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Anchorage AK - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	260,283	65 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 349) (100%)
Average Income	$55,546	3,102 (88%)	45 (87%)
Median House Value	$160,700	3,123 (88%)	24 (93%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	72.2%	20,636 (of 25,150) (18%)	143 (of 349) (59%)
% Black Population	5.8%	5,315 (79%)	4 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	5.7%	5,508 (78%)	20 (94%)
% Asian Population	5.5%	1,110 (96%)	11 (97%)
% American Indian Population	7.3%	1,157 (95%)	239 (32%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	90.3%	3,927 (of 25,150) (84%)	77 (of 349) (78%)
% College Graduates	28.9%	3,869 (85%)	43 (88%)
% Never Married	28.4%	4,503 (82%)	207 (41%)
% Married	53.7%	16,162 (36%)	145 (58%)
% Seperated	2.1%	8,260 (67%)	110 (68%)
% Divorced	12.5%	6,177 (75%)	108 (69%)
% Foreign Born	8.2%	3,867 (85%)	29 (92%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	100,368	66 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 349) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.6%	23,330 (7%)	140 (60%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	8.1%	8,056 (68%)	38 (89%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,117 (32%)	29 (92%)
% Households with No Car	6.4%	12,787 (49%)	244 (30%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	17.0%	13,475 (46%)	87 (75%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	2,800 (89%)	25 (93%)
Median House Value	$160,700	3,123 (88%)	24 (93%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	0.8%	14,721 (41%)	106 (70%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	3.6%	2,285 (91%)	18 (95%)
Average Monthly Rent	$736	3,092 (88%)	49 (86%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	74.4%	2,030 (of 25,150) (92%)	51 (of 349) (85%)
% Drive Alone to Work	74.4%	17,195 (32%)	34 (90%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.0%	3,872 (85%)	45 (87%)
% Walk to Work	2.7%	11,118 (56%)	287 (18%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.5	19,068 (24%)	89 (74%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.2%	20,450 (19%)	267 (23%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.5%	3,462 (86%)	25 (93%)
Median Household Income	$55,546	3,102 (88%)	45 (87%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	7.0%	3,227 (87%)	233 (33%)
Per Capita Income	$25,287	3,339 (87%)	33 (91%)
Male Worker Income	$41,267	4,335 (83%)	117 (66%)
Female Worker Income	$31,747	3,118 (88%)	88 (75%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.1%	16,320 (35%)	234 (33%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	7.3%	16,789 (33%)	260 (26%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.98

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Raleigh, North Carolina	0.89
Aurora, Colorado	0.89
Riverside, California	0.86
Plano, Texas	0.86
Lexington, Kentucky	0.83
Madison, Wisconsin	0.83
Henderson, Nevada	0.83
Glendale, Arizona	0.82
Chandler, Arizona	0.81
Colorado Springs, Colorado	0.81

Anchorage AK Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	18,941	4
American Indian Plus Other Race Population	26,995	6
Samoan Population	1,428	8
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	3,886	9
Armed Forces Population	8,503	17

Anchorage AK Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 349)
Population	260,283	1
Male Population	131,668	1
Female Population	128,615	1
Under 5 years Old Population	20,033	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	21,867	1

Anchorage AK Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Single Race Population	94.0%	24,358
Percent Households with Individuals Over 65	11.0%	24,353
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	12.4%	24,129
Percent 62 and Older Population	6.9%	23,955
Percent 65 and Older Population	5.5%	23,926

Anchorage AK Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 349)
Percent Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	1.0%	329
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	94.3%	328
Percent Vacant Housing Units	5.5%	328
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	46.4%	325
Percent Native Population	91.8%	316

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Anchorage AK	Raleigh, North Carolina
Total Population	260,283	276,093
Average Age	32.4	30.9
Average Income	$55,546	$46,612
Median House Value	$160,700	$156,000
% White Population	72.2%	63.3%
% Black Population	5.8%	27.8%
% Asian Population	5.5%	3.4%
% Hispanic Population	5.7%	7.0%

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