Anchorage Population and Demographics

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Anchorage Municipality, Alaska Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Anchorage Population: 260283 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 131668 50.59% Female 128615 49.41%       Under 5 years 20033 7.7% 5 to 9 years 21867 8.4% 10 to 14 years 21501 8.26% 15 to 19 years 19662 7.55% 20 to 24 years 17694 6.8% 25 to 34 years 40113 15.41% 35 to 44 years 48210 18.52% 45 to 54 years 38803 14.91% 55 to 59 years 11240 4.32% 60 to 64 years 6918 2.66% 65 to 74 years 8895 3.42% 75 to 84 years 4284 1.65% 85 years and over 1063 0.41%       Median age (years) 32.4       18 years and over 184412 70.85% Male 92953 35.71% Female 91459 35.14% 21 years and over 173564 66.68% 62 years and over 18082 6.95% 65 years and over 14242 5.47% Male 6268 2.41% Female 7974 3.06%       Race     One race 244708 94.02% White 188009 72.23% Black or African American 15199 5.84% American Indian and Alaska Native 18941 7.28% Asian 14433 5.55% Asian indian 453 0.17% Chinese 870 0.33% Filipino 5805 2.23% Japanese 899 0.35% Korean 3432 1.32% Vietnamese 380 0.15% Other Asian 2594 1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2423 0.93% Native Hawaiian 410 0.16% Guamanian or Chamorro 104 0.04% Samoan 1428 0.55% Other Pacific Islander 481 0.18% Some other race 5703 2.19% Two or more races 15575 5.98%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 260283 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 14799 5.69% Mexican 7246 2.78% Puerto Rican 1652 0.63% Cuban 343 0.13% Other Hispanic or Latino 5558 2.14% Not Hispanic or Latino 245484 94.31% White alone 181982 69.92%       Relationship     Total Population 260283 100.00% In households 253269 97.31% Householder 94822 36.43% Spouse 48421 18.6% Child 82107 31.55% Own child under 18 years 69516 26.71% Other relatives 9971 3.83% Under 18 years 3872 1.49% Nonrelatives 17948 6.9% Unmarried partner 6961 2.67% In group quarters 7014 2.69% Institutionalized population 1915 0.74% Non-Institutionalized population 5099 1.96%       Households by Type     Total Households 94822 100.0 % Family households (families) 64131 67.63% With own children under 18 years 36868 38.88% Married-couple family 48421 51.07% With own children under 18 years 25932 27.35% Female householder, no husband present 10884 11.48% With own children under 18 years 7839 8.27% Non Family households 30691 32.37% Householder living alone 22142 23.35% Householder 65 years and over 3586 3.78%       Households with individuals under 18 years 39423 41.58% Households with individuals 65 years and over 10439 11.01%       Average Household size 2.67 Average family size 3.19       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 100368 100.00% Occupied housing units 94822 94.47% Vacant housing units 5546 5.53% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1107 1.1% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 94822 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 56953 60.06% Renter-occupied housing units. 37869 39.94%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.81 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.46

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