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Anchorage, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $367,900 (it was $152,300 in 2000)
Anchorage:

$367,900
Alaska:

$336,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $272,900 - $490,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $460,505
Here:

$460,505
State:

$371,009

Townhouses or other attached units: $297,972
Here:

$297,972
State:

$298,041

In 2-unit structures: $266,565
Here:

$266,565
State:

$345,335

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $344,364
Here:

$344,364
State:

$302,340

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $164,836
Here:

$164,836
State:

$187,490

Mobile homes: $98,670
Here:

$98,670
State:

$72,602

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $901,202
Here:

$901,202
State:

$128,964

Total population: 301,010 (Urban population: 250,153 (225,606 inside urbanized areas, 24,547 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 10,130 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 120,871 (109,856 occupied: 71,357 owner occupied, 38,499 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

35%
State:

34%

Housing density: 71 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $210,757.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,274 (lower quartile is $963, upper quartile is $1,687)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,540


Median gross rent in Anchorage, AK in 2022: $1,381

Housing units in Anchorage with a mortgage: 50,467 (2,510 second mortgage, 534 home equity loan, 1,556 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,005

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $132,687

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $104,155

Median monthly housing costs: $1,606

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Anchorage, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 287,145
  • Male householders: 57,080 (16,549 living alone), Female householders: 52,776 (12,576 living alone)
  • 50,346 spouses (49,636 opposite-sex spouses), 10,272 unmarried partners, (9,705 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 83,274 children (76,534 natural, 3,555 adopted, 3,185 stepchildren), 4,253 grandchildren, 4,450 brothers or sisters, 3,993 parents, 353 foster children, 5,085 other relatives, 8,608 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,655

Size of family households: 31,659 2-persons, 16,457 3-persons, 13,085 4-persons, 5,509 5-persons, 2,263 6-persons, 2,205 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29,125 1-person, 8,819 2-persons, 475 3-persons, 259 4-persons.

37,825 married couples with children.
23,378 single-parent households (6,058 men, 17,320 women).

82.4% of residents of Anchorage speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
9.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 29,742 (10.4%)
(71.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anchorage, Alaska
  • 472no bedroom
  • 2,4611 bedroom
  • 11,5412 bedrooms
  • 32,6223 bedrooms
  • 18,8794 bedrooms
  • 5,3825+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anchorage, Alaska
  • 4,001no bedroom
  • 6,1071 bedroom
  • 16,5722 bedrooms
  • 9,4643 bedrooms
  • 1,9264 bedrooms
  • 4295+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Anchorage in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Anchorage in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,015no vehicle
  • 15,1091 vehicle
  • 32,1342 vehicles
  • 14,4633 vehicles
  • 5,2404 vehicles
  • 2,3965+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Anchorage in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Anchorage in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,018no vehicle
  • 20,2421 vehicle
  • 9,5532 vehicles
  • 3,1463 vehicles
  • 5404 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Anchorage, Alaska
  • 3661 room
  • 7052 rooms
  • 2,0493 rooms
  • 10,1094 rooms
  • 13,9535 rooms
  • 14,7456 rooms
  • 9,8487 rooms
  • 8,5028 rooms
  • 11,0809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Anchorage, Alaska
  • 3,3641 room
  • 3,0852 rooms
  • 7,7963 rooms
  • 10,6664 rooms
  • 5,6325 rooms
  • 3,7426 rooms
  • 1,8057 rooms
  • 1,3868 rooms
  • 1,0239+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Anchorage, AK
Anchorage municipality income, earnings, and wages data

  • Anchorage, AK household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Anchorage, AK in 2022
  • 4,978Less than $10,000
  • 3,671$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,320$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,223$30,000 to $39,999
  • 6,870$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,531$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9,567$60,000 to $74,999
  • 13,282$75,000 to $99,999
  • 14,828$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9,433$125,000 to $149,999
  • 14,903$150,000 to $199,999
  • 16,250$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Anchorage, AK

  • Distribution of house value in Anchorage, AK in 2022
  • 1,062Less than $10,000
  • 246$20,000 to $24,999
  • 525$25,000 to $29,999
  • 251$30,000 to $34,999
  • 167$35,000 to $39,999
  • 266$40,000 to $49,999
  • 202$50,000 to $59,999
  • 284$70,000 to $79,999
  • 143$80,000 to $89,999
  • 153$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,448$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,460$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,136$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,813$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4,559$200,000 to $249,999
  • 9,008$250,000 to $299,999
  • 19,090$300,000 to $399,999
  • 12,987$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11,513$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3,673$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,133$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 102$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 136$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Anchorage, AK

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Anchorage, AK in 2022
  • 175Less than $100
  • 23$200 to $249
  • 75$300 to $349
  • 108$350 to $399
  • 237$400 to $449
  • 138$450 to $499
  • 181$500 to $549
  • 251$550 to $599
  • 115$600 to $649
  • 155$650 to $699
  • 664$700 to $749
  • 601$750 to $799
  • 3,935$800 to $899
  • 4,390$900 to $999
  • 7,058$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,403$1,250 to $1,499
  • 7,196$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,518$2,000 to $2,499
  • 623$2,500 to $2,999
  • 519$3,000 to $3,499
  • 243$3,500 or more
  • 891No cash rent
Work and jobs in Anchorage: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.6%
Number of people working at home: 17,867 (11.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,614
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 17,512
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 27,806
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 30,727
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 23,404
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7,652
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 10,312
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3,049
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,935
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,989
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,928
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,804
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Anchorage

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 114,458 (71.6%)
  • Carpooled: 18,317 (11.5%)
  • Bus: 1,274 (0.8%)
  • Taxi: 4,095 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle: 625 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 3,208 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 17,867 (11.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.2%Males
  • 15.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.1%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.7%Males
  • 7.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 1.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Anchorage, Alaska
  • 10,2332010 or later
  • 7,9442000 to 2009
  • 5,0781990 to 1999
  • 6,3571980 to 1989
  • 3,5741970 to 1979
  • 3,174Before 1970
Ancestries in Anchorage, AK

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 9,732 (7.4%)
  • English: 7,781 (5.9%)
  • American: 6,341 (4.8%)
  • Irish: 5,487 (4.2%)
  • European: 4,276 (3.3%)
  • Norwegian: 2,152 (1.6%)
  • Italian: 2,023 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 1,527 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 1,398 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 1,116 (0.9%)
  • Sudanese: 1,023 (0.8%)
  • Scandinavian: 834 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 749 (0.6%)
  • African: 704 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 678 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 586 (0.4%)
  • French: 528 (0.4%)
  • British: 480 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 381 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 380 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 372 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 360 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 356 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 343 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 330 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 319 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 282 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 276 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 243 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 193 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 188 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 176 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 170 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 168 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 158 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 127 (0.10%)
  • Portuguese: 124 (0.09%)
  • Jamaican: 123 (0.09%)
  • Austrian: 121 (0.09%)
  • Ethiopian: 119 (0.09%)
  • Icelander: 114 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 102 (0.08%)
  • Brazilian: 95 (0.07%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 94 (0.07%)
  • Liberian: 86 (0.07%)
  • Slovak: 84 (0.06%)
  • Arab: 84 (0.06%)
  • German Russian: 82 (0.06%)
  • Zimbabwean: 81 (0.06%)
  • Slavic: 74 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 72 (0.06%)
  • Egyptian: 62 (0.05%)
  • Bulgarian: 60 (0.05%)
  • Guyanese: 59 (0.05%)
  • South African: 58 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 45 (0.03%)
  • Turkish: 45 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 43 (0.03%)
  • Australian: 37 (0.03%)
  • Cajun: 35 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 34 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 28 (0.02%)
  • Kenyan: 27 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 24 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 18 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.01%)
  • Palestinian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 8 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Anchorage:

29.5% (9,457)
Alaska:

33.1% (19,195)

Oceania, n.e.c.
Anchorage:

7.0% (2,233)
Alaska:

5.3% (3,101)

Korea
Anchorage:

6.5% (2,094)
Alaska:

5.8% (3,384)

Mexico
Anchorage:

6.1% (1,951)
Alaska:

6.6% (3,837)

Thailand
Anchorage:

5.9% (1,886)
Alaska:

3.6% (2,080)

Canada
Anchorage:

4.1% (1,307)
Alaska:

5.0% (2,924)

Laos
Anchorage:

2.8% (911)
Alaska:

2.0% (1,137)

Dominican Republic
Anchorage:

2.2% (695)
Alaska:

1.4% (840)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Anchorage:

1.8% (565)
Alaska:

2.2% (1,300)

Germany
Anchorage:

1.6% (526)
Alaska:

2.4% (1,382)

Colombia
Anchorage:

1.5% (488)
Alaska:

1.0% (599)

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

  • This state: 115,579
  • Other state: 132,045
  • Northeast: 15,845
  • Midwest: 28,212
  • South: 35,142
  • West: 52,846

84.5% of Anchorage residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 19.5% lived in Alaska.


Anchorage:

84.5%
State average:

84.8%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,385
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 413
  • 5th and 6th grade: 52
  • 7th and 8th grade: 426
  • 9th grade: 172
  • 10th grade: 904
  • 11th grade: 1,145
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,947
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,237
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,836
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15,500
  • Associate degree: 9,024
  • Bachelor's degree: 21,562
  • Master's degree: 8,452
  • Professional school degree: 2,556
  • Doctorate degree: 1,917
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,338
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 551
  • 5th and 6th grade: 286
  • 7th and 8th grade: 221
  • 9th grade: 509
  • 10th grade: 583
  • 11th grade: 669
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,302
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 20,825
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,242
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,805
  • Associate degree: 8,253
  • Bachelor's degree: 24,263
  • Master's degree: 9,470
  • Professional school degree: 2,510
  • Doctorate degree: 2,318
Educational Attainment for Females
Anchorage marital status for males
Anchorage marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 58,516
  • One, attached: 15,499
  • Two: 7,433
  • 3 or 4: 12,398
  • 5 to 9: 8,956
  • 10 to 19: 4,901
  • 20 to 49: 6,452
  • 50 or more: 2,904
  • Mobile homes: 3,737
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Anchorage
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Anchorage, AK
  • 85.1%Utility gas
  • 11.2%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Anchorage, AK
  • 58.0%Utility gas
  • 34.2%Electricity
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,651
Here:

12.0%
Alaska:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,062
Here:

7.4%
Alaska:

13.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,116
Here:

19.8%
Alaska:

14.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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