Population 2000
Alaska Health Area: Anchorage
Borough/Census Areas: Anchorage
Population Anchorage Alaska
Population 2000 260,283 626,932
Population change
1990-2000 (percent)
15% 14%
Sex Anchorage Alaska
Male: Number 1,317 324,112
Male: Percent 51% 52%
Female: Number 128,615 302,820
Female: Percent 49% 48%
Age Anchorage Alaska
Persons under 5 years 20,033 47,591
Percent under 5 years 8% 8%
Persons 65 and over 14,242 35,699
Percent 65 and over 6% 6%
Median age 32.4 32.4
Race: Numbers* Anchorage Alaska
White 200,926 463,999
Black/African-American 18,632 27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian 26,995 119,241
Asian 18,448 32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander 3,637 5,515
Other 8,506 15,151
Hispanic (any race) 14,799 25,852
Race: Percent* Anchorage Alaska
White 76% 70%
Black/African-American 7% 4%
Alaska Native/ American Indian 9% 18%
Asian 7% 5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander 1% 1%
Other 3% 2%
Hispanic (any race) 6% 4%
* Racial data for Alaska uses Modified Estimates (MARS) of Race and Ethnicity to distribute "more than one race" respondents among the racial categories.

Alaska Health Profiles On-Line
Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit,
Division of Public Health,
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
Updated 8/7/02