Living in Anchorage School District, Alaska

Overview

A total of 106,567 households are located in Anchorage School District area. Among them, 36,198 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.27 people. The total number of children in the region is 86,527 and 75,221 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (12,614) of residents are non-citizens and 17% (48,600) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Anchorage School District, Alaska
Household	106,567
Population	286,459
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	36,198 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	86,527
Total Students	75,221
Pre-Kindergarten	4,301
Kindergarten	4,130
Grade 1-8	29,246
Grade 9-12	15,825
College/Graduate School	21,719
Veterans	213,271
Non-citizen	12,614
Non-English Home Language	48,600
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

229,042 residents are over the age of 16 and 165,323 people are in labor force. Among them, 156,939 people are in civilian labor force and 8,384 are in armed labor force. 148,021 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Anchorage School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	153,083	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	116,841	76.33%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	18,079	11.81%
Public transportation	2,321	1.52%
Walked	4,370	2.85%
Other method	5,423	3.54%
Worked from home	6,049	3.95%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	148,021	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	60,882	41.13%
Service	25,814	17.44%
Sales and office	32,598	22.02%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,925	8.06%
Production, transportation, and material moving	16,802	11.35%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	148,021	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	3,899	2.63%
Construction	7,812	5.28%
Manufacturing	3,536	2.39%
Wholesale trade	3,600	2.43%
Retail trade	16,807	11.35%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	12,815	8.66%
Information	3,531	2.39%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,278	4.24%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	16,009	10.82%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	36,194	24.45%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	15,426	10.42%
Other services, except public administration	6,970	4.71%
Public administration	15,144	10.23%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	148,021	-
Private wage and salary workers	108,665	73.41%
Government workers	31,218	21.09%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,904	5.34%
Unpaid family workers	234	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $109,988 for the 106,567 households in Anchorage School District area, Alaska. The average income of a single worker is $42,300. 250,708 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	106,567	-
Less than $10,000	3,449	3.24%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,275	2.13%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,393	5.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,726	6.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,515	9.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	18,545	17.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	14,685	13.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	21,867	20.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,557	10.84%
More than $200,000	11,555	10.84%
Median Household Income	$84,928	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$109,988	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	68,643	-
Less than $10,000	1,383	2.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	958	1.40%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,461	3.59%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,089	4.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,170	7.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,069	16.13%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,307	13.56%
$100,000 - $149,999	16,085	23.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,421	13.72%
More than $200,000	9,700	14.13%

Median Family Income	$102,065	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$126,118	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$42,300	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$60,369	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$60,369	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	282,365	-
With health insurance coverage	250,708	88.79%
Public coverage	85,839	30.40%
Private health insurance	198,406	70.27%
Without health insurance coverage	31,657	11.21%

Housing

There are 117,380 housing units in Anchorage School District area, Alaska with 106,567 units (90.79%) occupied. 65,367 houses (61.34%) are occupied by owner and 41,200 houses (38.66%) are rented. The average housing value is $314,800 and the average rental cost is $1,320. 1,574 houses (1.34%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,613 houses (1.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	117,380	-
Occupied	106,567	90.79%
Owner Occupied	65,367	61.34%
Renter Occupied	41,200	38.66%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	56,160	47.84%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	15,164	12.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	40,561	34.56%
Mobile Homes	5,362	4.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	133	0.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	117,380	-
Built 2014 or later	1,574	1.34%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,533	2.16%
Built 2000 - 2009	14,307	12.19%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,614	11.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	30,981	26.39%
Built 1970 - 1979	33,112	28.21%
Built 1960 - 1969	12,644	10.77%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,002	5.97%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,613	1.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	117,380	-
1 room	2,940	2.50%
2 rooms	4,545	3.87%
3 rooms	12,211	10.40%
4 rooms	23,646	20.14%
5 rooms	22,293	18.99%
6 rooms	17,818	15.18%
7 rooms	11,695	9.96%
8 rooms	9,730	8.29%
9 rooms or more	12,502	10.65%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	117,380	-
no bedroom	3,147	2.68%
1 bedroom	11,738	10.00%
2 bedrooms	32,960	28.08%
3 bedrooms	43,213	36.81%
4 bedrooms	21,593	18.40%
5 bedrooms or more	4,729	4.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	65,367	-
Less than $50,000	3,478	5.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,260	1.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,165	4.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,569	6.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	17,557	26.86%
$300,000 - $499,999	26,728	40.89%
$500,000 - $999,999	7,953	12.17%
$1,000,000 or more	657	1.01%
Median House Value	$314,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	39,825	-
Less than $500	1,603	4.03%
$500 - $999	8,684	21.81%
$1,000 - $1,499	14,712	36.94%
$1,500 - $1,999	7,941	19.94%
$2,000 - $2,499	4,678	11.75%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,650	4.14%
$3,000 or more	557	1.40%
Median Rental Costs	$1,320	-

Demographic

A total of 293,531 people lives in Anchorage School District area, Alaska with 149,670 male and 143,861 female. The males to female ratio is 50.99 to 49.01. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	293,531	-
Male	149,670	50.99%
Female	143,861	49.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	293,531	-
Under 5 years	21,197	7.22%
5 - 9 years	20,780	7.08%
10 - 14 years	18,457	6.29%
15 - 19 years	18,093	6.16%
20 - 24 years	23,134	7.88%
25 - 34 years	51,245	17.46%
35 - 44 years	38,010	12.95%
45 - 54 years	36,150	12.32%
55 - 59 years	19,254	6.56%
60 - 64 years	16,338	5.57%
65 - 74 years	20,568	7.01%
75 - 84 years	7,627	2.60%
85 years and older	2,678	0.91%
Median Age	33.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	293,531	-
One Race	265,696	90.52%
White	183,741	62.60%
Black or African American	16,341	5.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native	23,241	7.92%
Asian	28,276	9.63%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7,187	2.45%
Other	6,910	2.35%

Two or more races	27,835	9.48%
White and Black or African American	4,041	1.38%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	11,453	3.90%
White and Asian	4,827	1.64%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,050	0.36%

Living in Anchorage School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic