What is the population of Anchorage municipality?

Anchorage municipality has 289,069 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1 of 355 in Alaska.

What is the median household income in Anchorage municipality?

Median household income in Anchorage municipality is $98,152 a year, 25% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Anchorage municipality?

Median gross rent is $1,453 a month and the median home value is $375,900, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.

Is Anchorage municipality affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Anchorage municipality is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Anchorage, AK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage, AK — Census place “Anchorage municipality”) is 289,069 residents, ranking #1 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $98,152, the median home is worth $375,900 and median gross rent runs $1,453 a month. Looking for the Anchorage Alaska ZIP code list? 18 ZIP codes serve Anchorage, AK: 99501, 99502, 99503, 99504, 99505, 99506, 99507, 99508, 99513, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518, 99530, 99540, 99567, 99577, 99587.

Population: 289,069Anchorage municipality residents
Median household income: $98,152Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $375,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,453Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.7%Owner-occupied households

Anchorage ZIP codes (Alaska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Anchorage.

The Anchorage AK ZIP code list below covers 18 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Anchorage municipality

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Anchorage municipality median would spend about 17.8% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 63.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Anchorage municipality, AK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Anchorage municipality is a mid-size city in Alaska, with 289,069 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it first of 355 ranked by population. The median age here is 34.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Anchorage municipality earn a median of $98,152 a year, 25% above the national figure of $78,538 and 21% above the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Anchorage municipality is valued at $375,900, 23.9% above the national figure and 23% above the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,453 a month, 3.3% above the national figure, or roughly $17,436 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Anchorage municipality?: Anchorage municipality has 289,069 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1 of 355 in Alaska.
What is the median household income in Anchorage municipality?: Median household income in Anchorage municipality is $98,152 a year, 25% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Anchorage municipality?: Median gross rent is $1,453 a month and the median home value is $375,900, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
Is Anchorage municipality affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Anchorage municipality is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Anchorage municipality data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.