Anchorage, AK Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	260,283	100.0

Male	131,668	50.6
Female	128,615	49.4

Under 5 years	20,033	7.7
5 to 9 years	21,867	8.4
10 to 14 years	21,501	8.3
15 to 19 years	19,662	7.6
20 to 24 years	17,694	6.8
25 to 34 years	40,113	15.4
35 to 44 years	48,210	18.5
45 to 54 years	38,803	14.9
55 to 59 years	11,240	4.3
60 to 64 years	6,918	2.7
65 to 74 years	8,895	3.4
75 to 84 years	4,284	1.6
85 years and over	1,063	0.4

Median age (years)	32.4	(X)

18 years and over	184,412	70.9
Male	92,953	35.7
Female	91,459	35.1
21 years and over	173,564	66.7
62 years and over	18,082	6.9
65 years and over	14,242	5.5
Male	6,268	2.4
Female	7,974	3.1

RACE
One race	244,708	94.0
White	188,009	72.2
Black or African American	15,199	5.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	18,941	7.3
Asian	14,433	5.5
Asian Indian	453	0.2
Chinese	870	0.3
Filipino	5,805	2.2
Japanese	899	0.3
Korean	3,432	1.3
Vietnamese	380	0.1
Other Asian ¹	2,594	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,423	0.9
Native Hawaiian	410	0.2
Guamanian or Chamorro	104	0.0
Samoan	1,428	0.5
Other Pacific Islander ²	481	0.2
Some other race	5,703	2.2
Two or more races	15,575	6.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	200,926	77.2
Black or African American	18,632	7.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	26,995	10.4
Asian	18,448	7.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,637	1.4
Some other race	8,506	3.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	260,283	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	14,799	5.7
Mexican	7,246	2.8
Puerto Rican	1,652	0.6
Cuban	343	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	5,558	2.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	245,484	94.3
White alone	181,982	69.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	260,283	100.0
In households	253,269	97.3
Householder	94,822	36.4
Spouse	48,421	18.6
Child	82,107	31.5
Own child under 18 years	69,516	26.7
Other relatives	9,971	3.8
Under 18 years	3,872	1.5
Nonrelatives	17,948	6.9
Unmarried partner	6,961	2.7
In group quarters	7,014	2.7
Institutionalized population	1,915	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	5,099	2.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	94,822	100.0
Family households (families)	64,131	67.6
With own children under 18 years	36,868	38.9
Married-couple family	48,421	51.1
With own children under 18 years	25,932	27.3
Female householder, no husband present	10,884	11.5
With own children under 18 years	7,839	8.3
Nonfamily households	30,691	32.4
Householder living alone	22,142	23.4
Householder 65 years and over	3,586	3.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	39,423	41.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	10,439	11.0

Average household size	2.67	(X)
Average family size	3.19	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	100,368	100.0
Occupied housing units	94,822	94.5
Vacant housing units	5,546	5.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,107	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	94,822	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	56,953	60.1
Renter-occupied housing units	37,869	39.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.81	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.46	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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