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Alaska

2022 population: 733,583   ( 23,352 from 2010 , 205 from 2020)
Land area: 571019.7 square miles
Population density: 1.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:431,312 58.80% 5.3%
Black:23,7533.24% 8.2%
Indian:109,12014.87% 6.4%
Asian:59,5148.11% 33.2%
2+ races:53,3897.28% 17.7%
Hispanic:56,4957.70% 43.9%
Total non-White:302,27141.20% 18.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:21,355 14.6
Deaths:12,9238.8
Net Migration: -11,412-7.8
Net Immigration: 3,3062.3
Change in White population:-24,008 -3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:47,360 6.7




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
710,231
455,32064.11%
21,9493.09%
102,55614.44%
44,6786.29%
45,3686.39%
39,2495.53%
254,91135.89%

2000
626,932
423,78867.60%
21,0733.36%
96,50515.39%
27,9224.45%
30,4544.86%
25,8524.12%
203,14432.40%

1990
550,043
406,89273.97%
21,5723.92%
85,03615.46%
18,6393.39%
n/a
17,9043.26%
143,15126.03%

1980
401,851
306,89976.37%
13,5333.37%
63,17815.72%
8,3142.07%
n/a
9,0572.25%
94,95223.63%

1970
300,382
232,79877.50%
8,7622.92%
16,0045.33%
36,40012.12%
n/a
5,0121.67%
67,584 22.50%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
97,287 15.5
28,8944.6
-9,032-1.4
8,3081.3
31,532 5.0
51,767 8.3
1990's
NumberRate
105,988 19.3
24,6174.5
-30,354-5.5
9,6981.8
16,896 3.1
59,993 10.9
1980's
NumberRate
115,967 28.9
19,702 4.9
49,194 12.2
n/a
99,993 24.9
48,199 12.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
0 0.0
n/a
74,101 24.7
27,368 9.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Alaska

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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
NumberPercent
35.3
179,338 24.4%
554,245 75.6%
94,160 12.8%
264,376
2.67
170,971 64.7%
129,605 75.8%
15,136 8.9%
93,405 35.3%

2010
NumberPercent
33.9
187,378 26.4%
522,853 73.6%
54,938 7.7%
258,058
2.65
170,750 66.2%
127,558 74.7%
17,577 10.3%
87,308 33.8%

2000
NumberPercent
32.4
190,507 30.4%
436,425 69.6%
35,093 5.6%
221,804
2.74
153,611 69.3%
118,332 77.0%
16,892 11.0%
68,193 30.7%

1990
NumberPercent
29.3
171,688 31.2%
378,355 68.8%
22,159 4.0%
189,700
2.79
134,806 71.1%
109,100 80.9%
13,321 9.9%
54,894 28.9%

1980
NumberPercent
26.1
130,800 32.5%
271,051 67.5%
11,159 2.8%
132,369
2.91
96,840 73.2%
82,102 84.8%
7,909 8.2%
35,529 26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Alaska

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units326,188 
Median Value$318,000 
Occupied264,37681.1%
Vacant61,81218.9%
Owned175,19866.3%
Rented89,17833.7%
Median Rent$1,345 
Single-Family Units231,32070.9%
    Detached206,33163.3%
    Attached24,9897.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units40,24212.3%
Mobile Homes13,2654.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alaska

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,2323.9%
$10,000 to $14,9996,5322.5%
$15,000 to $19,9998,3963.2%
$20,000 to $24,9996,8492.6%
$25,000 to $29,9997,1222.7%
$30,000 to $34,9997,5162.8%
$35,000 to $39,9997,8123.0%
$40,000 to $44,9999,1223.5%
$45,000 to $49,9997,9003.0%
$50,000 to $59,99916,1946.1%
$60,000 to $74,99925,3509.6%
$75,000 to $99,99937,59014.2%
$100,000 to $124,99930,27511.5%
$125,000 to $149,99921,7138.2%
$150,000 to $199,99929,17711.0%
$200,000 or more32,59612.3%
Median Household Income86,370 
Per Capita Income42,828 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.107 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,9774.5%
Public Assistance16,4266.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps35,07013.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed296,05266.6%
Unemployed20,6424.6%
In Armed Forces17,6134.0%
Total Labor Force334,30775.2%
Not in Labor Force110,29524.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector106,24377,35057.9%
Non-Profit12,72822,10136.5%
Self-Employed19,79013,79858.9%
Local Government15,11518,44945.0%
State Government14,17316,06546.9%
Federal Government13,8328,65361.5%
Total Private + Self126,03391,14858.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.55,84865,26846.1%
Total181,881156,41653.8%
Pct. Govt.25.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts52,02215.3%
Sales and Office Occupations66,38719.6%
Professional, Technical79,19123.3%
Service Occupations60,91118.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,4661.0%
All others80,65123.8%
White Collar 58.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance49,86114.7%
Public administration38,44311.3%
Retail trade34,63810.2%
Educational services31,1489.2%
Transportation and warehousing26,0807.7%
Accommodation and food services23,1476.8%
Construction23,0646.8%
Professional, scientific, technical18,4775.4%
Other services15,4414.6%
Manufacturing13,9324.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction10,4743.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.10,3243.0%
Finance and insurance8,4402.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,2122.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5,9921.8%
Information5,7921.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,7431.7%
Wholesale trade5,0821.5%
Utilities4,9981.5%
Management8740.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alaska

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican28,0893.82%
Puerto Rican8,1331.11%
Cuban2,3600.32%
Dominican2,0840.28%
Total Central American3,6320.49%
Costa Rican2180.03%
Guatemalan6910.09%
Honduran4720.06%
Nicaraguan2950.04%
Panamanian6630.09%
Salvadoran1,2930.18%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4,3430.59%
Argentinean2460.03%
Bolivian570.01%
Chilean500.01%
Colombian1,9900.27%
Ecuadorian1,0910.15%
Paraguayan370.01%
Peruvian5850.08%
Uruguayan330.00%
Venezuelan2120.03%
Other South American420.01%
Other Hispanic6,2490.85%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino26,7513.64%
Hmong5,7130.78%
Korean4,4940.61%
Chinese2,5050.34%
Japanese1,5670.21%
Indian1,1000.15%
Vietnamese9280.13%
Thai8540.12%
Laotian6260.09%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English578,44884.3%
Other28,1294.1%
Spanish24,1583.5%
Tagalog18,5202.7%
Other Asian14,8482.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5,5060.8%
Korean3,4940.5%
Other Indo-European3,1940.5%
German, other Germanic2,8920.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German101,08213.8%
Irish69,9219.5%
English64,5638.8%
American25,1003.4%
Norwegian21,4792.9%
Italian19,5582.7%
European17,7782.4%
French15,1592.1%
Scottish14,9592.0%
Swedish14,1701.9%
Polish12,9731.8%
Dutch9,3541.3%
Scotch-Irish8,0931.1%
Russian7,5051.0%
Scandinavian6,2830.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen712,09896.9%
Not a citizen22,7233.1%
Native676,74792.1%
Foreign-born58,0747.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alaska

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
10,663 2.2%21,026 4.3%140,126 28.8%164,659 33.9%93,744 19.3%55,653 11.5%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 10,663 2.2%
9-12 Years 21,026 4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 140,126 28.8%
Some College 164,659 33.9%
Bach. Degree 93,744 19.3%
Grad Degree 55,653 11.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Alaska

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 270,483 250,826 19,657 7.3%
1991 276,208 253,191 23,017 8.3%
1992 286,425 261,030 25,395 8.9%
1993 294,096 271,233 22,863 7.8%
1994 300,784 277,839 22,945 7.6%
1995 302,757 280,555 22,202 7.3%
1996 308,567 285,662 22,905 7.4%
1997 312,263 290,600 21,663 6.9%
1998 315,316 295,325 19,991 6.3%
1999 318,296 297,874 20,422 6.4%
2000 319,779 299,590 20,189 6.3%
2001 321,653 301,422 20,231 6.3%
2002 327,053 303,560 23,493 7.2%
2003 332,496 306,966 25,530 7.7%
2004 337,470 312,396 25,074 7.4%
2005 344,158 320,273 23,885 6.9%
2006 348,759 325,672 23,087 6.6%
2007 350,230 328,308 21,922 6.3%
2008 355,301 332,364 22,937 6.5%
2009 359,381 330,720 28,661 8.0%
2010 361,708 332,185 29,523 8.2%
2011 364,605 336,317 28,288 7.8%
2012 364,155 337,836 26,319 7.2%
2013 363,543 338,105 25,438 7.0%
2014 364,286 339,706 24,580 6.7%
2015 362,423 339,604 22,819 6.3%
2016 362,020 338,197 23,823 6.6%
2017 361,229 337,730 23,499 6.5%
2018 356,199 335,032 21,167 5.9%
2019 353,889 334,755 19,134 5.4%
2020 347,415 320,219 27,196 7.8%
2021 353,158 330,525 22,633 6.4%
2022 356,804 342,403 14,401 4.0%
2023 357,094 342,005 15,089 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com


Migration Data for Alaska

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From StateNumber of People
Washington 27,076
Texas 26,756
California 26,700
Florida 16,622
Oregon 12,029
Colorado 11,792
Arizona 11,616
North Carolina 11,272
Georgia 10,317
Virginia 8,665
Hawaii 7,142
Idaho 6,439
Utah 6,052
New York 5,913
Nevada 5,895
Outflows To (2011-2021)
To StateNumber of People
Washington 39,085
Texas 33,164
California 27,051
Florida 18,907
Oregon 17,059
Arizona 16,822
Colorado 14,952
North Carolina 11,893
Georgia 11,345
Idaho 10,405
Virginia 9,471
Nevada 9,057
Hawaii 8,322
Utah 7,037
Tennessee 6,904
Source for migration data: Internal Revenue Service -- https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
This data only includes persons who filed or are included as dependents on IRS tax returns.