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Anchorage Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Anchorage Area is $34,953, which is higher than the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Anchorage Area median household income is $76,453. On average Anchorage Area residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #22

Anchorage Area	34,953 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Anchorage Area	39,324 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Anchorage Area	45,675 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Anchorage Area	32,182 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #10

Anchorage Area	76,453 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Anchorage Area	95,241 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Anchorage Area	10.29%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Anchorage Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alaska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Anchorage Area		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	46.03%	$8,754, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.01%	$16,258, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.98%	$4,277, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.70%	$30,055, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Anchorage Area	88,596 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Anchorage Area	107,180 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Anchorage Area	Alaska	U.S.
White	$82,538, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Black	$53,726, see rank	$55,897	$35,600
Hispanic	$59,685, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$61,663, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,308, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$50,992, see rank	$50,853	$53,370
One Race, Other	$50,985, see rank	$56,875	$40,300
Two or More Races	$56,590, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Anchorage Area	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$43,525, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$78,066, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$88,885, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$56,194, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Anchorage Area	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	301,210, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	154,234, 51.20%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	118,409, 76.77%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7,934, 5.14%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	110,475, 71.63%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	101,117, 91.53%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,358, 8.47%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	35,825, 23.23%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	146,976, 48.80%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	97,675, 66.46%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,096, 0.75%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	96,579, 65.71%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	90,090, 93.28%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,489, 6.72%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	49,301, 33.54%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Anchorage Area	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	194,870, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	145,154, 74.49%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	24,129, 12.38%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,341, 1.71%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	5,394, 2.77%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	8,689, 4.46%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8,163, 4.19%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Anchorage Area	21.5 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Anchorage Area	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	191,207	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	101,117, 52.88%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34,019, 33.64%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15,534, 15.36%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,458, 16.28%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	484, 0.48%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,799, 11.67%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,319, 15.15%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	90,090, 47.12%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38,205, 42.41%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18,696, 20.75%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,064, 32.26%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	114, 0.13%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	486, 0.54%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,230, 3.59%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Anchorage Area	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	191,207, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7,863, 4.11%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	14,867, 7.78%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,042, 2.11%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,223, 2.21%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	21,154, 11.06%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14,467, 7.57%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	4,211, 2.20%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,147, 4.78%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19,155, 10.02%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,082, 23.05%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18,649, 9.75%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	20,816, 10.89%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,531, 4.46%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Anchorage Area	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	33,466	8.73%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,542	6.01%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.