2022 population: 400,470 ( 19,649 from 2010 , 2,144 from 2020)
Land area: 26413.6 square miles
Population density: 15.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	245,804	61.38%	4.2%
Black:	16,061	4.01%	0.4%
Indian:	32,187	8.04%	20.2%
Asian:	40,231	10.05%	32.9%
2+ races:	31,087	7.76%	23.8%
Hispanic:	35,100	8.76%	38.4%

Total non-White:	154,666	38.62%	24.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,499	14.4
Deaths:	7,176	9.0
Net Migration:	-4,121	-5.2
Net Immigration:	2,050	2.6

Change in White population:	-10,686	-2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	30,335	8.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
380,821
256,490	67.35%
16,125	4.23%
26,782	7.03%
30,273	7.95%
25,106	6.59%
25,362	6.66%
124,331	32.65%

2000
319,605
233,157	72.95%
15,065	4.71%
21,494	6.73%
17,010	5.32%
15,850	4.96%
16,284	5.10%
86,448	27.05%

1990
266,021
214,470	80.62%
14,240	5.35%
16,389	6.16%
10,771	4.05%
n/a
10,151	3.82%
51,551	19.38%

1980
192,247
163,836	85.22%
9,283	4.83%
9,193	4.78%
4,314	2.24%
n/a
5,227	2.72%
28,411	14.78%

1970
131,051
115,983	88.50%
5,022	3.83%
1,863	1.42%
4,083	3.12%
n/a
3,471	2.65%
15,068	11.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
50,142	15.7
14,765	4.6
15,850	5.0
5,250	1.6

23,333	7.3
37,883	11.9

Number	Rate
1990's
51,979	19.5
11,482	4.3
949	0.4
5,919	2.2

18,687	7.0
34,897	13.1

Number	Rate
1980's
54,768	28.5
8,060	4.2
0	0.0
n/a

50,634	26.3
23,140	12.0

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

47,853	36.5
13,343	10.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Anchorage, AK Metro 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
35.0
97,775	24.4%
302,695	75.6%
48,770	12.2%

146,424
2.66

96,043	65.6%
72,772	75.8%
8,491	8.8%
50,381	34.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
101,505	26.7%
279,316	73.3%
28,208	7.4%

139,156
2.67

93,123	66.9%
69,995	75.2%
9,674	10.4%
46,033	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
32.7
94,731	29.6%
224,874	70.4%
17,319	5.4%

115,632
2.69

79,980	69.2%
61,902	77.4%
8,934	11.2%
35,652	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
80,186	30.1%
185,835	69.9%
9,974	3.7%

96,544
2.70

67,820	70.2%
55,147	81.3%
7,055	10.4%
28,724	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
61,213	31.8%
131,034	68.2%
4,153	2.2%

66,537
2.81

48,384	72.7%
40,945	84.6%
4,402	9.1%
18,153	27.3%

2022 Housing Data for Anchorage, AK Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,166	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,145	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,404	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,033	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,640	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,993	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,929	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,653	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,897	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,258	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,292	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	21,053	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,171	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,843	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,006	12.3%
$200,000 or more	19,941	13.6%

Median Household Income	93,236
Per Capita Income	44,580

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	107

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,104	4.9%
Public Assistance	9,063	6.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,962	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	163,840	67.8%
Unemployed	9,733	4.0%
In Armed Forces	8,920	3.7%

Total Labor Force	182,493	75.6%
Not in Labor Force	59,012	24.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	62,794	48,541	56.4%
Non-Profit	6,103	11,905	33.9%
Self-Employed	10,244	7,729	57.0%

Local Government	6,005	7,923	43.1%
State Government	6,944	7,760	47.2%
Federal Government	7,555	4,264	63.9%

Total Private + Self	73,038	56,270	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26,607	31,852	45.5%
Total	99,645	88,122	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30,501	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	38,194	20.3%
Professional, Technical	45,435	24.2%
Service Occupations	33,815	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	748	0.4%
All others	40,190	21.4%

White Collar		60.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	29,378	15.6%
Retail trade	20,410	10.8%
Public administration	18,295	9.7%
Transportation and warehousing	15,959	8.5%
Educational services	15,339	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	14,341	7.6%
Construction	13,462	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,346	6.6%
Other services	9,233	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,659	3.5%
Finance and insurance	6,169	3.3%
Manufacturing	4,737	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4,340	2.3%
Information	3,764	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,724	2.0%
Wholesale trade	3,417	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,924	1.6%
Utilities	2,157	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,047	0.6%
Management	434	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,646	4.17%
Puerto Rican	5,610	1.40%
Cuban	1,547	0.39%
Dominican	1,621	0.41%

Total Central American	2,237	0.56%
Costa Rican	166	0.04%
Guatemalan	424	0.11%
Honduran	405	0.10%
Nicaraguan	150	0.04%
Panamanian	554	0.14%
Salvadoran	538	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3,025	0.76%
Argentinean	222	0.06%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	35	0.01%
Colombian	1,337	0.33%
Ecuadorian	825	0.21%
Paraguayan	37	0.01%
Peruvian	376	0.09%
Uruguayan	8	0.00%
Venezuelan	185	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,550	0.89%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	14,853	3.72%
Hmong	5,589	1.40%
Korean	2,887	0.72%
Chinese	1,383	0.35%
Japanese	911	0.23%
Indian	809	0.20%
Thai	645	0.16%
Laotian	557	0.14%
Vietnamese	463	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	319,172	85.6%
Spanish	14,564	3.9%
Other Asian	12,021	3.2%
Tagalog	9,587	2.6%
Other	4,554	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,957	0.8%
Korean	2,351	0.6%
Other Indo-European	2,202	0.6%
German, other Germanic	1,890	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	57,693	14.4%
Irish	39,618	9.9%
English	37,224	9.3%
American	15,855	4.0%
Italian	11,821	3.0%
Norwegian	11,648	2.9%
European	9,135	2.3%
French	8,739	2.2%
Swedish	8,559	2.1%
Scottish	8,029	2.0%
Polish	7,269	1.8%
Dutch	5,422	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	4,710	1.2%
Russian	4,266	1.1%
Scandinavian	3,332	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	387,139	96.9%
Not a citizen	12,196	3.1%

Native	364,064	91.2%
Foreign-born	35,271	8.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,233	2.0%	10,092	3.8%	70,830	26.8%	89,512	33.9%	55,247	20.9%	32,909	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,233	2.0%
9-12 Years	10,092	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	70,830	26.8%
Some College	89,512	33.9%
Bach. Degree	55,247	20.9%
Grad Degree	32,909	12.5%
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	281,984	264,666	17,318	6.1%
1991	286,354	265,448	20,906	7.3%
1992	296,952	273,466	23,486	7.9%
1993	308,432	287,732	20,700	6.7%
1994	316,476	296,500	19,976	6.3%
1995	317,154	297,956	19,198	6.1%
1996	323,118	303,610	19,508	6.0%
1997	330,628	311,506	19,122	5.8%
1998	338,856	321,874	16,982	5.0%
1999	344,166	326,308	17,858	5.2%

2000	339,292	320,908	18,384	5.4%
2001	343,976	325,768	18,208	5.3%
2002	351,156	329,514	21,642	6.2%
2003	357,480	333,682	23,798	6.7%
2004	362,284	339,174	23,110	6.4%
2005	371,056	348,954	22,102	6.0%
2006	380,140	358,256	21,884	5.8%
2007	381,150	360,260	20,890	5.5%
2008	386,528	364,510	22,018	5.7%
2009	392,256	363,852	28,404	7.2%

2010	400,134	370,342	29,792	7.4%
2011	403,240	375,816	27,424	6.8%
2012	402,716	377,906	24,810	6.2%
2013	402,710	378,952	23,758	5.9%
2014	404,788	381,580	23,208	5.7%
2015	405,066	382,978	22,088	5.5%
2016	405,648	381,734	23,914	5.9%
2017	404,782	380,564	24,218	6.0%
2018	398,472	376,876	21,596	5.4%
2019	394,958	375,834	19,124	4.8%

2020	392,480	362,558	29,922	7.6%
2021	398,704	374,234	24,470	6.1%
2022	402,568	387,882	14,686	3.6%
2023	401,066	385,930	15,136	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	169,429
Median Value	$343,863

Occupied	146,424	86.4%
Vacant	23,005	13.6%

Owned	98,399	67.2%
Rented	48,025	32.8%
Median Rent	$1,356

Single-Family Units	115,781	68.3%
Detached	99,064	58.5%
Attached	16,717	9.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,690	14.0%
Mobile Homes	6,062	3.6%

Anchorage, AK Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Anchorage, AK Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Anchorage, AK Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Anchorage, AK Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Anchorage, AK Metro Area