Anchorage Borough AK Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Anchorage Borough AK Housing Affordability Index is 110 State of Alaska Housing Affordability Index is 124
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Anchorage Borough AK Wealth Index is 120 State of Alaska Wealth Index is 106
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	299,100
Population in Households	291,173
Population in Familes	228,796
Population in Group Qrtrs	7,927
Population Density	176
Diversity Index¹	67

INCOME
Median Household Income	$81,617
Average Household Income	$106,065
Per Capita Income	$39,003
Wealth Index³	120

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	116,999 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	62,574 (53.5%)
Renter Occupied HU	46,939 (40.1%)
Vacant Housing Units	7,486 ( 6.4%)
Median Home Value	$333,943
Housing Affordability Index²	110

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	109,513
Average Household Size	2.66
Family Households	71,080
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Anchorage Borough AK - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Anchorage Borough to the other 29 boroughs / census areas (ca) and borough equivalents in Alaska by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.27%	-0.06%
Households	0.22%	-0.11%
Families	0.08%	-0.2%
Median Household Income		1.73%
Per Capita Income		1.81%

Anchorage Borough AK Information

Anchorage Borough AK Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Anchorage Borough AK - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 1	100th
Population Density	# 1	100th
Diversity Index	# 5	86th
Median Household Income	# 4	90th
Per Capita Income	# 6	83rd