Anchorage, AK Employment & Jobs

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IndexAnchorageAlaskaNational
Income per capita$35,402$29,586$26,505
Median household income$77,764$69,131$54,595
Median household income owner occupied$100,481$79,117$63,664
Median household income renter occupied$49,580$47,943$35,685
Median earnings male$45,634$43,255$38,921
Median earnings female$32,397$25,839$23,115
Unemployment rate (2000)6.4%6.2%4.0%
Unemployment rate (2010)7.2%7.9%9.5%
Unemployment rate (2012)6.4%7.3%8.3%
Poverty level7.3%9.8%12.3%
The data is based upon 2010 estimates.
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The income per capita in Anchorage is 19.7% greater than the Alaska average and 33.6% greater than the national average. The median household income in Anchorage is 12.5% greater than the Alaska average and 42.4% greater than the national average. The median household income in Anchorage for owner occupied housing is 102.7% greater than the median household income for renter occupied housing in Anchorage.

The poverty level in Anchorage is 25.2% less than the Alaska average and 40.2% less than the national average. The median earnings for males in Anchorage is 40.9% greater than the median earnings for females in Anchorage.

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

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