2022 population: 287,145 ( 4,681 from 2010 , 4,099 from 2020)
Land area: 1706.8 square miles
Population density: 168.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	158,195	55.09%	13.5%
Black:	14,730	5.13%	3.8%
Indian:	24,819	8.64%	12.6%
Asian:	37,934	13.21%	30.9%
2+ races:	22,911	7.98%	14.3%
Hispanic:	28,556	9.94%	29.4%

Total non-White:	128,950	44.91%	18.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,501	14.6
Deaths:	5,292	9.1
Net Migration:	-9,177	-15.8
Net Immigration:	1,916	3.3

Change in White population:	-24,619	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,938	6.8

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
291,826
182,814	62.64%
15,308	5.25%
22,047	7.55%
28,984	9.93%
20,050	6.87%
22,061	7.56%
109,012	37.36%

2000
260,283
181,982	69.92%
14,667	5.64%
18,326	7.04%
16,543	6.36%
13,383	5.14%
14,799	5.69%
78,301	30.08%

1990
226,338
178,041	78.66%
13,998	6.18%
14,479	6.40%
10,448	4.62%
n/a
9,372	4.14%
48,297	21.34%

1980
174,431
147,067	84.31%
9,233	5.29%
8,456	4.85%
4,241	2.43%
n/a
5,057	2.90%
27,364	15.69%

1970
124,542
109,831	88.19%
5,005	4.02%
1,726	1.39%
3,940	3.16%
n/a
3,439	2.76%
14,711	11.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
40,260	15.5
11,465	4.4
-6,455	-2.5
4,914	1.9

832	0.3
30,711	11.8

Number	Rate
1990's
44,840	19.8
9,425	4.2
-13,433	-5.9
5,660	2.5

3,941	1.7
30,004	13.3

Number	Rate
1980's
47,703	27.3
6,856	3.9
0	0.0
n/a

30,974	17.8
20,933	12.0

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

37,236	29.9
12,653	10.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

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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
34.5
69,388	24.2%
217,757	75.8%
34,768	12.1%

107,134
2.64

68,213	63.7%
51,020	74.8%
6,426	9.4%
38,921	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
32.9
75,786	26.0%
216,040	74.0%
21,139	7.2%

107,332
2.64

70,544	65.7%
51,992	73.7%
7,891	11.2%
36,788	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
75,638	29.1%
184,645	70.9%
13,854	5.3%

95,080
2.66

64,833	68.2%
49,630	76.6%
7,546	11.6%
30,247	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
66,415	29.3%
159,923	70.7%
8,114	3.6%

83,043
2.66

57,519	69.3%
46,438	80.7%
6,180	10.7%
25,524	30.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
54,801	31.4%
119,630	68.6%
3,425	2.0%

60,826
2.79

43,851	72.1%
36,905	84.2%
4,097	9.3%
16,975	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,507	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,997	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,241	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,983	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,486	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,952	2.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,755	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,453	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,735	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,881	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,708	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,228	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,579	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,390	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,795	12.9%
$200,000 or more	15,444	14.4%

Median Household Income	95,731
Per Capita Income	46,554

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,930	4.6%
Public Assistance	6,728	6.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,898	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	122,797	69.9%
Unemployed	6,633	3.8%
In Armed Forces	7,910	4.5%

Total Labor Force	137,340	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	38,291	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,461	37,202	55.5%
Non-Profit	4,863	9,796	33.2%
Self-Employed	7,299	5,125	58.7%

Local Government	4,393	6,029	42.2%
State Government	5,120	6,180	45.3%
Federal Government	6,035	3,568	62.8%

Total Private + Self	53,760	42,327	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20,411	25,573	44.4%
Total	74,171	67,900	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	22.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,570	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,619	20.8%
Professional, Technical	35,843	25.2%
Service Occupations	25,815	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	455	0.3%
All others	27,488	19.3%

White Collar		62.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,366	15.7%
Retail trade	15,219	10.7%
Public administration	14,161	9.9%
Transportation and warehousing	12,985	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	11,644	8.2%
Educational services	11,494	8.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,079	7.1%
Construction	7,663	5.4%
Other services	7,010	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,310	3.7%
Finance and insurance	5,158	3.6%
Manufacturing	3,422	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,916	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,867	2.0%
Information	2,833	2.0%
Wholesale trade	2,581	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,185	1.5%
Utilities	1,634	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	432	0.3%
Management	376	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13,755	4.73%
Puerto Rican	4,739	1.63%
Cuban	1,309	0.45%
Dominican	1,561	0.54%

Total Central American	1,647	0.57%
Costa Rican	84	0.03%
Guatemalan	362	0.12%
Honduran	212	0.07%
Nicaraguan	41	0.01%
Panamanian	448	0.15%
Salvadoran	500	0.17%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,686	0.92%
Argentinean	201	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	10	0.00%
Colombian	1,116	0.38%
Ecuadorian	825	0.28%
Paraguayan	37	0.01%
Peruvian	363	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	134	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,465	0.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	14,182	4.88%
Hmong	5,194	1.79%
Korean	2,620	0.90%
Chinese	1,196	0.41%
Japanese	836	0.29%
Indian	760	0.26%
Thai	617	0.21%
Laotian	492	0.17%
Vietnamese	389	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	223,807	82.5%
Spanish	12,722	4.7%
Other Asian	11,426	4.2%
Tagalog	9,126	3.4%
Other	3,824	1.4%
Korean	2,152	0.8%
Other Indo-European	2,019	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,534	0.6%
German, other Germanic	1,423	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,983	13.8%
Irish	27,710	9.5%
English	26,451	9.1%
American	9,683	3.3%
Italian	9,072	3.1%
Norwegian	7,606	2.6%
European	7,039	2.4%
Swedish	6,283	2.2%
French	6,280	2.2%
Scottish	5,594	1.9%
Polish	5,164	1.8%
Dutch	3,734	1.3%
Russian	3,182	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	3,051	1.0%
British	2,665	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	279,690	96.2%
Not a citizen	10,984	3.8%

Native	259,201	89.2%
Foreign-born	31,473	10.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,986	2.1%	7,216	3.7%	47,155	24.5%	62,823	32.6%	44,340	23.0%	26,934	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,986	2.1%
9-12 Years	7,216	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	47,155	24.5%
Some College	62,823	32.6%
Bach. Degree	44,340	23.0%
Grad Degree	26,934	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	122,990	116,530	6,460	5.3%	7.3%
1991	123,216	115,148	8,068	6.5%	8.3%
1992	127,412	118,410	9,002	7.1%	8.9%
1993	131,813	123,923	7,890	6.0%	7.8%
1994	133,408	126,020	7,388	5.5%	7.6%
1995	133,138	126,126	7,012	5.3%	7.3%
1996	134,880	127,872	7,008	5.2%	7.4%
1997	137,247	130,280	6,967	5.1%	6.9%
1998	140,544	134,234	6,310	4.5%	6.3%
1999	142,335	135,852	6,483	4.6%	6.4%

2000	140,750	133,661	7,089	5.0%	6.3%
2001	142,100	135,100	7,000	4.9%	6.3%
2002	144,205	135,942	8,263	5.7%	7.2%
2003	145,843	136,789	9,054	6.2%	7.7%
2004	146,603	137,927	8,676	5.9%	7.4%
2005	148,840	140,606	8,234	5.5%	6.9%
2006	151,131	143,105	8,026	5.3%	6.6%
2007	150,839	143,224	7,615	5.0%	6.3%
2008	151,840	143,873	7,967	5.2%	6.5%
2009	153,655	143,338	10,317	6.7%	8.0%

2010	157,743	146,993	10,750	6.8%	8.2%
2011	158,382	148,731	9,651	6.1%	7.8%
2012	157,748	149,177	8,571	5.4%	7.2%
2013	157,637	149,423	8,214	5.2%	7.0%
2014	157,650	149,591	8,059	5.1%	6.7%
2015	156,476	148,856	7,620	4.9%	6.3%
2016	155,471	147,254	8,217	5.3%	6.6%
2017	154,046	145,674	8,372	5.4%	6.5%
2018	151,067	143,566	7,501	5.0%	5.9%
2019	149,118	142,485	6,633	4.4%	5.4%

2020	148,392	137,421	10,971	7.4%	7.8%
2021	149,953	141,113	8,840	5.9%	6.4%
2022	151,342	146,302	5,040	3.3%	4.0%
2023	150,823	145,654	5,169	3.4%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	118,938
Median Value	$363,800

Occupied	107,134	90.1%
Vacant	11,804	9.9%

Owned	68,356	63.8%
Rented	38,778	36.2%
Median Rent	$1,405

Single-Family Units	72,880	61.3%
Detached	57,138	48.0%
Attached	15,742	13.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,393	18.0%
Mobile Homes	4,668	3.9%

Anchorage Municipality, AK

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

2022 Housing Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

2022 Income & Employment Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK

Historical Labor Force Data for Anchorage Municipality, AK