Language Spoken At Home in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 269,715 | 100% |
English only | 223,234 | 82.8% |
Language other than English | 46,481 | 17.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,846 | 6.2% |
Spanish | 12,546 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,276 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,057 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,197 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 22,908 | 8.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,940 | 4.1% |
Other languages | 4,970 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,433 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 291,470 | 100% |
American | 12,686 | 4.4% |
Arab | 658 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,871 | 0.6% |
Danish | 2,537 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 5,777 | 2.0% |
English | 26,281 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 9,452 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 2,163 | 0.7% |
German | 55,161 | 18.9% |
Greek | 1,057 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 841 | 0.3% |
Irish | 33,915 | 11.6% |
Italian | 10,431 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 457 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 11,003 | 3.8% |
Polish | 6,660 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 1,167 | 0.4% |
Russian | 3,902 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,688 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 8,998 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 597 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 2,356 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 6,434 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 1,828 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 504 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 2,516 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,351 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 105,517 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 69,461 | 65.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,712 | 34.8% |
Married-couple family | 50,797 | 48.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,644 | 23.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,863 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,335 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,801 | 12.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,733 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 36,056 | 34.2% |
Householder living alone | 27,040 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 5,826 | 5.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 39,485 | 37.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,786 | 15.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 283,832 | 100% |
Householder | 105,517 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 50,771 | 17.9% |
Child | 89,293 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 17,009 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 21,242 | 7.5% |
Unmarried partner | 8,455 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 115,826 | 100% |
Never married | 43,310 | 37.4% |
Now married, except separated | 56,030 | 48.4% |
Separated | 1,999 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,820 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 12,667 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 113,290 | 100% |
Never married | 32,447 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 55,072 | 48.6% |
Separated | 2,595 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 6,112 | 5.4% |
Divorced | 17,064 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,312 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,702 | 32.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Grandparents in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,444 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,644 | 30.2% |
Less than 1 year | 603 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 382 | 7.0% |
3 or 4 years | 221 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 438 | 8.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,644 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,050 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 1,146 | 69.7% |
School Enrollment in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 81,277 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,737 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 3,781 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 32,360 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 17,133 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 24,266 | 29.9% |
Educational Attainment in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 183,298 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,193 | 2.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,861 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 42,626 | 23.3% |
Some college, no degree | 51,511 | 28.1% |
Associate's degree | 15,073 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 38,651 | 21.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 21,383 | 11.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.8% |
Veteran Status in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 207,496 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 30,854 | 14.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 279,854 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,964 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 74,816 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,903 | 3.9% |
18 to 64 years | 183,963 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,975 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 21,075 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,086 | 38.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 286,721 | 100% |
Same house | 224,637 | 78.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 59,287 | 20.7% |
Same county | 38,025 | 13.3% |
Different county | 21,262 | 7.4% |
Same state | 6,298 | 2.2% |
Different state | 14,964 | 5.2% |
Abroad | 2,797 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 291,470 | 100% |
Native | 264,317 | 90.7% |
Born in United States | 256,532 | 88.0% |
State of residence | 100,899 | 34.6% |
Different state | 155,633 | 53.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 7,785 | 2.7% |
Foreign born | 27,153 | 9.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,153 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 14,554 | 53.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,599 | 46.4% |
Year of Entry in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 34,938 | 100% |
Native | 7,785 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 88 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,697 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 27,153 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 789 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,364 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Anchorage Municipality
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,153 | 100% |
Europe | 3,377 | 12.4% |
Asia | 15,824 | 58.3% |
Africa | 1,099 | 4.0% |
Oceania | 948 | 3.5% |
Latin America | 4,835 | 17.8% |
Northern America | 1,070 | 3.9% |