Anchorage municipality

Population & Demographics

Anchorage municipality, AK

Anchorage municipality is home to 288,976 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 141,064 resident workers commute each day.

AlaskaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2016
Based on 2016 Census LODES data — the most recent available for Alaska.
288,976
people
Population

288,976 residents

Median age 35.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Anchorage municipality population & demographics

Who lives in Anchorage municipality — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
288,976
Median age
35.2yrs
Median household income
$103,284
Median home value
$395,900
Median gross rent
$1,489/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.6%
Poverty rate
8.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Anchorage municipality

How Anchorage municipality breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White54.2%
Two or more races10.7%
Asian9.8%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7.0%
Black4.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3.1%
Some other race0.9%

Race across Anchorage municipality

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Anchorage municipality.

Anchorage municipality at a glance
Employed Residents
141,064
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
92.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wasilla
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Anchorage municipality proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Anchorage municipality commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

77
Commute Score

77 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Anchorage municipality

141,064 commutes, one dot at a time

Anchorage municipality

Where 141,064 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Anchorage municipality, by worker count.

1Anchorage municipality0.0 mi129,954
2Wasilla28.9 mi1,630
3Fairbanks260.7 mi970
4Nikiski60.3 mi741
5Palmer35.5 mi610
6Valdez116.2 mi573
7Utqiaġvik725.6 mi421
8Juneau city and566.2 mi350

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Anchorage municipality.

1Anchorage municipality0.0 mi129,954
2Knik-Fairview23.3 mi2,603
3Wasilla28.9 mi1,783
4North Lakes32.5 mi1,761
5Tanaina31.9 mi1,610
6Palmer35.5 mi1,230
7Fairbanks260.7 mi1,213
8Meadow Lakes28.5 mi1,179

Top industries

The sectors that employ Anchorage municipality’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.3%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.7%
PAPublic Administration8.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.0%
EDEducational Services6.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
COConstruction5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Anchorage municipality

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Anchorage municipality

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