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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
287,155
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$395,900
Owner-occupied units

Anchorage, AK

Alaska · 61.174° N, 149.284° W · 1,707 sq mi

Anchorage is a city in Alaska, with a population of 287,155 and about 168 residents per square mile. The median household earns $103,284 a year, and the median home is worth $395,900.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
1,707 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
168
People per square mile
Rank by population
#76
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#1
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$103,284
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,489
Per month
Homeownership
63.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.8 min
One way

People

Median age
35.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
38.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
10.9%
Households
108,597
2.59 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 25.6%
Public administration 10.9%
Transport & utilities 10.5%
Professional & business services 10.5%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Alaska

Name
Jonathan Rubini & Leonard Hyde
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$0.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Anchorage
Source of wealth
Real estate

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Alaska · private sector

Employer
Providence Health & Services
Sector
Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Alaska

Company
GCI Liberty
Revenue
$1.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Anchorage
Ticker
GLIBA

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Alaska

State bird
Willow Ptarmigan
State flower
Forget-me-not
State capital
Juneau
Nickname
The Last Frontier

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