# Anchorage Municipality, Alaska demographics

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Anchorage Municipality, Alaska (county FIPS 02020) has a median household income of $103,284 (±$2,702) and a total population of 288,976 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 18 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 288,976 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 35.2 years | ±0.1 years | B01002 |
| Households | 108,597 | ±1,322 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $103,284 | ±$2,702 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $395,900 | ±$8,191 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,489 | ±$38 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 63.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 36.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 94.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 38.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 02020 |
| Land area | 1,707.07 sq mi |
| Water area | 237.44 sq mi |
| Population density | 169 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [99567](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99567) | 39.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [99587](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99587) | 20.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [99577](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99577) | 16.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [99540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99540) | 7.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [99507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99507) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [99516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99516) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [99505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99505) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [99504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99504) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [99506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99506) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [99502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99502) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [99515](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99515) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [99508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99508) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [99501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99501) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [99518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99518) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [99503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99503) | 0.2% | 16.3% |  |
| [99517](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99517) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [99530](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99530) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [99513](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/99513) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:020&in=state:02
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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