Quick Stats about Anchorage

Anchorage Quick Stats
Quick Reference for Economic/Government/Cost of Living Indicators
Region: South Central Alaska



Anchorage Area
1,251,640 Acres / 1,956 sq. miles (Portage to Eklutna)

Population: (Census 2000)
MOA - 260,283 which is 41.5% of State (626,932)
Racial Combination:
White - 188,009
African American - 15,199
Am. Indian & AK Native - 18,941
Asian - 14,433
Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islanders - 2,423
Some Other Race - 5,703
Two or More Races - 15,575
Hispanic/Latino of any Race - 14,799
Median Age - 32.4 yrs
65 years & over - 14,242
On base Military & Civilian - 12,096

Climate
Average Temperatures: (F)
January - 20 degrees
July - 65 degrees
Record High - 85 degrees
Record Low - 34 below
Avg. Precip. - 15.9 in.
Avg. Snow - 69.3 in.
Avg. Hours of Daylight: Summer - 19.3 hrs.
Winter - 5.8 hrs.
Average number of days sunshine in a year 154 (42%)

Housing: (Census 2000)
Total Units - 100,368
Occupied Units - 94,822
Owner occupied - 56,953
Vacancy rate - 1.4%
Renter occupied 37,869
Vacancy rate - 5.3%
Average Household Size:
Owner occupied - 2.81%
Renter occupied - 2.46%


Housing Cost
Apt. Monthly Rents:
Efficiency - $623
1-2 bdrm - $745-942
3-4 bdrm - $1,066-1,335
Home Rents:
1-2 bdrm - $699-903
3-4 bdrm - $1,288-1,492
Vacancy Rate - 6.9%
Single Family Home Average Sale Price - $255,879
(AHFC Survey - 2006)


Cost of Living
Food for a week/family of 4 - $104.61 (3/2003)
Avg. Monthly Utility Costs:
Heating - $79.89
Gas/Unleaded - $94.97
Electric - $103.04
CPI-U - 159.0 (2nd half 2002)
Inflation - 1.9% (Annual rate from 2nd half 2001)


Reg. Motor Vehicles (2005)
2005 Currently Registered Vehicles
Passenger - 183,635
Motorcycle - 9,313
Commercial Trailer - 5,503
Trailer - 34,971
Commercial Truck - 13,491
Pick-up Truck - 64,700
Bus - 835
Snow Machine - 16,749
Total - 329,197
Anchorage International Airport
(FY 2006)
Revenue landings - 100,496
Passenger - 53,405
Cargo - 47,091
Total Passengers - 5.043 M
Transit - 237,057
Enplaned - 2,408,171
Deplaned - 2,397,919
Total Lbs. Freight - 4.131 Billion
Transit - 2.919 Billion
Local - 1.212 Billion
(Ranked #1 airport in the U.S. for landed weight of cargo aircraft. Ranked #1 airport for excellent service*. Ranked #3 airport in the world for cargo throughput)
Operating Revenues - $96.3M
*2005 survey conducted by Air Cargo World


City Recreation
Parks - 235
Baseball Fields - 48
Softball Fields - 27
Soccer Fields - 36
Rugby/Football - 2
Horseshoe Pits - 2
Archery / Biathlon Range - 1
Public Swimming Pools - 6
Sport Fishing Lakes - 9
Picnic Shelter Areas - 36
XCountry Ski - 6 parks (140 miles total / 30 miles lighted)
Skijoring Areas - 6 (total of 42 miles)
Jogging Routes - 22 miles
Sledding Hills - 22
Maintained Winter Ice:
Outdoor Skating Areas - 11
Indoor Ice Rinks - 6
Hiking Trails - 90 miles
Bike Trails - 132 miles
Golf Courses:
Full size - 3
Executive length - 2
Tennis courts - 48
Ultimate Frisbee Courses - 4




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