Anchorage, AK

Anchorage is a city in Alaska with about 289,069 residents. Anchorage was founded in 1914, and is nicknamed "The City of Lights and Flowers". The median age is 34.9 and the median household income is $98,152. Homes carry a median value of $375,900, and about 64% of residents own where they live. White residents make up the largest share of the population (55.1%). Around 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 19 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).

Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.

Anchorage has 82 public schools — 51 elementary, 9 middle, 13 high.

Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.

Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Anchorage Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).

Toxic-release sites and regulated facilities in and around Anchorage.

Data source being added: U.S. EPA — Toxics Release Inventory (public). We show real, sourced figures only — never estimates.

County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.

Anchorage is in Anchorage County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.

Anchorage was founded in 1914, nicknamed “The City of Lights and Flowers”. Elevation ~31 m.