Cities / Alaska / Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

288,976 people

Right Now

Weather

48.2°F

Fog

Today: Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny, high 65°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Anchorage)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ANC

4 mi — Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Population & People

Population

288,976

Median age

35.2

Median household income

$103,284

Poverty rate

8.9%

Unemployment rate

4.3%

Bachelor's degree+

38.7%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$395,900

Median gross rent

$1,489/mo

Homeownership rate

63.9%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,631

HUD Fair Market Rent (Anchorage Municipality, 22 mi from Anchorage), 2026. Efficiency $1152, 1BR $1243, 2BR $1631, 3BR $2268, 4BR $2736. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alaska commercial electricity

22.32¢/kWh

Alaska industrial electricity

20.03¢/kWh

Alaska residential electricity

26.09¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

75011.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

57488

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alaska

495.28

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Alaska-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ANC

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

4 mi away

SEA

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

1444 mi away

PDX

Portland International Airport

1538 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alaska energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alaska economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).