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Anchorage Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

State Attorney General Federal Courts U.S. Supreme Court

US Attorneys [ Anchorage - Main Office | Fairbanks ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Anchorage | Fairbanks | Ketchikan ]
District Court [ Main Office - Anchorage | Fairbanks | Juneau | Nome ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - Anchorage | Fairbanks ]

Anchorage Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 319,605
Land Area (2000): 68,320.656 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2,181.113 square kilometers

Anchorage Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	257,762	2002	267,280	2005	291,624
2000	260,900	2003	282,940	2006	294,862
2001	263,588	2004	286,671	2007	303,996

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	543,010	84.89%
Rural, Farm	1,368	0.21%
Rural, Non-farm	95,288	14.90%

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Anchorage Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Anchorage Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	140,811	132,438	8,374	5.95%	59
1991	144,551	134,095	10,455	7.23%	72
1992	149,691	137,765	11,926	7.97%	80
1993	154,072	143,887	10,186	6.61%	66
1994	158,263	148,449	9,815	6.20%	62
1995	159,124	149,802	9,322	5.86%	59
1996	161,562	151,759	9,803	6.07%	61
1997	165,126	155,418	9,708	5.88%	59
1998	168,313	160,185	8,129	4.83%	48
1999	171,210	162,690	8,519	4.98%	50
2000	169,276	160,317	8,959	5.29%	53
2001	171,944	163,037	8,908	5.18%	52
2002	176,324	165,602	10,722	6.08%	61
2003	180,925	168,903	12,022	6.64%	66
2004	183,044	171,442	11,602	6.34%	63
2005	186,341	175,333	11,008	5.91%	59
2006	191,290	180,411	10,879	5.69%	57
2007	191,938	181,512	10,426	5.43%	54
2008	194,580	182,878	11,702	6.01%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	140,840	131,449	9,391	6.67%	67
Feb 1990	139,613	130,335	9,278	6.65%	66
Mar 1990	139,601	130,745	8,856	6.34%	63
Apr 1990	137,575	128,753	8,822	6.41%	64
May 1990	139,782	130,843	8,939	6.39%	64
Jun 1990	141,815	133,411	8,404	5.93%	59
Jul 1990	141,928	134,078	7,850	5.53%	55
Aug 1990	140,887	133,156	7,731	5.49%	55
Sep 1990	139,999	132,165	7,834	5.60%	56
Oct 1990	142,337	134,785	7,552	5.31%	53
Nov 1990	142,629	134,787	7,842	5.50%	55
Dec 1990	142,731	134,745	7,986	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	141,242	131,971	9,271	6.56%	66
Feb 1991	141,496	131,118	10,378	7.33%	73
Mar 1991	141,702	131,435	10,267	7.25%	72
Apr 1991	140,413	130,639	9,774	6.96%	70
May 1991	142,333	131,826	10,507	7.38%	74
Jun 1991	146,486	135,614	10,872	7.42%	74
Jul 1991	146,040	135,794	10,246	7.02%	70
Aug 1991	144,777	134,834	9,943	6.87%	69
Sep 1991	144,726	134,108	10,618	7.34%	73
Oct 1991	148,106	137,187	10,919	7.37%	74
Nov 1991	148,363	137,111	11,252	7.58%	76
Dec 1991	148,924	137,507	11,417	7.67%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	148,982	136,161	12,821	8.61%	86
Feb 1992	147,743	134,396	13,347	9.03%	90
Mar 1992	147,048	133,854	13,194	8.97%	90
Apr 1992	145,773	133,608	12,165	8.35%	83
May 1992	148,053	135,706	12,347	8.34%	83
Jun 1992	150,864	137,780	13,084	8.67%	87
Jul 1992	151,480	139,751	11,729	7.74%	77
Aug 1992	150,374	139,354	11,020	7.33%	73
Sep 1992	149,300	138,149	11,151	7.47%	75
Oct 1992	151,305	140,450	10,855	7.17%	72
Nov 1992	152,481	141,562	10,919	7.16%	72
Dec 1992	152,887	142,406	10,481	6.86%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	153,345	141,928	11,417	7.45%	74
Feb 1993	151,814	139,988	11,826	7.79%	78
Mar 1993	150,696	139,305	11,391	7.56%	76
Apr 1993	149,956	139,496	10,460	6.98%	70
May 1993	153,526	143,140	10,386	6.76%	68
Jun 1993	155,398	144,217	11,181	7.20%	72
Jul 1993	154,517	144,506	10,011	6.48%	65
Aug 1993	153,465	144,310	9,155	5.97%	60
Sep 1993	152,609	143,881	8,728	5.72%	57
Oct 1993	156,172	146,822	9,350	5.99%	60
Nov 1993	158,285	149,008	9,277	5.86%	59
Dec 1993	159,084	150,040	9,044	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	159,068	148,085	10,983	6.90%	69
Feb 1994	156,806	145,416	11,390	7.26%	73
Mar 1994	156,053	145,229	10,824	6.94%	69
Apr 1994	156,831	146,428	10,403	6.63%	66
May 1994	158,324	148,506	9,818	6.20%	62
Jun 1994	158,136	147,710	10,426	6.59%	66
Jul 1994	157,332	147,652	9,680	6.15%	62
Aug 1994	156,640	147,701	8,939	5.71%	57
Sep 1994	156,377	147,659	8,718	5.57%	56
Oct 1994	159,905	150,899	9,006	5.63%	56
Nov 1994	160,815	151,994	8,821	5.49%	55
Dec 1994	162,872	154,104	8,768	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	161,142	150,952	10,190	6.32%	63
Feb 1995	158,319	148,032	10,287	6.50%	65
Mar 1995	158,391	148,363	10,028	6.33%	63
Apr 1995	157,535	147,988	9,547	6.06%	61
May 1995	157,603	148,481	9,122	5.79%	58
Jun 1995	158,363	148,979	9,384	5.93%	59
Jul 1995	157,975	149,233	8,742	5.53%	55
Aug 1995	156,741	148,396	8,345	5.32%	53
Sep 1995	156,560	148,029	8,531	5.45%	54
Oct 1995	160,730	151,737	8,993	5.60%	56
Nov 1995	162,511	153,166	9,345	5.75%	58
Dec 1995	163,622	154,268	9,354	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	162,720	151,407	11,313	6.95%	70
Feb 1996	160,068	149,067	11,001	6.87%	69
Mar 1996	160,074	149,156	10,918	6.82%	68
Apr 1996	158,591	148,387	10,204	6.43%	64
May 1996	158,931	149,225	9,706	6.11%	61
Jun 1996	161,271	151,513	9,758	6.05%	61
Jul 1996	160,550	151,114	9,436	5.88%	59
Aug 1996	159,326	150,826	8,500	5.33%	53
Sep 1996	159,939	151,136	8,803	5.50%	55
Oct 1996	163,839	154,980	8,859	5.41%	54
Nov 1996	166,056	156,277	9,779	5.89%	59
Dec 1996	167,379	158,023	9,356	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	165,844	154,801	11,043	6.66%	67
Feb 1997	163,900	152,335	11,565	7.06%	71
Mar 1997	164,137	152,324	11,813	7.20%	72
Apr 1997	162,225	151,961	10,264	6.33%	63
May 1997	163,624	154,195	9,429	5.76%	58
Jun 1997	164,568	154,477	10,091	6.13%	61
Jul 1997	164,194	155,065	9,129	5.56%	56
Aug 1997	164,027	155,185	8,842	5.39%	54
Sep 1997	163,293	154,368	8,925	5.47%	55
Oct 1997	166,558	158,015	8,543	5.13%	51
Nov 1997	169,211	160,602	8,609	5.09%	51
Dec 1997	169,929	161,683	8,246	4.85%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	167,786	158,579	9,207	5.49%	55
Feb 1998	165,956	156,757	9,199	5.54%	55
Mar 1998	166,596	157,306	9,290	5.58%	56
Apr 1998	165,828	157,888	7,940	4.79%	48
May 1998	167,378	159,660	7,718	4.61%	46
Jun 1998	169,294	160,429	8,865	5.24%	52
Jul 1998	167,857	160,209	7,648	4.56%	46
Aug 1998	166,748	159,570	7,178	4.30%	43
Sep 1998	166,769	159,344	7,425	4.45%	45
Oct 1998	170,202	162,577	7,625	4.48%	45
Nov 1998	171,815	164,161	7,654	4.45%	45
Dec 1998	173,532	165,737	7,795	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	172,360	162,955	9,405	5.46%	55
Feb 1999	170,571	160,369	10,202	5.98%	60
Mar 1999	169,776	160,253	9,523	5.61%	56
Apr 1999	168,332	159,575	8,757	5.20%	52
May 1999	169,348	161,142	8,206	4.85%	48
Jun 1999	172,056	162,984	9,072	5.27%	53
Jul 1999	170,600	162,469	8,131	4.77%	48
Aug 1999	169,769	162,148	7,621	4.49%	45
Sep 1999	168,428	160,954	7,474	4.44%	44
Oct 1999	172,378	164,628	7,750	4.50%	45
Nov 1999	174,776	166,824	7,952	4.55%	45
Dec 1999	176,121	167,984	8,137	4.62%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	171,909	161,991	9,918	5.77%	58
Feb 2000	170,469	160,099	10,370	6.08%	61
Mar 2000	170,474	160,286	10,188	5.98%	60
Apr 2000	169,854	160,491	9,363	5.51%	55
May 2000	168,595	159,622	8,973	5.32%	53
Jun 2000	169,309	159,792	9,517	5.62%	56
Jul 2000	166,565	158,457	8,108	4.87%	49
Aug 2000	165,164	156,894	8,270	5.01%	50
Sep 2000	165,366	157,579	7,787	4.71%	47
Oct 2000	169,316	161,475	7,841	4.63%	46
Nov 2000	171,139	162,732	8,407	4.91%	49
Dec 2000	173,155	164,385	8,770	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	174,603	164,238	10,365	5.94%	59
Feb 2001	171,623	161,446	10,177	5.93%	59
Mar 2001	171,493	161,544	9,949	5.80%	58
Apr 2001	171,463	162,359	9,104	5.31%	53
May 2001	170,867	162,721	8,146	4.77%	48
Jun 2001	173,463	164,290	9,173	5.29%	53
Jul 2001	169,196	161,130	8,066	4.77%	48
Aug 2001	167,811	159,531	8,280	4.93%	49
Sep 2001	169,282	161,456	7,826	4.62%	46
Oct 2001	172,446	164,428	8,018	4.65%	46
Nov 2001	174,679	166,100	8,579	4.91%	49
Dec 2001	176,403	167,196	9,207	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	176,442	165,515	10,927	6.19%	62
Feb 2002	175,288	164,072	11,216	6.40%	64
Mar 2002	174,999	163,621	11,378	6.50%	65
Apr 2002	174,318	163,215	11,103	6.37%	64
May 2002	174,169	164,180	9,989	5.74%	57
Jun 2002	178,695	167,462	11,233	6.29%	63
Jul 2002	174,197	164,014	10,183	5.85%	58
Aug 2002	173,608	163,411	10,197	5.87%	59
Sep 2002	175,142	165,058	10,084	5.76%	58
Oct 2002	177,905	168,095	9,810	5.51%	55
Nov 2002	179,861	169,092	10,769	5.99%	60
Dec 2002	181,261	169,485	11,776	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	182,527	169,489	13,038	7.14%	71
Feb 2003	181,046	167,420	13,626	7.53%	75
Mar 2003	179,900	167,076	12,824	7.13%	71
Apr 2003	180,285	167,833	12,452	6.91%	69
May 2003	179,202	167,498	11,704	6.53%	65
Jun 2003	182,401	169,100	13,301	7.29%	73
Jul 2003	177,655	166,198	11,457	6.45%	64
Aug 2003	176,944	165,769	11,175	6.32%	63
Sep 2003	178,307	167,244	11,063	6.20%	62
Oct 2003	181,914	171,521	10,393	5.71%	57
Nov 2003	184,965	173,482	11,483	6.21%	62
Dec 2003	185,958	174,210	11,748	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	184,022	170,901	13,121	7.13%	71
Feb 2004	183,433	170,158	13,275	7.24%	72
Mar 2004	182,807	169,785	13,022	7.12%	71
Apr 2004	181,432	169,356	12,076	6.66%	67
May 2004	180,922	169,730	11,192	6.19%	62
Jun 2004	182,578	170,328	12,250	6.71%	67
Jul 2004	180,292	169,519	10,773	5.98%	60
Aug 2004	179,183	168,699	10,484	5.85%	59
Sep 2004	180,556	170,032	10,524	5.83%	58
Oct 2004	184,631	174,489	10,142	5.49%	55
Nov 2004	187,732	176,720	11,012	5.87%	59
Dec 2004	188,937	177,583	11,354	6.01%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	186,373	174,252	12,121	6.50%	65
Feb 2005	186,068	173,217	12,851	6.91%	69
Mar 2005	184,712	173,002	11,710	6.34%	63
Apr 2005	184,878	173,752	11,126	6.02%	60
May 2005	184,066	173,724	10,342	5.62%	56
Jun 2005	185,052	174,017	11,035	5.96%	60
Jul 2005	183,767	173,628	10,139	5.52%	55
Aug 2005	181,809	171,997	9,812	5.40%	54
Sep 2005	185,471	174,945	10,526	5.68%	57
Oct 2005	189,331	179,508	9,823	5.19%	52
Nov 2005	191,574	180,336	11,238	5.87%	59
Dec 2005	192,992	181,615	11,377	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	191,535	179,336	12,199	6.37%	64
Feb 2006	191,410	178,347	13,063	6.82%	68
Mar 2006	190,453	178,433	12,020	6.31%	63
Apr 2006	190,156	178,602	11,554	6.08%	61
May 2006	190,094	179,377	10,717	5.64%	56
Jun 2006	190,849	179,839	11,010	5.77%	58
Jul 2006	189,183	178,756	10,427	5.51%	55
Aug 2006	187,494	177,576	9,918	5.29%	53
Sep 2006	189,264	179,221	10,043	5.31%	53
Oct 2006	193,439	184,344	9,095	4.70%	47
Nov 2006	194,819	184,815	10,004	5.14%	51
Dec 2006	196,789	186,291	10,498	5.33%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	194,076	182,568	11,508	5.93%	59
Feb 2007	192,962	181,263	11,699	6.06%	61
Mar 2007	192,119	181,193	10,926	5.69%	57
Apr 2007	191,168	180,706	10,462	5.47%	55
May 2007	190,808	181,076	9,732	5.10%	51
Jun 2007	191,912	181,183	10,729	5.59%	56
Jul 2007	188,672	178,804	9,868	5.23%	52
Aug 2007	186,123	176,501	9,622	5.17%	52
Sep 2007	189,514	179,471	10,043	5.30%	53
Oct 2007	193,252	184,035	9,217	4.77%	48
Nov 2007	195,571	185,396	10,175	5.20%	52
Dec 2007	197,082	185,947	11,135	5.65%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	194,187	182,199	11,988	6.17%	62
Feb 2008	194,047	181,478	12,569	6.48%	65
Mar 2008	194,379	182,044	12,335	6.35%	63
Apr 2008	195,099	183,200	11,899	6.10%	61
May 2008	195,100	183,654	11,446	5.87%	59
Jun 2008	196,420	184,255	12,165	6.19%	62
Jul 2008	194,992	184,000	10,992	5.64%	56
Aug 2008	193,730	182,993	10,737	5.54%	55
Sep 2008	193,265	182,080	11,185	5.79%	58
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Anchorage Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	18,732	11.79%
2.	Public Administration	15,930	10.03%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	10,640	6.70%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	10,154	6.39%
5.	Educational Services	8,058	5.07%
6.	Mining	6,930	4.36%
7.	Other Transportation	6,890	4.34%
8.	Health Care	6,734	4.24%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,630	3.54%
10.	Air Transportation	4,910	3.09%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	4,656	2.93%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,064	2.56%
13.	Finance and Insurance	3,824	2.41%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,434	2.16%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,316	2.09%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,186	2.01%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,994	1.89%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	2,776	1.75%
19.	Truck Transportation	2,506	1.58%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,478	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	19,650	13.78%
2.	Educational Services	17,304	12.13%
3.	Public Administration	12,324	8.64%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	11,372	7.97%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8,758	6.14%
6.	Finance and Insurance	7,472	5.24%
7.	Social Assistance	7,034	4.93%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	4,656	3.26%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,284	3.00%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	4,010	2.81%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,606	2.53%
12.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,364	2.36%
13.	Air Transportation	2,954	2.07%
14.	Construction	2,940	2.06%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,860	2.01%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,674	1.87%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,312	1.62%
18.	Other Transportation	2,224	1.56%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,624	1.14%
20.	Mining	1,508	1.06%

Anchorage Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	9,660	6.08%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	7,564	4.76%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	7,024	4.42%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,524	4.11%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,412	3.41%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,236	3.30%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,978	3.13%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,958	3.12%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,804	3.02%
10.	Engineers	4,594	2.89%
11.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,804	2.40%
12.	Top Executives	3,730	2.35%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,690	2.32%
14.	Other Construction Trades	3,672	2.31%
15.	Carpenters	3,292	2.07%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,232	2.04%
17.	Computer Specialists	3,186	2.01%
18.	Aircraft and Traffic Control	2,634	1.66%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	2,618	1.65%
20.	Other Production Occupations	2,326	1.46%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	9,484	6.65%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	7,544	5.29%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	6,990	4.90%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	6,890	4.83%
5.	Other Management Occupations	5,816	4.08%
6.	Registered Nurses	5,408	3.79%
7.	Child Care Workers	5,062	3.55%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,870	3.41%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,770	3.34%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,504	3.16%
11.	Cashiers	3,844	2.70%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,820	2.68%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	3,664	2.57%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	3,440	2.41%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,298	2.31%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	3,134	2.20%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	3,048	2.14%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,916	2.04%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,842	1.99%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,616	1.83%

Anchorage Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	304,730	64.66%
15-35 hours	55,715	11.82%
1-14 hours	13,810	2.93%
No regular hours	97,053	20.59%

Anchorage Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	8,256	2.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,582	2.20%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	10,668	3.57%
6 AM-6:29 AM	21,288	7.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	31,892	10.66%
7 AM-7:29 AM	44,805	14.98%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	50,513	16.89%
8 AM-8:29 AM	29,820	9.97%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	19,653	6.57%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	20,627	6.90%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	9,574	3.20%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,886	1.63%
Noon-3:59 PM	20,020	6.69%
4 PM-11:59 PM	20,515	6.86%

Anchorage Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	9,895	3.31%
5-9	35,908	12.01%
10-14	59,213	19.80%
15-19	67,657	22.62%
20-24	47,899	16.01%
25-29	13,925	4.66%
30-34	24,674	8.25%
35-39	2,974	0.99%
40-44	5,584	1.87%
45-59	10,544	3.53%
60-89	11,417	3.82%
At least 90	9,409	3.15%

Anchorage Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,828	0.95%	231,669	77.46%
30-44	1,288	0.43%	31,944	10.68%
45-59	566	0.19%	9,978	3.34%
At least 60	943	0.32%	19,883	6.65%

Anchorage Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,344	0.43%
Car / truck / van, carpool	46,484	14.90%
Car / truck / van, solo	229,273	73.48%
Motorcycle	134	0.04%
Other	7,936	2.54%
Public transportation	5,625	1.80%
Walked	8,303	2.66%
Worked at home	12,908	4.14%

Anchorage Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 231,264 (623,190 people)
: 159,960 (512,104 people)
: 70,552
: 255,165
Anchorage Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	10,704	4.63%
$10,000-$14,999	9,676	4.18%
$15,000-$19,999	10,505	4.54%
$20,000-$24,999	11,694	5.05%
$25,000-$29,999	13,201	5.70%
$30,000-$34,999	11,812	5.10%
$35,000-$39,999	12,564	5.43%
$40,000-$44,999	12,708	5.49%
$45,000-$49,999	11,413	4.93%
$50,000-$59,999	22,925	9.91%
$60,000-$74,999	29,845	12.90%
$75,000-$99,999	32,913	14.22%
$100,000-$124,999	18,844	8.14%
$125,000-$149,999	9,891	4.27%
$150,000-$199,999	7,256	3.14%
$200,000 or more	5,471	2.36%

Anchorage Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	26,325	22.82%
Family, 2 people	28,691	24.87%
Nonfamily, 2 people	7,950	6.89%
Family, 3 people	19,105	16.56%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,316	1.14%
Family, 4 people	17,825	15.45%
Nonfamily, 4 people	433	0.38%
Family, 5 people	8,303	7.20%
Nonfamily, 5 people	103	0.09%
Family, 6 people	3,213	2.78%
Nonfamily, 6 people	38	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	2,051	1.78%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	25	0.02%

Anchorage Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	208,284	27.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	160,999	21.54%
Public Assistance	16,965	2.27%
Retirement	34,260	4.58%
Self Employment	37,996	5.08%
Social Security	30,008	4.02%
Supplemental Security	6,956	0.93%
Wage / Salary	201,301	26.93%
Other	50,616	6.77%

Anchorage Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	56,196	45.36%
With children under 18	67,698	54.64%

Anchorage Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	27,576	11.25%
Married	137,373	56.03%
Never Married	77,104	31.45%
Widowed	3,131	1.28%

Anchorage Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	32,244	13.59%
Married	136,040	57.35%
Never Married	56,390	23.77%
Widowed	12,519	5.28%

Anchorage Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Anchorage Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	13,030	2.90%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	39,424	8.76%
High school diploma or equivalent	121,767	27.06%
Some college, no degree	134,676	29.92%
Associate degree	33,179	7.37%
Bachelors degree	70,874	15.75%
Graduate or professional degree	37,105	8.24%

Anchorage Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	5,248	1.64%	5,125	1.60%	10,373	3.25%
Kindergarten	8,748	2.74%	1,128	0.35%	9,876	3.09%
Grades 1-4	41,532	12.99%	3,750	1.17%	45,282	14.17%
Grades 5-8	41,646	13.03%	3,156	0.99%	44,802	14.02%
Grades 9-12	37,842	11.84%	2,682	0.84%	40,524	12.68%
Undergrad college	24,021	7.52%	4,710	1.47%	28,731	8.99%
Graduate or professional school	4,551	1.42%	1,270	0.40%	5,821	1.82%
Total	163,588	51.18%	21,821	6.83%	185,409	58.01%

Anchorage Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Anchorage Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	935	806
2002	819	720
2003	1,065	880
2004	1,079	876

Anchorage Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Anchorage Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	575,399	91.97%
Below Poverty Level	50,245	8.03%

Anchorage Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,743
Anchorage Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.291	0.628	0.074	1.544	6.537	5.986	32.864	4.853	43.703
2000	3.729	0.747	0.038	1.326	5.841	5.876	33.726	3.871	43.473
2001	4.340	0.797	0.038	1.457	6.632	6.093	32.809	4.598	43.500
2002	3.992	0.950	0.067	1.429	6.439	5.691	34.627	4.389	44.706
2003	4.623	0.880	0.060	1.226	6.789	5.330	35.647	4.506	45.483
2004	5.902	0.924	0.052	1.183	8.062	5.571	28.751	3.865	38.187
2005	5.339	0.782	0.055	1.361	7.537	6.454	31.427	4.880	42.761
2006	6.539	0.855	0.058	1.621	9.072	6.006	30.407	5.009	41.423
2007	5.862	0.868	0.072	1.507	8.309	5.092	30.487	4.444	40.024

Anchorage Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	12,950
2000	12,866
2001	13,214
2002	13,670

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Anchorage Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Anchorage Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	51,249	16.04%
10-19 Years	52,514	16.43%
20-29 Years	43,344	13.56%
30-39 Years	53,466	16.73%
40-49 Years	57,815	18.09%
50-59 Years	34,833	10.90%
60-69 Years	14,984	4.69%
70-79 Years	8,343	2.61%
80-89 Years	2,654	0.83%
90+ Years	403	0.13%

Anchorage Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	162,499	50.84%
Female	157,106	49.16%

Anchorage Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	233,157	72.95%
Amerindian	21,494	6.73%
Hispanic/Latino	16,284	5.10%
Multiracial	15,850	4.96%
African-American	15,065	4.71%
Asian	14,609	4.57%
Pacific Islander	2,401	0.75%
Other Race	745	0.23%

Anchorage Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	116,334	22.26%
2.	Irish	75,303	14.41%
3.	English	65,285	12.49%
4.	United States Or American	40,216	7.70%
5.	Norwegian	26,007	4.98%
6.	French Non-Basque	23,232	4.45%
7.	Italian	20,302	3.89%
8.	Swedish	17,311	3.31%
9.	Scottish	16,871	3.23%
10.	Polish	15,539	2.97%

Anchorage Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	520,742	87.99%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	20,845	3.52%
3.	Other Native North American	7,414	1.25%
4.	Tagalog	7,324	1.24%
5.	Korean	7,016	1.19%
6.	German	4,523	0.76%
7.	Other Pacific Island	2,920	0.49%
8.	French	2,844	0.48%
9.	Russian	2,746	0.46%
10.	Laotian	2,068	0.35%

Anchorage Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	594,043	92.87%
Naturalized immigrant	24,904	3.89%
Not a citizen	20,719	3.24%

Anchorage Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Anchorage Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anchorage County

Matanuska Susitna County

Anchorage Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Anchorage	Gateway	Palmer
Big Lake	Girdwood	Petersville
Buffalo Soapstone	Glacier View	Point MacKenzie
Butte	Houston	Skwentna
Chase	Indian	Susitna
Chickaloon	Knik River	Sutton
Chugiak	Knik-Fairview	Talkeetna
Eagle River	Lake Louise	Tanaina
Elmendorf Afb	Lakes	Trapper Creek
Farm Loop	Lazy Mountain	Wasilla
Fishhook	Matanuska-Susitna	Willow
Fort Richardson	Meadow Lakes

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Anchorage (260,283)	Willow (1,658)	Skwentna (111)
Knik-Fairview (7,049)	Houston (1,202)	Lake Louise (88)
Lakes (6,706)	Lazy Mountain (1,158)	Chase (41)
Wasilla (5,469)	Sutton (1,080)	Susitna (37)
Matanuska-Susitna (5,101)	Farm Loop (1,067)	Petersville (27)
Tanaina (4,993)	Talkeetna (772)	Eagle River
Meadow Lakes (4,819)	Buffalo Soapstone (699)	Chugiak
Palmer (4,533)	Knik River (582)	Girdwood
Gateway (2,952)	Trapper Creek (423)	Indian
Big Lake (2,635)	Glacier View (249)	Fort Richardson
Butte (2,561)	Chickaloon (213)	Elmendorf Afb
Fishhook (2,030)	Point MacKenzie (111)