Anchorage, AK Profile

Anchorage, AK, population 286,174, is located in Alaska's Anchorage county, about 1,436.1 miles from Seattle and 1,440 miles from Bellevue.

Through the 90's Anchorage's population has grown by about 15%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Anchorage has grown by about 6%. Since 2005 Anchorage's population has grown by about 3%.

Anchorage's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Alaska's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Anchorage tend to be about the same as Alaska's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	51%
	Females	49%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	72%
	African American	6%
	Native American	7%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	1%
	Other/Mixed	8%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	4.00%	Over 60:	4.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	260,283	N/A
2001	263,929	1.40%
2002	268,163	1.60%
2003	271,616	1.29%
2004	274,852	1.19%
2005	276,863	0.73%
2006	279,935	1.11%
2007	278,504	-0.51%
2008	280,471	0.71%
2009	286,174	2.03%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$55,546

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	663
2002	644
2003	643
2004	791
2005	736
2006	933
2007	846
2008	945
2009	878
2010	838

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	10	210	384	1,144
2002	18	254	382	1,067
2003	17	244	340	1,143
2004	15	263	331	1,555
2005	16	224	384	1,407
2006	17	248	465	1862
2007	22	257	453	1673
2008	10	263	544	1830
2009	14	282	534	1658
2010	13	264	454	1701

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,350
2002	4,471
2003	4,318
2004	3,617
2005	4,116
2006	4,221
2007	3,909
2008	3,289
2009	3,641
2010	3,518

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,606	8,648	1,212
2002	1,521	9,255	1,173
2003	1,418	9,091	1,197
2004	1,523	7,354	1,024
2005	1,783	8,248	1,334
2006	1733	8543	1445
2007	1454	8397	1256
2008	1191	7254	766
2009	1613	7835	868
2010	1223	8178	813