Anchorage, AK Demographics

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Anchorage demographics overview

StatisticAnchorageAlaskaNational
Population (2009 est.) 286,174 698,473 307,006,550
Population (2000) 260,283 626,932 281,421,906
Population growth 9.9% 11.4% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 86.4% 88.4% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 4.0% 2.2% 7.4%
Pct. married 55.8% 58.4% 57.7%
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The Anchorage population was 286,174 in 2009 compared to 260,283 in 2000. The Anchorage, AK population has increased by 9.9% from 2000 to 2009.

In Anchorage, 86.4% of the people speak English and 4.0% of people speak Spanish. In Anchorage, 55.8% of people are married and 91.8% of residents were born in the US.

Anchorage population breakdown by race

RaceAnchorageAlaskaNational
White72.14%72.64%70.38%
African American5.84%4.15%14.29%
American Indian7.22%10.12%0.76%
Asian5.48%4.69%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.78%0.57%0.16%
Mixed race6.33%6.07%3.01%
Other race2.21%1.78%6.88%
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In Anchorage, 5.7% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Anchorage age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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