Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

Anchorage Municipality, Alaska is a county located in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. The county has a population of 260283 as per the 2000 census data. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 279243, It is most populous county in Alaska. The county comprises an area of 1961.09 miē (5079.2 kmē), of which, 1697.21 square miles (4395.75 kmē) of it is land and 263.88 square miles (683.45 kmē) of it is water, giving it the third smallest by total area among Alaska's county.

Anchorage Municipality Alaska
Map of Anchorage Municipality, Alaska

As of the census of 2000, there were 260283 residents, 94822 households, and 64131 families in the county. The population density was 153.4 people per square mile (59.23/kmē), it is Alaska's most densely populated county. There were 100368 housing units at an average density of 59.1 per square mile (22.82/kmē). The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.19. Age range in the county was well distributed with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 279243, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 72.16% White, 7.17% Black or African American, 8.08% American Indian, 6.59% Asian, 1.22% Native Hawaiian, and 4.77% from two or more races.

Anchorage Municipality Alaska Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Anchorage Municipality Alaska School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Anchorage Municipality Alaska GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $55546, making its Alaska's fourth highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $63682, making it the fifth highest county by median family income in Alaska. The per capita income for the county was $25287, it is Alaska's third wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 74625 pupils and students, of which 50.58% are male and 49.42% are female, 28.67% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.57% nursery or pri school, 5.54% kindergarten, 47.55% elementary school, 21.01% high school and 20.33% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
YearPopulation
April 2000 census260283
April 2000 Estimate260283
July 2000 Estimate260526
July 2001 Estimate263746
July 2002 Estimate267834
July 2003 Estimate271175
July 2004 Estimate274317
July 2005 Estimate276164
July 2006 Estimate279362
July 2007 Estimate277542
July 2008 Estimate279243
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school218519754160
Kindergarten210820254133
Elementary school183031718235485
High school8128755015678
College or graduate school7020814915169
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska$55546$63682$25287
Alaska, United States$51571$59036$22660
United States$41994$50046$21587