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Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska · ZIP 99501, 99502, 99503

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 289,600 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 107,868Households
  • $98,152Median household income
  • $375,900Median home value
  • 1Towns with a page
  • 18ZIP codes

Anchorage Municipality in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+11.9%
260k280k300k2000: 260,28320002010: 291,82620102020: 291,2472020260,283291,247
Population of Anchorage Municipality at each census
CensusPopulation
2000260,283
2010291,826
2020291,247

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Anchorage Municipality
Under $50k22.5%
$50k to $100k28.3%
$100k to $150k19.5%
$150k to $200k12.9%
$200k and over16.8%

Median household income $98,152 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Anchorage Municipality
Owner occupied
68,751 units
Renter occupied
39,117 units
Vacancy rate
9.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Anchorage Municipality2023
Health care and social assistance25,728
Retail trade14,947
Accommodation and food services14,901
Professional, scientific, and technical services14,172
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services12,683
Transportation and warehousing12,527
Construction8,764
Wholesale trade5,893

141,432 employees in 8,799 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Anchorage Municipality compared with its state
Anchorage Municipality compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureAnchorage MunicipalityAlaska
Population289,069733,971
Median household income$98,152$89,336
Median age34.935.6
Median home value$375,900$333,300
Bachelor’s degree or higher37.7%31.2%
Foreign-born residents10.9%7.8%
Owner-occupied homes63.7%66.6%
Mean commute to work19.0 minutes19.5 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Anchorage Municipality1 with a page · sort by any column

Type
Anchorage municipalityPlace289,6001,706.8 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 02 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

County officialsFrom public records

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Across Anchorage Municipality

Jobs across Anchorage Municipality

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.