Median Household Income
$92,788
Median Home Value
$352,900
Median Gross Rent
$1,419/mo
Poverty Rate
10.1%
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Homeownership Rate
66.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
31.7%
Median Age
35.8
Population Over Time
Alaska grew 1.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
728,300
2016
736,855
2018
738,516
2020
736,990
2022
734,821
2024
735,706
Business & Industry
Alaska has 22,178 business establishments employing 263,691 people.
Health care and social assistance
2,887
Construction
2,627
Accommodation and food services
2,288
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,988
Other services (except public administration)
1,934
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
1,248
Real estate and rental and leasing
1,137
Finance and insurance
782
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Alaska
See all →Anchorage290,674 people$103,284Fairbanks32,496 people$73,534Juneau city and32,108 people$101,661Badger19,182 people$97,183Knik-Fairview18,619 people$96,437College12,376 people$83,895North Lakes10,262 people$101,679Tanaina9,682 people$105,536Wasilla9,267 people$67,234Meadow Lakes8,773 people$81,699Sitka city and8,462 people$101,727Kalifornsky8,380 people$93,508Ketchikan8,168 people$85,275Kenai7,477 people$87,083Steele Creek6,542 people$121,364South Lakes6,414 people$98,141Bethel6,312 people$117,255Sterling6,307 people$102,415Gateway6,241 people$137,772Palmer6,091 people$72,201Homer5,623 people$74,449Kodiak5,584 people$90,292Chena Ridge5,321 people$133,775Fishhook5,115 people$111,375Utqiaġvik4,876 people$115,313Nikiski4,405 people$65,863Soldotna4,394 people$56,280Unalaska4,342 people$131,964Farmers Loop4,179 people$109,950Valdez3,935 people$99,271Butte3,752 people$101,042Nome3,710 people$113,646Mill Bay3,617 people$88,580Petersburg3,317 people$71,369Big Lake3,232 people$81,406Kotzebue3,088 people$110,357Eielson AFB3,071 people$68,199Ester2,989 people$53,272North Pole2,816 people$92,273Goldstream2,798 people$103,589Seward2,768 people$85,481Ridgeway2,749 people$90,391Farm Loop2,561 people$119,375Cordova2,507 people$85,132Anchor Point2,260 people$63,000Dillingham2,175 people$101,200Fritz Creek2,163 people$89,531Wrangell city and2,134 people$63,750Kodiak Station2,113 people$83,750Deltana2,059 people$91,923
Counties in Alaska
Aleutians East BoroughAleutians West Census AreaAnchorage MunicipalityBethel Census AreaBristol Bay BoroughChugach Census AreaCopper River Census AreaDenali BoroughDillingham Census AreaFairbanks North Star BoroughHaines BoroughHoonah-Angoon Census AreaJuneau City and BoroughKenai Peninsula BoroughKetchikan Gateway BoroughKodiak Island BoroughKusilvak Census AreaLake and Peninsula BoroughMatanuska-Susitna BoroughNome Census AreaNorth Slope BoroughNorthwest Arctic BoroughPetersburg BoroughPrince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaSitka City and BoroughSkagway MunicipalitySoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaWrangell City and BoroughYakutat City and BoroughYukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.