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Language Spoken At Home in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 352,227 | 100% |
English only | 299,981 | 85.2% |
Language other than English | 52,246 | 14.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 18,214 | 5.2% |
Spanish | 13,778 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,442 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,528 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,977 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 24,067 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,251 | 3.2% |
Other languages | 5,873 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,544 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 380,789 | 100% |
American | 17,155 | 4.5% |
Arab | 839 | 0.2% |
Czech | 2,566 | 0.7% |
Danish | 3,468 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 8,654 | 2.3% |
English | 36,504 | 9.6% |
French (except Basque) | 13,336 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 3,436 | 0.9% |
German | 76,935 | 20.2% |
Greek | 1,258 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,146 | 0.3% |
Irish | 47,280 | 12.4% |
Italian | 13,985 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 536 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 15,687 | 4.1% |
Polish | 9,308 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 1,696 | 0.4% |
Russian | 5,314 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,154 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 12,336 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 744 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 2,452 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 10,063 | 2.6% |
Swiss | 2,255 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 1,384 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 3,415 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,407 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 136,440 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 91,938 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 47,860 | 35.1% |
Married-couple family | 68,540 | 50.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,842 | 24.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,777 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,421 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,621 | 11.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,597 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 44,502 | 32.6% |
Householder living alone | 33,468 | 24.5% |
65 years and over | 7,390 | 5.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 51,689 | 37.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,878 | 15.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 371,655 | 100% |
Householder | 136,440 | 36.7% |
Spouse | 68,577 | 18.5% |
Child | 119,106 | 32.0% |
Other relatives | 21,199 | 5.7% |
Nonrelatives | 26,333 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 10,608 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 151,026 | 100% |
Never married | 54,073 | 35.8% |
Now married, except separated | 74,856 | 49.6% |
Separated | 2,516 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 2,402 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 17,179 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 146,333 | 100% |
Never married | 40,032 | 27.4% |
Now married, except separated | 73,879 | 50.5% |
Separated | 3,426 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 8,012 | 5.5% |
Divorced | 20,984 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,650 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,919 | 28.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 121 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,884 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,286 | 33.2% |
Less than 1 year | 799 | 11.6% |
1 or 2 years | 436 | 6.3% |
3 or 4 years | 291 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 760 | 11.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,286 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,416 | 61.9% |
Who are married | 1,607 | 70.3% |
School Enrollment in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 106,055 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,826 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 5,026 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 43,730 | 41.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 23,407 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 29,066 | 27.4% |
Educational Attainment in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 239,375 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,307 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,064 | 5.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 60,154 | 25.1% |
Some college, no degree | 68,834 | 28.8% |
Associate's degree | 20,087 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 46,818 | 19.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 25,111 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.0% |
Veteran Status in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 270,701 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 40,373 | 14.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 367,682 | 100% |
With a disability | 39,785 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 100,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,828 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 239,108 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,053 | 10.5% |
65 years and over | 28,167 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,904 | 38.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 374,714 | 100% |
Same house | 298,727 | 79.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 72,894 | 19.5% |
Same county | 45,528 | 12.2% |
Different county | 27,366 | 7.3% |
Same state | 9,672 | 2.6% |
Different state | 17,694 | 4.7% |
Abroad | 3,093 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 380,789 | 100% |
Native | 350,471 | 92.0% |
Born in United States | 341,031 | 89.6% |
State of residence | 134,924 | 35.4% |
Different state | 206,107 | 54.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9,440 | 2.5% |
Foreign born | 30,318 | 8.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 30,318 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,444 | 54.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,874 | 45.8% |
Year of Entry in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 39,758 | 100% |
Native | 9,440 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 99 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,341 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 30,318 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 848 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 29,470 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Anchorage
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 30,318 | 100% |
Europe | 4,782 | 15.8% |
Asia | 16,929 | 55.8% |
Africa | 1,132 | 3.7% |
Oceania | 971 | 3.2% |
Latin America | 5,123 | 16.9% |
Northern America | 1,381 | 4.6% |