Population

Anchorage's current population is 29,891 people with 13,343 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 0.6% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to shrink -1.1% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 36.4 which is slightly above the state average of 35.7 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.07 persons. This area is not very family centric with 42.6% of the households being family households and with 23.6% having children in the home and 16.1% of the population being under 15 and an additional 13.5% being under 24. Another 32.3% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 24.4% between 45-64 years old leaving 13.8% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Anchorage has a daytime employee population of 33,494 versus a permanent population of 29,891 meaning the daytime employee population is 112.1% of the permanent population living in the area and 72.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 37.0% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Anchorage is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Anchorage area are White 54.0%, Black 7.1%, Native American 11.9%, Asian 9.9%, Pacific Islanders 4.6%, 3.9% other races and 10.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Anchorage, Alaska		Alaska	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Anchorage
		Alaska
Latitude / Longitude:		61.218056, -149.900284
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		29,891	60,527	752,044	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		29,773	60,874	711,936	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		29,958	61,068	753,500	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		29,555	59,627	761,252	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		0.6%	0.3%	5.8%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		-0.2%	-0.3%	0.2%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		36.4	36.2	35.7	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.0%	6.4%	6.9%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.3%	5.7%	6.7%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		4.8%	5.4%	6.6%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		13.5%	13.4%	13.0%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		32.3%	30.9%	29.0%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		9,647	18,717	217,941	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		24.4%	24.3%	24.7%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		7,283	14,678	185,677	83,512,738
65 years and over		13.8%	14.0%	13.2%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		4,120	8,477	99,025	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		16.1%	17.4%	20.2%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		4,800	10,526	151,775	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages