Alaska Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
 

Number

Percent
     
Total housing units 260,978 100.0
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 152,688 58.5
1-unit, attached 18,340 7.0
2 units 14,279 5.5
3 or 4 units 19,198 7.4
5 to 9 units 14,971 5.7
10 to 19 units 7,894 3.0
20 or more units 14,078 5.4
Mobile home 17,814 6.8
Boat, RV, van, etc. 1,716 0.7
     
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000 6,793 2.6
1995 to 1998 22,267 8.5
1990 to 1994 17,979 6.9
1980 to 1989 78,090 29.9
1970 to 1979 75,095 28.8
1960 to 1969 30,169 11.6
1940 to 1959 25,001 9.6
1939 or earlier 5,584 2.1
     
ROOMS
1 room 17,512 6.7
2 rooms 24,171 9.3
3 rooms 32,375 12.4
4 rooms 46,240 17.7
5 rooms 47,972 18.4
6 rooms 34,904 13.4
7 rooms 24,785 9.5
8 rooms 16,552 6.3
9 or more rooms 16,467 6.3
Median (rooms) 4.7 (X)
     
Occupied Housing Units 221,600 100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000 57,280 25.8
1995 to 1998 72,632 32.8
1990 to 1994 35,508 16.0
1980 to 1989 35,713 16.1
1970 to 1979 14,899 6.7
1969 or earlier 5,568 2.5
     
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None 24,075 10.9
1 75,127 33.9
2 84,588 38.2
3 or more 37,810 17.1
     
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas 101,703 45.9
Bottled, tank, or LP gas 4,873 2.2
Electricity 22,697 10.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 79,429 35.8
Coal or coke 1,090 0.5
Wood 8,202 3.7
Solar energy 44 0.0
Other fuel 2,416 1.1
No fuel used 1,146 0.5
     
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 14,003 6.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 12,496 5.6
No telephone service 6,684 3.0
     
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units 221,600 100.0
1.00 or less 202,630 91.4
1.01 to 1.50 10,060 4.5
1.51 or more 8,910 4.0
     
Specified owner-occupied units 105,620 100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000 6,589 6.2
$50,000 to $99,999 17,155 16.2
$100,000 to $149,999 33,450 31.7
$150,000 to $199,999 27,661 26.2
$200,000 to $299,999 15,453 14.6
$300,000 to $499,999 4,343 4.1
$500,000 to $999,999 774 0.7
$1,000,000 or more 195 0.2
Median (dollars) 144,200 (X)
     
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage 78,582 74.4
Less than $300
 214 0.2
$300 to $499
 1,913 1.8
$500 to $699
 4,413 4.2
$700 to $999
 13,118 12.4
$1,000 to $1,499
 30,931 29.3
$1,500 to $1,999
 19,279 18.3
$2,000 or more
 8,714 8.3
Median (dollars)
 1,315 (X)
Not mortgaged 27,038 25.6
Median (dollars)
 393 (X)
     
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent 34,414 32.6
15 to 19 percent 19,226 18.2
20 to 24 percent 15,936 15.1
25 to 29 percent 11,224 10.6
30 to 34 percent 7,192 6.8
35 percent or more 17,116 16.2
Not computed 512 0.5
     
Specified renter-occupied units 82,344 100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200 1,155 1.4
$200 to $299 2,116 2.6
$300 to $499 9,627 11.7
$500 to $749 26,096 31.7
$750 to $999 18,437 22.4
$1,000 to $1,499 11,296 13.7
$1,500 or more 2,590 3.1
No cash rent 11,027 13.4
Median (dollars) 720 (X)
     
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent 14,268 17.3
15 to 19 percent 11,321 13.7
20 to 24 percent 10,141 12.3
25 to 29 percent 8,082 9.8
30 to 34 percent 6,095 7.4
35 percent or more 20,903 25.4
Not computed 11,534 14.0
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94
 
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