Humidity & wind
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Population
287,155
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$395,900
Owner-occupied units
Anchorage, AK
Alaska · 61.174° N, 149.284° W · 1,707 sq mi
Anchorage is a city in Alaska, with a population of 287,155 and about 168 residents per square mile. The median household earns $103,284 a year, and the median home is worth $395,900.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
1,707 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
168
People per square mile
Rank by population
#76
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#1
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$103,284
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,489
Per month
Homeownership
63.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.8 min
One way
People
Median age
35.2
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
38.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
10.9%
Households
108,597
2.59 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 13/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 250/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 194/yr
Days above 90° 0/yr
Below freezing 270/yr
Annual rainfall 72.8in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 50°F
Coldest month
December
Average low 5°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.6%
Public administration 10.9%
Transport & utilities 10.5%
Professional & business services 10.5%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Alaska
State bird
Willow Ptarmigan
State flower
Forget-me-not
State capital
Juneau
Nickname
The Last Frontier
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Cities about the same size
- Gilbert, AZ287,285
- Madison, WI286,233
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- Plano, TX293,028
- Chandler, AZ278,748
- St. Louis, MO278,144
- North Las Vegas, NV296,653
- Chula Vista, CA275,533
Wealthiest person in Alaska
Name
Jonathan Rubini & Leonard Hyde
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$0.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Anchorage
Source of wealth
Real estate
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alaska · private sector
Employer
Providence Health & Services
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alaska
Company
GCI Liberty
Revenue
$1.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Anchorage
Ticker
GLIBA
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.