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Anchorage (municipality), Alaska

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   People QuickFactsAnchorageAlaska
Population definition and source info Population, 2011 estimate 295,570723,860
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 291,826710,231
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.3%1.9%
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 291,826710,231
Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.5%7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 26.0%26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 7.2%7.7%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2010 49.2%48.0%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 66.0%66.7%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.6%3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 7.9%14.8%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.1%5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 2.0%1.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 8.1%7.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.6%5.5%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 62.6%64.1%
 
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 77.9%79.3%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 9.1%6.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 16.8%16.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 92.1%91.4%
Bachelor Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 32.3%27.2%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2007-2011 30,87471,861
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 18.618.2
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2010 113,032306,967
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 61.4%64.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 34.8%24.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $276,200$235,100
Households definition and source info Households, 2007-2011 105,123252,920
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.662.67
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $35,580$31,944
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007-2011 $75,485$69,014
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 7.8%9.5%
   Business QuickFactsAnchorageAlaska
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 26,73168,728
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.7%10.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.3%3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1%S
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.2%25.9%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D8,204,030
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,914,0254,563,605
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,482,7149,303,387
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,096$13,635
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 933,3011,851,293
   Geography QuickFactsAnchorageAlaska
Land area in square miles definition and source info Land area in square miles, 2010 1,704.68570,640.95
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 171.21.2
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 0300002
Counties Anchorage Municipality


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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, County Business Patterns, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Thursday, 10-Jan-2013 10:22:44 EST