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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Anchorage NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Primrose / Sunrise, Birchwood / Chugiak, Turnagain Heights, Mountain View, Eagle River, Peters Creek, Campbell, Spenard, Nunaka Valley
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Anchorage, AK Girdwood
POPULATION
260,283
| ANCHORAGE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 260,283 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 100,368 |
| ANCHORAGE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 56.72% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 37.75% |
| % VACANT | 5.53% |
| TYPE OF ANCHORAGE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 46.36% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 10.85% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 16.48% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 20.42% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 5.80% |
| OTHER | 0.09% |
| SIZE OF ANCHORAGE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.15% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 13.38% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 28.42% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 35.28% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 16.33% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.44% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 7.68% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 67.85% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 23.85% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 0.62% |
| ANCHORAGE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $274,890 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,093 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$90,000 | 7.58% |
| $90,001-$181,000 | 11.51% |
| $181,001-$361,000 | 58.77% |
| $361,001-$541,000 | 16.58% |
| $541,001-$722,000 | 3.34% |
| $722,001-$902,000 | 1.09% |
| $902,001-$1,353,000 | 0.72% |
| $1,353,001-$1,805,000 | 0.21% |
| > $1,805,000 | 0.20% |
| PEOPLE OF Anchorage | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.55% |
| 5 TO 17 | 21.51% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.50% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.36% |
| 35 TO 54 | 33.81% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.95% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 5.32% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 90.29% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 28.91% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $55,546 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $25,287 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 7.35% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (12.19%), Healthcare (11.39%), Public Service (9.66%), Transportation (8.45%), Education (8.12%), Accomodation (7.44%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (6.70%), Construction (6.36%), Other (5.69%), Finance (4.03%), Wholesale (3.52%), Administration (3.45%), Information Technology (3.24%), Mining (2.56%), Real Estate (2.06%), Manufacturing (2.02%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.83% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 72.14% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 5.84% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 7.22% |
| ASIAN | 5.48% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.78% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 2.21% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 6.33% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 5.66% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (27.57%), Unclassified (17.59%), German (11.85%), Irish (7.21%), English (6.32%), United States or American (6.00%), Norwegian (2.92%), Italian (2.37%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 8.17% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (79.84%) , Spanish (3.68%) |
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%).
Anchorage is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Anchorage, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
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.
The education level of Anchorage citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 28.91% of adults in Anchorage have at least a bachelor's degree.
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.
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