Anchorage, Alaska Demographics

Anchorage is 3rd out of 6,406 other cities in Size in square miles

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 11 other cities in Current population (2012)

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 12 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 13 other cities in Retail sales

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Households

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Housing units

Anchorage is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Anchorage is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Anchorage is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Foreign born residents

Anchorage is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	298,610	1st	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,704.7	3rd	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	171.2	14th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	12th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.0%	13th	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.2%	13th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.1%	11th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.3%	7th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	66.0%	18th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.6%	2nd	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	7.9%	10th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	8.1%	3rd	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2.0%	1st	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	8.1%	4th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	3rd	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	62.6%	18th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	49.2%	8th	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	9.1%	3rd	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	113,032	1st	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	34.8%	5th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	105,123	1st	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.4%	15th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$276,200	3rd	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	11th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$35,580	3rd	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$75,485	9th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.8%	13th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Anchorage	Rank	Alaska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	26,731	1st	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$4,482,714	1st	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,096	7th	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$933,301	1st	$1,851,293	$613,795,732