Median household income (1999): $43,025
Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,418
| This zip code |  $47,418 | | Alaska: |  $56,234 |
Nearest zip codes: 99506, 99507, 99501, 99504, 99513, 99503.
Housing units in zip code 99508 with a mortgage: 3,179 (373 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 844
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,228
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $425
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.9% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.7 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 53
- 1995 to 1998: 338
- 1990 to 1994: 275
- 1980 to 1989: 2,417
- 1970 to 1979: 5,545
- 1960 to 1969: 2,736
- 1950 to 1959: 1,583
- 1940 to 1949: 224
- 1939 or earlier: 102
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Anchorage, AK (99508):
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- no bedroom: 40
- 1 bedrooms: 384
- 2 bedrooms: 1,646
- 3 bedrooms: 2,207
- 4 bedrooms: 1,338
- 5 or more bedrooms: 411
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 362
- 1 bedrooms: 1,592
- 2 bedrooms: 3,061
- 3 bedrooms: 1,022
- 4 bedrooms: 241
- 5 or more bedrooms: 47
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Vehicles available in 99508 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 241
- 1 vehicle: 2,072
- 2 vehicles: 2,717
- 3 vehicles: 743
- 4 vehicles: 204
- 5 or more vehicles: 49
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,155
- 1 vehicle: 3,255
- 2 vehicles: 1,534
- 3 vehicles: 287
- 4 vehicles: 61
- 5 or more vehicles: 33
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:
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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 99508:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 9
- $50,000 to $59,999: 20
- $60,000 to $69,999: 55
- $70,000 to $79,999: 120
- $80,000 to $89,999: 153
- $90,000 to $99,999: 217
- $100,000 to $124,999: 744
- $125,000 to $149,999: 916
- $150,000 to $174,999: 818
- $175,000 to $199,999: 457
- $200,000 to $249,999: 306
- $250,000 to $299,999: 77
- $300,000 to $399,999: 75
- $400,000 to $499,999: 16
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 99508:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 44
- $150 to $199: 14
- $200 to $249: 32
- $250 to $299: 76
- $300 to $349: 58
- $350 to $399: 125
- $400 to $449: 162
- $450 to $499: 427
- $500 to $549: 514
- $550 to $599: 809
- $600 to $649: 632
- $650 to $699: 786
- $700 to $749: 561
- $750 to $799: 544
- $800 to $899: 571
- $900 to $999: 316
- $1,000 to $1,249: 303
- $1,250 to $1,499: 83
- $1,500 to $1,999: 38
- $2,000 or more: 13
- No cash rent: 187
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $111,100
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,849
- Black or African American householders: $229,237
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $178,362
- Asian householders: $213,944
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $170,338
- Some other race householders: $192,444
- Two or more races householders: $195,321
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $190,021
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,508
- One, attached: 925
- Two: 1,241
- 3 or 4: 2,050
- 5 to 9: 1,423
- 10 to 19: 926
- 20 to 49: 971
- 50 or more: 279
- Mobile homes: 925
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 10,744 (70%)
- Carpooled: 2,357 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 528 (3%)
- Railroad: 11 (0%)
- Taxi: 35 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 129 (1%)
- Walked: 661 (4%)
- Other means: 277 (2%)
- Worked at home: 585 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 561
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1978
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3548
- 15 to 19 minutes: 4285
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2200
- 25 to 29 minutes: 394
- 30 to 34 minutes: 919
- 35 to 39 minutes: 135
- 40 to 44 minutes: 69
- 45 to 59 minutes: 239
- 60 to 89 minutes: 187
- 90 or more minutes: 232
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 32,304
- In family households: 26,254 (5,077 male householders, 2,833 female householders)
5,173 spouses, 10,250 children (9,288 natural, 323 adopted, 639 stepchildren), 537 grandchildren, 431 brothers or sisters, 255 parents, 593 other relatives, 1,105 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,050 (2,441 male householders (1,740 living alone)), 2,049 female householders (1,544 living alone)), 1,560 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,511 (379 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,933 2-persons, 1,961 3-persons, 1,540 4-persons, 749 5-persons, 435 6-persons, 292 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,284 1-person, 1,013 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 28 5-persons.
5,121 married couples with children.
3,623 single-parent households (849 men, 2,774 women).
81.1% of residents of 99508 zip code speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 28% well, 12% not well, 5% not at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 21% well, 5% not well, 1% not at all).
7.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% very well, 36% well, 21% not well, 5% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 9% well, 12% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,621 (10.7%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 10.7% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Philippines (12%)
- Laos (12%)
- Dominican Republic (8%)
- Thailand (7%)
- Korea (7%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Russia (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 698
- 1990 to 1994: 733
- 1985 to 1989: 685
- 1980 to 1984: 528
- 1975 to 1979: 275
- 1970 to 1974: 234
- 1970 to 1974: 105
- 1965 to 1969: 363
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 13150
- German: 2905
- Irish: 2076
- English: 1648
- United States or American: 1629
- Norwegian: 859
- Italian: 609
- Polish: 462
- Scotch-Irish: 443
- Scottish: 414
- Swedish: 411
- French (except Basque): 376
- Russian: 375
- Subsaharan African:: 341
- African: 341
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 293
- Dutch: 265
- European: 264
- Welsh: 141
- West Indian: 127
- Jamaican: 125
- French Canadian: 123
- British: 122
- Danish: 118
- Yugoslavian: 111
- Austrian: 110
- Northern European: 73
- Hungarian: 73
- Portuguese: 71
- Albanian: 69
- Ukrainian: 62
- Czechoslovakian: 62
- Czech: 53
- Finnish: 52
- Lithuanian: 51
- Greek: 40
- Swiss: 38
- Arab:: 34
- Canadian: 33
- Croatian: 30
- British West Indian: 26
- Scandinavian: 22
- Lebanese: 20
- Carpatho Rusyn: 19
- Acadian/Cajun: 19
- Serbian: 16
- Romanian: 15
- Slovak: 14
- Celtic: 12
- Guyanese: 11
- Belgian: 10
- U.S. Virgin Islander: 10
- Eastern European: 9
- Palestinian: 9
- Slovene: 8
- Basque: 8
- Australian: 8
- Latvian: 7
- Pennsylvania German: 6
- Israeli: 6
- Bulgarian: 5
- Haitian: 5
- Syrian: 5
- German Russian: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12396
- Northeast: 1895
- Midwest: 4429
- South: 4258
- West: 6662
38% of the 99508 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Alaska.
Population in 1990: 29,857. Population change in the 1990s: +4,040 (+13.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 266
| Here: | 6.2% | | Alaska: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 129
| Here: | 5.8% | | Alaska: | 5.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 243
| Here: | 10.9% | | Alaska: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 12, 10-19: 30, 5-9: 44, 1-4: 97)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (over 1000: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (over 1000: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Information: Television Broadcasting (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (100-249: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 622 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 304 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 213 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 77 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 48 people in other group homes
- 43 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 41 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 38 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 30 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 14 people in religious group quarters
- 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
- 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 3 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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