Anchorage Municipality · Alaska
Anchorage, AK demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Alaska Department of Commerce (Alaska Municipal League rate tables).
Quick answer
Anchorage, AK has a population of 288,121 and a median household income of $95,605 — about $7,967 a month before tax. That ranks 8 of 94 covered metros by income and 65 of 94 by population.
Population
288,121
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$95,605
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
0%
Alaska + local
Income rank
#8
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Anchorage household at the median income of $95,605 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $0 a year in sales tax at 0%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Alaska exempts or discounts several categories. Alaska has no statewide sales tax and Anchorage levies no general municipal sales tax, so most retail purchases carry 0% — though room and rental-car taxes still apply.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Anchorage-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Alaska Department of Commerce (Alaska Municipal League rate tables) rate tables · rates as published for 2026