
Alaska · Census place 03110
Anchor Point, AK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Anchor Point, Alaska (Anchor Point, AK — Census place “Anchor Point CDP”) is 2,291 residents, ranking #45 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $63,382, the median home is worth $235,200 and median gross rent runs $1,167 a month. Looking for the Anchor Point Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Anchor Point, AK: 99556.
- Population
- 2,291Anchor Point CDP residents
- Median household income
- $63,382Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $235,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,167Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.1%Owner-occupied households
Anchor Point ZIP codes (Alaska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Anchor Point.
The Anchor Point AK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Anchor Point CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Anchor Point CDP median would spend about 22.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 82.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Anchor Point CDP, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Anchor Point CDP is a small town in Alaska, with 2,291 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #45 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 51.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Anchor Point CDP earn a median of $63,382 a year, 19.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Anchor Point CDP is valued at $235,200, 22.5% below the national figure and 23% below the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,167 a month, 17% below the national figure, or roughly $14,004 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 51.4 puts Anchor Point CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Ridgeway CDP 2,174
- Cordova city 2,405
- Wrangell city and borough 2,106
- Fritz Creek CDP 2,432
- Dillingham city 2,084
- North Pole city 2,663
- Deltana CDP 2,064
- Seward city 2,735
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Anchor Point CDP?
- Anchor Point CDP has 2,291 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #45 of 355 in Alaska.
- What is the median household income in Anchor Point CDP?
- Median household income in Anchor Point CDP is $63,382 a year, 19.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Anchor Point CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,167 a month and the median home value is $235,200, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.
- Is Anchor Point CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Anchor Point CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Anchor Point CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.