Anchorage is a large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 260,283 people and 55 constituent neighborhoods, Anchorage is the largest community in Alaska.

Anchorage is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Anchorage is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Anchorage who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.84%), sales jobs (10.66%), and management occupations (9.79%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Anchorage, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One thing noticeable about Anchorage is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That's because Anchorage is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Anchorage a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Anchorage is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Anchorage are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Anchorage Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Anchorage citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 28.91% of adults in Anchorage have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Anchorage in 2000 was $25,287, which is wealthy relative to Alaska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,148 for a family of four.

Anchorage is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Anchorage home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Anchorage is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Anchorage include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Anchorage is English. Some people also speak Spanish.