Alaska

Anchorage Municipality

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
56.7%
Other
12.3%
Hispanic
9.4%
East Asian
8.8%
Native American
7.5%
African
5.3%

Compared with Alaska and the United States

Anchorage Municipalitynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricAnchorage MunicipalityAlaskaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White56.7%56.7%58%
Hispanic9.4%8.2%—
East Asian8.8%1.8%—
American Indian and Alaska Native7.5%14.7%—
Black or African American5.3%2.9%—
Indian1%0.2%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Anchorage Municipality next to Alaska and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricAnchorage MunicipalityAlaskaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—102.4 (+2.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—93.8 (−6.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$103,284$92,788$80,734
Median home value$395,900$352,900$332,700
Home price to income3.8×3.8×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,489/mo$1,419/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.3%18.4%21.0%