2024 population: 468,472 ( 11,351 from 2020)
Land area: 42431.0 square miles
Population density: 11.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	295,912	63.17%	0.1%
Black:	16,726	3.57%	2.2%
Indian:	37,831	8.08%	6.5%
Asian:	44,044	9.40%	7.7%
2+ races:	35,593	7.60%	7.2%
Hispanic:	38,366	8.19%	12.4%

Total non-White:	172,560	36.83%	7.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,757	13.0
Deaths:	15,466	8.5
Net Migration:	-4,047	-2.2
Net Immigration:	7,171	3.9

Change in White population:	-379	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,730	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
457,121
296,291	64.82%
17,106	3.74%
35,512	7.77%
40,894	8.95%
33,196	7.26%
34,122	7.46%
160,830	35.18%

2010
436,221
302,369	69.32%
16,373	3.75%
30,752	7.05%
30,998	7.11%
27,964	6.41%
27,003	6.19%
133,852	30.68%

2000
369,296
275,420	74.58%
15,285	4.14%
25,138	6.81%
17,566	4.76%
17,642	4.78%
17,371	4.70%
93,876	25.42%

1990
306,823
251,035	81.82%
14,471	4.72%
19,243	6.27%
11,074	3.61%
n/a
11,000	3.59%
55,788	18.18%

1980
217,529
186,745	85.85%
9,376	4.31%
10,859	4.99%
4,552	2.09%
n/a
5,568	2.56%
30,784	14.15%

1970
145,301
128,911	88.72%
5,133	3.53%
2,332	1.60%
4,662	3.21%
n/a
3,600	2.48%
16,390	11.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
60,973	14.0
24,677	5.7
-27,331	-6.3
9,464	2.2

-6,078	-1.4
26,978	6.2

Number	Rate
2000's
56,079	15.2
17,653	4.8
17,866	4.8
5,444	1.5

26,949	7.3
39,976	10.8

Number	Rate
1990's
58,842	19.2
13,534	4.4
3,445	1.1
6,236	2.0

24,385	7.9
38,088	12.4

Number	Rate
1980's
62,497	28.7
9,575	4.4
0	0.0
n/a

64,290	29.6
25,004	11.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

57,834	39.8
14,394	9.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.8
110,849	23.7%
357,623	76.3%
59,775	12.8%

169,625
2.64

109,784	64.7%
83,915	76.4%
9,438	8.6%
59,841	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
34.3
114,616	26.3%
321,605	73.7%
34,484	7.9%

161,317
2.63

107,361	66.6%
81,303	75.7%
10,830	10.1%
53,956	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
109,616	29.7%
259,680	70.3%
20,926	5.7%

134,044
2.69

92,716	69.2%
72,143	77.8%
10,177	11.0%
41,328	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
93,590	30.5%
213,233	69.5%
11,990	3.9%

110,867
2.71

78,210	70.5%
63,984	81.8%
7,938	10.1%
32,657	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
69,827	32.1%
147,702	67.9%
4,982	2.3%

75,193
2.82

54,854	73.0%
46,617	85.0%
4,767	8.7%
20,339	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,375	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,890	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,399	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,819	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,568	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,620	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,837	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,521	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,559	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,830	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,418	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	24,235	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	19,568	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,739	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	20,005	11.8%
$200,000 or more	22,242	13.1%

Median Household Income	90,916
Per Capita Income	44,052

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	0

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,222	4.8%
Public Assistance	10,562	6.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,755	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	186,266	67.4%
Unemployed	11,539	4.2%
In Armed Forces	9,085	3.3%

Total Labor Force	206,890	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	69,528	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	70,583	53,854	56.7%
Non-Profit	7,256	13,796	34.5%
Self-Employed	12,616	9,145	58.0%

Local Government	7,075	9,574	42.5%
State Government	7,662	8,388	47.7%
Federal Government	8,202	4,709	63.5%

Total Private + Self	83,199	62,999	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30,195	36,467	45.3%
Total	113,394	99,466	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	21.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,292	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	42,135	19.7%
Professional, Technical	51,441	24.1%
Service Occupations	38,544	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,310	0.6%
All others	46,950	22.0%

White Collar		59.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	33,676	15.8%
Retail trade	22,878	10.7%
Public administration	20,639	9.7%
Educational services	17,646	8.3%
Transportation and warehousing	17,238	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	16,245	7.6%
Construction	15,702	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,329	6.2%
Other services	10,610	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,247	3.4%
Finance and insurance	6,581	3.1%
Manufacturing	5,801	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,613	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,175	2.0%
Information	4,149	1.9%
Wholesale trade	3,656	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,379	1.6%
Utilities	2,433	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,923	0.9%
Management	442	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18,216	3.97%
Puerto Rican	5,752	1.25%
Cuban	1,650	0.36%
Dominican	1,683	0.37%

Total Central American	2,371	0.52%
Costa Rican	166	0.04%
Guatemalan	424	0.09%
Honduran	438	0.10%
Nicaraguan	216	0.05%
Panamanian	583	0.13%
Salvadoran	544	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,147	0.69%
Argentinean	222	0.05%
Bolivian	3	0.00%
Chilean	35	0.01%
Colombian	1,410	0.31%
Ecuadorian	847	0.18%
Paraguayan	37	0.01%
Peruvian	380	0.08%
Uruguayan	8	0.00%
Venezuelan	205	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,040	0.88%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	15,450	3.37%
Hmong	5,589	1.22%
Korean	2,970	0.65%
Chinese	1,491	0.33%
Japanese	1,029	0.22%
Indian	816	0.18%
Thai	661	0.14%
Laotian	557	0.12%
Vietnamese	505	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	370,904	86.5%
Spanish	15,901	3.7%
Other Asian	12,237	2.9%
Tagalog	10,051	2.3%
Other	5,254	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,647	0.9%
Korean	2,428	0.6%
Other Indo-European	2,308	0.5%
German, other Germanic	2,146	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	68,827	15.0%
Irish	46,136	10.1%
English	44,935	9.8%
American	17,879	3.9%
Norwegian	13,998	3.1%
Italian	13,204	2.9%
European	11,151	2.4%
French	10,301	2.2%
Scottish	10,064	2.2%
Swedish	9,761	2.1%
Polish	9,031	2.0%
Dutch	6,499	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	5,346	1.2%
Russian	5,256	1.1%
Scandinavian	3,941	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	445,510	97.2%
Not a citizen	13,060	2.8%

Native	421,124	91.8%
Foreign-born	37,446	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,896	1.9%	11,833	3.9%	83,669	27.4%	104,267	34.1%	62,560	20.5%	37,243	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,896	1.9%
9-12 Years	11,833	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	83,669	27.4%
Some College	104,267	34.1%
Bach. Degree	62,560	20.5%
Grad Degree	37,243	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	159,941	148,996	10,945	6.8%
1991	162,845	149,819	13,026	8.0%
1992	168,592	153,861	14,731	8.7%
1993	174,670	161,667	13,003	7.4%
1994	179,256	166,646	12,610	7.0%
1995	180,068	167,825	12,243	6.8%
1996	183,668	170,971	12,697	6.9%
1997	187,274	175,083	12,191	6.5%
1998	191,054	180,268	10,786	5.6%
1999	194,077	182,730	11,347	5.8%

2000	194,255	183,051	11,204	5.8%
2001	196,336	185,255	11,081	5.6%
2002	200,408	187,231	13,177	6.6%
2003	203,826	189,405	14,421	7.1%
2004	206,506	192,524	13,982	6.8%
2005	210,822	197,542	13,280	6.3%
2006	215,460	202,437	13,023	6.0%
2007	216,229	203,783	12,446	5.8%
2008	219,517	206,435	13,082	6.0%
2009	223,035	206,115	16,920	7.6%

2010	227,076	209,391	17,685	7.8%
2011	228,804	212,446	16,358	7.1%
2012	228,628	213,834	14,794	6.5%
2013	229,054	214,939	14,115	6.2%
2014	230,261	216,502	13,759	6.0%
2015	230,090	216,959	13,131	5.7%
2016	229,947	215,773	14,174	6.2%
2017	229,260	215,072	14,188	6.2%
2018	225,847	213,200	12,647	5.6%
2019	224,030	212,864	11,166	5.0%

2020	222,581	205,227	17,354	7.8%
2021	227,129	212,864	14,265	6.3%
2022	229,472	220,859	8,613	3.8%
2023	228,703	219,806	8,897	3.9%
2024	228,249	218,439	9,810	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	201,996
Median Value	$333,712

Occupied	169,625	84.0%
Vacant	32,371	16.0%

Owned	116,207	68.5%
Rented	53,418	31.5%
Median Rent	$1,319

Single-Family Units	143,009	70.8%
Detached	125,571	62.2%
Attached	17,438	8.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,246	12.5%
Mobile Homes	7,443	3.7%

Anchorage, AK Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Anchorage, AK Market Area