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QuickFacts

Alaska

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Table

Alaska
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
740,133
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
740,133
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
733,406
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
733,395
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
733,374
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
0.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
Z
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 733,391
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 710,231
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.4%
Female persons, percent
47.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
64.2%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
15.6%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
1.7%
Two or More Races, percent
8.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
7.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
59.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 58,910
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 7.8%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 329,699
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 66.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $333,300
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $2,192
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $674
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,388
Building Permits, 2023 937
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 267,865
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.63
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 15.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 96.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 90.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 31.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 62.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,197,824
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 10,552,218
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 6,944,069
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 13,651,314
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $18,617
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 19.5
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $89,336
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $44,928
Persons in poverty, percent
10.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 22,082
Total employment, 2022 257,462
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 17,816,330
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 60,471
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 16,422
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 8,610
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 3,952
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,225
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 12,275
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,141
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 13,355
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1.3
Population per square mile, 2010 1.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 571,022.38
Land area in square miles, 2010 570,640.95
FIPS Code 02
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2024) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2024). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2023 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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