Household Types in Anchorage, Anchorage County, Alaska (Census Subarea)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.828702%48.828702%48.828702%48.8%51,25551.3k12.127390%12.127390%12.127390%12.1%12,73012.7k5.612133%5.612133%5.612133%5.6%5,89125.046442%25.046442%25.046442%25.0%26,29126.3k8.385333%8.385333%8.385333%8.4%8,802
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.901052%67.901052%67.901052%67.9%22,92022.9k22.598134%22.598134%22.598134%22.6%7,6289.500815%9.500815%9.500815%9.5%3,207

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children232.157113%32.157113%32.157113%32.2%33,75533.8k67.593289%67.593289%67.593289%67.6%70,95271.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage Municipality and Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountWhite3Asian4Hispanic5Other4Mixed4Black4-8.264655%-4.633528%-25.967775%-8.601988%-8.264655%-4.633528%-25.967775%-8.601988%-47.467947%47%52.532053%52.532053%52.532053%53%72,92572.9k-16.118912%-11.458022%-20.077682%-6.946519%-16.118912%-11.458022%-20.077682%-6.946519%-54.601135%55%45.398865%45.398865%45.398865%45%6,694-17.480276%-9.787968%-23.520710%-7.495069%-17.480276%-9.787968%-23.520710%-7.495069%-58.284024%58%41.715976%41.715976%41.715976%42%4,056-24.101944%-5.141162%-20.949138%-8.261013%-24.101944%-5.141162%-20.949138%-8.261013%-58.453257%58%41.546743%41.546743%41.546743%42%9,103-21.328163%-8.805946%-21.845209%-11.035709%-21.328163%-8.805946%-21.845209%-11.035709%-63.015027%63%36.984973%36.984973%36.984973%37%6,189-23.342219%-5.581473%-29.940020%-5.414862%-23.342219%-5.581473%-29.940020%-5.414862%-64.278574%64%35.721426%35.721426%35.721426%36%6,002
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3non-Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Anchorage

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
19%31%43%55%67%80%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.2%4.3%6.5%8.6%10.8%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%20%31%42%53%64%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%15%21%27%34%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
9%21%32%43%54%66%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Anchorage

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
16%30%43%57%71%85%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.2%7.2%12.1%17.1%22.0%27.0%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.7%5.5%8.2%11.0%13.8%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%30%41%52%63%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.5%4.1%7.6%11.1%14.6%18.1%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
4%17%30%42%55%68%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Anchorage

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%35%52%69%87%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%37%49%62%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%15%21%26%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%37%55%73%92%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Anchorage

There are 38 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Anchorage (36 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 38 of those to each other, Anchorage, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected neighborhoods in Anchorage, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%60%Count#Mid-HillsideBear ValleyGlen AlpsHuffman-O'MalleyBirchwoodHillside EastBasherRabbit CreekSouth ForkEagle RiverOld Seward-OceanviewOld Seward-Ocean…Bayshore-KlattScenic FoothillsChugiakAbbott LoopRogers ParkAnchorageAlaskaWestPacificTurnagain ArmAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAirport HtsUnited StatesGirdwoodTudor AreaTurnagainSand LakeTaku-CampbellNortheastUniv AreaCampbell ParkMidtownRussian Jack PkPortage VlyNorth StarMountain ViewS AddnGovernment HlDowntownSpenardFairview79.202579%79.202579%79%1,117175.681342%75.681342%76%168169275.436753%75.436753%75%83375.226847%75.226847%75%2,5852,586474.739698%74.739698%75%657574.397935%74.397935%74%592674.022989%74.022989%74%106772.401533%72.401533%72%1,517863.811189%63.811189%64%333962.693051%62.693051%63%4,5914,5921058.785339%58.785339%59%1,5801158.581196%58.581196%59%2,3601255.847840%55.847840%56%1,7741355.673682%55.673682%56%1,5291,5301452.031477%52.031477%52%4,5341551.656302%51.656302%52%6921650.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k49.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.111656%49.111656%49%75761748.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.516063%48.516063%49%1,0131,0141848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.171841%48.171841%48%4124131946.883944%46.883944%47%3773782046.018356%46.018356%46%1,8772145.406587%45.406587%45%4,0274,0282242.592592%42.592592%43%2,1062,1072341.564094%41.564094%42%3,9213,9222438.655248%38.655248%39%1,3801,3812537.094741%37.094741%37%1,2482634.023713%34.023713%34%5805812733.888062%33.888062%34%1,4351,4362833.181818%33.181818%33%012931.955326%31.955326%32%4964973031.428405%31.428405%31%9229233131.035694%31.035694%31%7033229.983235%29.983235%30%2903324.838759%24.838759%25%1721733424.147593%24.147593%24%1,3453519.090590%19.090590%19%67236
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 36 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Anchorage Area

There are 2 county subdivisions in the Anchorage Area. This section compares Anchorage to all of the county subdivisions in the Anchorage Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%Count#Matanuska-SusitnaAnchorageAlaskaWestPacificAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageUnited States57.693181%57.693181%58%17,79217.8k150.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k49.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 2 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Alaska

There are 37 county subdivisions in Alaska. This section compares Anchorage to all of the county subdivisions in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Married by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in Alaska, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%Count#Matanuska-SusitnaKodiak IslandSE FairbanksChugachKenai-Cook InletCopper RiverMetlakatla Indian CommMetlakatla Indian …AnchorageFairbanks N StarJuneauHainesAlaskaWestPacificAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageBristol BayUnited StatesHoonah-AngoonDenaliKetchikanSeward-HopePetersburgWrangellLower KuskokwimKlukwanSitkaDillinghamNW ArcticAleutians WPrince of WalesKusilvakKoyukuk-Middle YukonKoyukuk-Middle Y…AniakNomeNorth SlopeLk and PeninsulaAleutians ESkagwayYakutatMcGrath-Holy CrossYukon Flats57.693181%57.693181%58%17,79217.8k155.768811%55.768811%56%2,557254.580336%54.580336%55%1,138352.813853%52.813853%53%1,220451.262433%51.262433%51%10,05010.1k551.196172%51.196172%51%321651.002227%51.002227%51%229750.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k850.428407%50.428407%50%6,121950.256410%50.256410%50%5881049.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k1148.611111%48.611111%49%1751248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.203222%48.203222%48%3891348.090523%48.090523%48%3401447.283548%47.283548%47%2,4631547.281450%47.281450%47%8871646.887631%46.887631%47%5801745.645933%45.645933%46%4771845.169903%45.169903%45%1,8611944.827586%44.827586%45%132044.320776%44.320776%44%1,5532143.054545%43.054545%43%5922242.489496%42.489496%42%8092342.158516%42.158516%42%5002441.584158%41.584158%42%7562540.657439%40.657439%41%7052640.353982%40.353982%40%4562738.620690%38.620690%39%1682838.520320%38.520320%39%1,1092938.255699%38.255699%38%7723038.034188%38.034188%38%1783137.817259%37.817259%38%2983236.915888%36.915888%37%1583335.627530%35.627530%36%883434.895833%34.895833%35%1343529.122056%29.122056%29%13636
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 36 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the West

There are 1,950 county subdivisions in the West. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 323,012.

Married by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in the West, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%60%Count#FremontEwaChandlerSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyCntrl Contra CostaSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…WhittierOntarioSan MateoSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Downey-NorwalkUpper San Gabriel VlyUpper San Gabriel …Beaverton-HillsboroNorth CoastVictorville-HesperiaRiversideAnchorageHaywardSW San Gabriel VlyAlaskaSan BernardinoWestPacificBoise CityComptonS Gate-E Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…NE JeffersonAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageModestoUnited StatesSouth AuroraSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyHonoluluColorado SpgsBakersfieldSpokaneFresnoStocktonPhoenixTacomaLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-LakewoodInglewoodSeattlePortland EastOaklandSan FranciscoDenverLos Angeles66.127025%66.127025%66%70,66470.7k159.773553%59.773553%60%57,75557.8k259.656193%59.656193%60%85,26685.3k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.076216%56.076216%56%105,213105k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k855.031730%55.031730%55%51,33851.3k954.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k1054.199309%54.199309%54%77,69277.7k1153.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1253.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1353.079758%53.079758%53%62,36562.4k1452.620396%52.620396%53%52,50252.5k1552.499674%52.499674%52%84,50484.5k1651.673639%51.673639%52%70,04070.0k1751.437821%51.437821%51%56,72156.7k1851.045612%51.045612%51%67,78567.8k1950.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k50.240748%50.240748%50%63,54563.5k2049.998029%49.998029%50%50,73850.7k2149.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k2249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.230957%49.230957%49%64,43264.4k2349.108233%49.108233%49%43,03643.0k2449.092777%49.092777%49%60,20160.2k2549.074374%49.074374%49%94,00094.0k2648.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.577293%48.577293%49%49,93649.9k2748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.830590%47.830590%48%66,95967.0k2847.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k2947.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k3045.897635%45.897635%46%66,70966.7k3145.411780%45.411780%45%72,20772.2k3244.752397%44.752397%45%57,91957.9k3343.801244%43.801244%44%64,64164.6k3443.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k3543.710309%43.710309%44%47,69847.7k3643.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k3742.692026%42.692026%43%72,83972.8k3842.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k3942.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k4042.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k4140.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k4240.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k4339.144620%39.144620%39%47,27347.3k4438.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k4538.929810%38.929810%39%75,31475.3k4635.471988%35.471988%35%59,99260.0k4734.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k4833.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k4933.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…AnchorageAlaskaSan BernardinoWestPacificAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageUnited StatesSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyEl PasoFort WorthQueensTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1150.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k49.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1445.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3434.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Anchorage. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Alaska
Municipality:
Anchorage
Metro Area:
Anchorage Area
Municipality:
Anchorage
ZIP Codes:
99501, 99502, 99503, 99504, 99505, 99506, 99507, 99508, 99513, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518, 99540, 99567, 99577, 99587, 99645, 99686
Unified School District:
Anchorage
Neighborhoods:
Abbott Loop, Airport Heights, Basher, Bayshore-Klatt, Bear Valley, Birchwood, Campbell Park, Chugiak, Downtown, Eagle River, Eklutna Valley, Fairview, Fire Island, Girdwood, Glen Alps, Government Hill, Hillside East, Huffman-O'Malley, Mid-Hillside, Midtown, Mountain View, North Star, Northeast, Old Seward-Oceanview, Portage Valley, Rabbit Creek, Rogers Park, Russian Jack Park, Sand Lake, Scenic Foothills, South Addition, South Fork, Spenard, Taku-Campbell, Tudor Area, Turnagain, Turnagain Arm, University Area
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate Districts:
AK-F, AK-G, AK-H, AK-I, AK-J, AK-K, AK-L, AK-M, AK-N
State House Districts:
AK-12, AK-13, AK-14, AK-15, AK-16, AK-17, AK-18, AK-19, AK-20, AK-21, AK-22, AK-23, AK-24, AK-25, AK-26, AK-27, AK-28
Neighboring Census Subareas:
Chugach, Kenai-Cook Inlet, Matanuska-Susitna, Seward-Hope