Anchorage Borough Demographics: QuickFacts

DESCRIPTION ANCHORAGE BOROUGH ALASKA Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)  745,408  1,393,225 American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002  4.1%  8.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)  8.1%  15.3% Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a)  6.6%  4.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002  4.8%  3.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000  28.9%  24.7% Black persons, percent, 2008 (a)  7.2%  4.3% Black-owned firms, percent, 2002  2.6%  1.5% Building permits, 2008  400  9011 Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)  3,886,872  9,378,2971 Female persons, percent, 2008  49.0%  47.9% FIPS Code  020  02 Foreign born persons, percent, 2000  8.2%  5.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000  90.3%  88.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002  3.0%  2.0% Homeownership rate, 2000  60.1%  62.5% Households, 2000  94,822  221,600 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000  36.9%  27.0% Housing units, 2007  111,397  282,234 Land area, 2000 (square miles)  1,697.21  571,951.26 Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000  13.6%  14.3% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over  41.6%  46.2% Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)  394,668  3,832,024 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000  19.5  19.6 Median household income, 2007  $67,856  $62,854 Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000  $160,700  $144,200 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002  F  0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)  1.2%  0.7% Nonemployer establishments, 2006  18,491  50,670 Per capita money income, 1999  $25,287  $22,660 Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008  7.1%  7.3% Persons below poverty, percent, 2007  8.0%  9.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)  8.1%  6.1% Persons per household, 2000  2.67  2.74 Persons per square mile, 2000  153.4  1.1 Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008  4.8%  4.6% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008  26.0%  26.2% Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008  7.7%  7.6% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000  34,280  83,220 Population estimates base (April 1) 2000  260,283  626,931 Population, 2008 estimate  279,243  686,293 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008  7.3%  9.5% Private nonfarm employment, 2006  137,008  241,6211 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006  21.5%  17.9%1 Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006  8,423  19,8921 Retail sales per capita, 2002  $14,123  $11,605 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)  3,781,569  7,437,071 Total number of firms, 2002  24,266  62,145 White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008  65.5%  65.7% White persons, percent, 2008 (a)  72.2%  70.6% Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)  2,629,595  3,616,674 Women-owned firms, percent, 2002  29.6%  26.2% Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.