Anchorage: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 174,431

1990: 226,338

2000: 260,283

Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.0%

U.S. rank in 1980: 78th

U.S. rank in 1990: 69th

U.S. rank in 2000: 75th

City Residents

1980: 174,431

1990: 226,338

2000: 260,283

2003 estimate: 270,951

Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.0%

U.S. rank in 1980: 78th

U.S. rank in 1990: 69th (State rank: 1st)

U.S. rank in 2000: 75th (State rank: 1st)

Density: 153.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 188,009

Black or African American: 15,199

American Indian and Alaska Native: 18,941

Asian: 14,433

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,423

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 14,799

Other: 5,703

Percent of residents born in state: 32.1% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 20,033

Population 5 to 9 years old: 21,867

Population 10 to 14 years old: 21,501

Population 15 to 19 years old: 19,662

Population 20 to 24 years old: 17,694

Population 25 to 34 years old: 40,113

Population 35 to 44 years old: 48,210

Population 45 to 54 years old: 38,803

Population 55 to 59 years old: 11,240

Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,918

Population 65 to 74 years old: 8,895

Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,284

Population 85 years and older: 1,063

Median age: 32.4 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 4,284

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 1,222 (of which, 19 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money Income (1999)

Per capita income: $25,287

Median household income: $55,546

Total households: 95,080

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 3,948

$10,000 to $14,999: 3,774

$15,000 to $24,999: 8,936

$25,000 to $34,999: 10,251

$35,000 to $49,999: 15,199

$50,000 to $74,999: 21,506

$75,000 to $99,999: 13,597

$100,000 to $149,999: 12,266

$150,000 to $199,999: 3,203

$200,000 or more: 2,400

Percent of families below poverty level: 5.1% (32.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 13,670