alaska:  14.1%



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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