Age and Sex in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska (Municipality)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Alaska.
Scope: population of Alaska, Anchorage Municipality, and other counties in Alaska
Anchorage Municipality
Alaska
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-42,5960.867%0.87%2,7250.910%0.91%3,9891.333%1.33%6,9202.312%2.31%5,3631.792%1.79%5,1921.735%1.73%8,6632.894%2.89%6,7342.250%2.25%20,20620.2k6.751%6.75%20,78720.8k6.945%6.94%19,07219.1k6.372%6.37%17,95918.0k6.000%6.00%20,28320.3k6.776%6.78%23,89623.9k7.983%7.98%27,04627.0k9.036%9.04%15,88215.9k5.306%5.31%4,9001.637%1.64%4,7831.598%1.60%7,4842.500%2.50%12,01512.0k4.014%4.01%20,22820.2k6.758%6.76%20,47720.5k6.841%6.84%22,12122.1k7.390%7.39%

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Alaska and Anchorage Municipality
Female Male
Alaska
Anchorage Municipality
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0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.115567%-0.017438%-0.128904%-0.003457%-0.133005%0.13%0.115567%0.128904%0.115567%0.12%26,78526.8k8.949%8.95%-0.620792%-0.006856%-0.621903%-0.627647%0.63%0.620792%0.621903%0.049263%0.620792%0.62%93,42193.4k31.211%31.2%-0.767311%-0.695569%-0.767311%0.77%0.767311%0.082130%0.695569%0.111932%0.849441%0.85%87,10787.1k29.102%29.1%-0.632181%-0.629126%-0.632181%0.63%0.632181%0.169467%0.629126%0.179445%0.801648%0.80%17,16717.2k5.735%5.74%-0.676179%-0.686748%-0.676179%0.68%0.676179%0.036731%0.686748%0.041045%0.712910%0.71%74,84174.8k25.004%25.0%

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Alaska and Anchorage Municipality
Female Male
Alaska
Anchorage Municipality
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.020985%-0.012236%-0.017787%-0.015056%-0.033221%0.03%0.020985%0.017787%0.020985%0.02%2,5960.867%0.87%-0.072832%-0.036416%-0.076894%-0.023560%-0.109247%0.11%0.072832%0.076894%0.072832%0.07%2,7250.910%0.91%-0.123012%-0.020513%-0.134545%-0.143525%0.14%0.123012%0.134545%0.008441%0.123012%0.12%3,9891.333%1.33%-0.218160%-0.026059%-0.245394%-0.244219%0.24%0.218160%0.245394%0.003121%0.218160%0.22%6,9202.312%2.31%-0.296115%-0.340727%-0.001538%-0.296115%0.30%0.296115%0.005011%0.340727%0.301126%0.30%5,3631.792%1.79%-0.425630%-0.016036%-0.405371%-0.441666%0.44%0.425630%0.405371%0.090520%0.425630%0.43%5,1921.735%1.73%-0.462157%-0.470966%-0.462157%0.46%0.462157%0.040425%0.470966%0.098708%0.502582%0.50%8,6632.894%2.89%-0.543564%-0.037752%-0.634453%-0.581316%0.58%0.543564%0.634453%0.026396%0.543564%0.54%6,7342.250%2.25%-0.674126%-0.001871%-0.691968%-0.675997%0.68%0.674126%0.691968%0.028988%0.674126%0.67%20,20620.2k6.751%6.75%-0.692634%-0.681002%-0.692634%0.69%0.692634%0.003675%0.681002%0.063323%0.696309%0.70%20,78720.8k6.945%6.94%-0.631496%-0.608125%-0.631496%0.63%0.631496%0.011359%0.608125%0.056755%0.642855%0.64%19,07219.1k6.372%6.37%-0.571694%-0.056595%-0.592057%-0.628289%0.63%0.571694%0.592057%0.027468%0.571694%0.57%17,95918.0k6.000%6.00%-0.635037%-0.602968%-0.635037%0.64%0.635037%0.085193%0.602968%0.081101%0.720230%0.72%20,28320.3k6.776%6.78%-0.778028%-0.699188%-0.778028%0.78%0.778028%0.040625%0.699188%0.083327%0.818653%0.82%23,89623.9k7.983%7.98%-0.866628%-0.781728%-0.866628%0.87%0.866628%0.073901%0.781728%0.097251%0.940529%0.94%27,04627.0k9.036%9.04%-0.804376%-0.700273%-0.804376%0.80%0.804376%0.159918%0.700273%0.235460%0.964294%0.96%15,88215.9k5.306%5.31%-0.663502%-0.708416%-0.663502%0.66%0.663502%0.310035%0.708416%0.178733%0.973537%0.97%4,9001.637%1.64%-0.752035%-0.693895%-0.752035%0.75%0.752035%0.093879%0.693895%0.181990%0.845915%0.85%4,7831.598%1.60%-0.556593%-0.557097%-0.556593%0.56%0.556593%0.136977%0.557097%0.178529%0.693570%0.69%7,4842.500%2.50%-0.660384%-0.662319%-0.660384%0.66%0.660384%0.017261%0.662319%0.036190%0.677645%0.68%12,01512.0k4.014%4.01%-0.639447%-0.652639%-0.639447%0.64%0.639447%0.072698%0.652639%0.073366%0.712145%0.71%20,22820.2k6.758%6.76%-0.681342%-0.702255%-0.681342%0.68%0.681342%0.005546%0.702255%0.015281%0.686888%0.69%20,47720.5k6.841%6.84%-0.717223%-0.720006%-0.717223%0.72%0.717223%0.043632%0.720006%0.037402%0.760855%0.76%22,12122.1k7.390%7.39%

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of Alaska and Anchorage Municipality
More Females More Males
Alaska
Anchorage Municipality
50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-58.308458%-84.644731%-58.308458%58.3%0.6320.6361.287%61.3%38.713%38.7%-50.000000%-30.638899%-50.000000%50.0%0.6670.6760.000%60.0%40.000%40.0%-16.675720%-16.675720%16.7%6.273956%0.8570.8653.848%53.8%46.152%46.2%-11.944870%-11.944870%11.9%1.271983%0.8930.8952.818%52.8%47.182%47.2%-0.451407%1.692366%1.692366%1.7%1.0171.0249.580%49.6%50.420%50.4%-3.767661%-3.767661%3.8%22.330097%0.9640.9650.924%50.9%49.076%49.1%8.746988%20.958601%8.746988%8.7%1.0871.0947.905%47.9%52.095%52.1%-6.945298%-6.945298%6.9%4.160428%0.9350.9451.678%51.7%48.322%48.3%-0.277530%-0.277530%0.3%4.189221%0.9971.0050.069%50.1%49.931%49.9%0.530581%9.298525%0.530581%0.5%1.0051.0149.868%49.9%50.132%50.1%1.798751%9.332738%1.798751%1.8%1.0181.0249.554%49.6%50.446%50.4%-9.899486%-9.899486%9.9%4.639435%0.9100.9152.358%52.4%47.642%47.6%13.415404%13.450371%13.415404%13.4%1.1341.1346.857%46.9%53.143%53.1%5.221573%11.917702%5.221573%5.2%1.0521.0548.728%48.7%51.272%51.3%8.527371%12.440540%8.527371%8.5%1.0851.0947.955%48.0%52.045%52.0%19.880936%33.624031%19.880936%19.9%1.1991.2045.479%45.5%54.521%54.5%46.727090%25.229885%46.727090%46.7%1.4671.4740.531%40.5%59.469%59.5%12.483341%26.227264%12.483341%12.5%1.1251.1247.063%47.1%52.937%52.9%24.609844%32.046285%24.609844%24.6%1.2461.2544.522%44.5%55.478%55.5%2.613828%5.464108%2.613828%2.6%1.0261.0349.355%49.4%50.645%50.6%11.368861%11.241422%11.368861%11.4%1.1141.1147.311%47.3%52.689%52.7%0.813965%2.176014%0.813965%0.8%1.0081.0149.797%49.8%50.203%50.2%6.083473%5.194707%6.083473%6.1%1.0611.0648.524%48.5%51.476%51.5%

Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in Anchorage Municipality

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
3%10%16%22%29%35%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
1.9%4.7%7.4%10.2%12.9%15.7%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
5.3%10.0%14.7%19.4%24.2%28.9%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
5.2%9.8%14.4%19.0%23.5%28.2%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
6.8%9.0%11.1%13.2%15.4%17.5%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.6%18.1%22.7%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.4%15.2%19.0%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.2%2.0%3.7%5.4%7.2%9.0%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in Anchorage Municipality

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%10%20%29%39%50%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%8%15%23%30%38%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%4.3%8.5%12.8%17.0%21.3%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%3.8%7.7%11.5%15.4%19.3%
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Age Cohorts by Place in Anchorage Municipality

There is 1 place in Anchorage Municipality. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Anchorage Municipality, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage Municipality.

Children by Place#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Anchorage Municipality, selected places in Anchorage Municipality, and entities that contain Anchorage Municipality
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Anchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAlaskaAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageWestPacificUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.605528%25.605528%25.6%101,910102k25.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k23.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.336041%23.336041%23.3%12,102,10512.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in Anchorage Municipality

There is 1 county subdivision in Anchorage Municipality. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Anchorage Municipality, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage Municipality.

Children by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Anchorage Municipality, selected county subdivisions in Anchorage Municipality, and entities that contain Anchorage Municipality
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Anchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAlaskaAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageAnchorageWestPacificUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.605528%25.605528%25.6%101,910102k25.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k123.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.336041%23.336041%23.3%12,102,10512.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M

Age Cohorts by County in the Anchorage Area

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

Children by County#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Anchorage Municipality, selected other counties in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Anchorage Municipality
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Matanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageAlaskaAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageWestPacificUnited States of AmericaUnited States27.431368%27.431368%27.4%27,06927.1k125.605528%25.605528%25.6%101,910102k25.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k223.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.336041%23.336041%23.3%12,102,10512.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M

Age Cohorts by County in Alaska

There are 29 counties in Alaska. This section compares Anchorage Municipality to all of the counties in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage Municipality.

Children by County#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Anchorage Municipality, selected other counties in Alaska, and entities that contain Anchorage Municipality
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Kusilvak Census AreaKusilvakBethel Census AreaBethelNorthwest Arctic BoroughNorthwest ArcticNome Census AreaNomeDillingham Census AreaDillinghamLake and Peninsula BoroughLake and PeninsulaYukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-KoyukukMatanuska-Susitna BoroughMatanuska-SusitnaSoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast FairbanksKodiak Island BoroughKodiak IslandAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageNorth Slope BoroughNorth SlopeAlaskaAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageFairbanks North Star BoroughFairbanks North StarPrince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaPrince of Wales-H…Valdez-Cordova Census AreaValdez-CordovaWestPetersburg BoroughPetersburgBristol Bay BoroughBristol BayPacificUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai PeninsulaKetchikan Gateway BoroughKetchikan GatewaySitka City and BoroughSitkaYakutat City and BoroughYakutatJuneau City and BoroughJuneauWrangell City and BoroughWrangellHoonah-Angoon Census AreaHoonah-AngoonHaines BoroughHainesDenali BoroughDenaliAleutians West Census AreaAleutians WestSkagway MunicipalitySkagwayAleutians East BoroughAleutians East40.235206%40.235206%40.2%3,216135.896002%35.896002%35.9%6,420235.167681%35.167681%35.2%2,716334.517664%34.517664%34.5%3,410431.767068%31.767068%31.8%1,582530.900071%30.900071%30.9%436627.946429%27.946429%27.9%1,565727.431368%27.431368%27.4%27,06927.1k826.886657%26.886657%26.9%1,874926.864492%26.864492%26.9%3,7391025.605528%25.605528%25.6%101,910102k25.534552%25.534552%25.5%2,4721125.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k1224.491263%24.491263%24.5%24,52824.5k1324.301851%24.301851%24.3%1,5491423.860534%23.860534%23.9%2,2721523.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.529412%23.529412%23.5%7521623.354565%23.354565%23.4%2201723.336041%23.336041%23.3%12,102,10512.1M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.047695%23.047695%23.0%13,28413.3k1822.610281%22.610281%22.6%3,1011922.531106%22.531106%22.5%2,0102022.291022%22.291022%22.3%1442122.278932%22.278932%22.3%7,2462220.616410%20.616410%20.6%4952318.604651%18.604651%18.6%3922418.314873%18.314873%18.3%4632517.929412%17.929412%17.9%3812615.715786%15.715786%15.7%8982713.214990%13.214990%13.2%1342812.337072%12.337072%12.3%40729

Age Cohorts by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Anchorage Municipality to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage Municipality. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Children by County#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Anchorage Municipality, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Anchorage Municipality
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Fresno CountyFresnoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoHarris CountyHarrisTarrant CountyTarrantDallas CountyDallasRiverside CountyRiversideBexar CountyBexarAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageBronx CountyBronxAlaskaMaricopa CountyMaricopaAnchorageAnchorage School DistrictAnchorageAnchorage MunicipalityAnchorageWake CountyWakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeSacramento CountySacramentoWayne CountyWayneFairfax CountyFairfaxClark CountyClarkWestFranklin CountyFranklinFairfield CountyFairfieldMontgomery CountyMontgomeryContra Costa CountyContra CostaKings CountyKingsPacificHillsborough CountyHillsboroughUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraTravis CountyTravisOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookSt. Louis CountySt. LouisSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkHennepin CountyHennepinPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaNassau CountyNassauOakland CountyOaklandPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaAlameda CountyAlamedaKing CountyKingMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexQueens CountyQueensPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachAllegheny CountyAlleghenyNew York CountyNew York28.888866%28.888866%28.9%278,246278k128.329602%28.329602%28.3%309,506310k227.363518%27.363518%27.4%576,482576k327.228891%27.228891%27.2%1,207,3991.21M427.104397%27.104397%27.1%527,866528k526.929187%26.929187%26.9%676,745677k626.401700%26.401700%26.4%613,547614k726.219361%26.219361%26.2%487,339487k825.605528%25.605528%25.6%101,910102k25.573137%25.573137%25.6%367,431367k925.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k25.043628%25.043628%25.0%1,023,9211.02M1025.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k25.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k24.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k1124.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1224.468076%24.468076%24.5%233,745234k1324.396471%24.396471%24.4%360,897361k1424.179435%24.179435%24.2%427,394427k1523.983328%23.983328%24.0%271,704272k1623.862053%23.862053%23.9%493,981494k1723.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.668593%23.668593%23.7%291,625292k1823.577077%23.577077%23.6%222,006222k1923.549379%23.549379%23.5%241,704242k2023.527315%23.527315%23.5%260,665261k2123.337305%23.337305%23.3%608,369608k2223.336041%23.336041%23.3%12,102,10512.1M23.197227%23.197227%23.2%306,913307k2323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.087802%23.087802%23.1%435,218435k2423.030006%23.030006%23.0%264,425264k2523.024375%23.024375%23.0%721,172721k2622.943185%22.943185%22.9%222,372222k2722.934276%22.934276%22.9%228,599229k2822.837323%22.837323%22.8%2,296,7852.30M2922.760229%22.760229%22.8%285,881286k3022.694997%22.694997%22.7%1,186,3981.19M3122.432138%22.432138%22.4%224,447224k3222.366565%22.366565%22.4%727,664728k3322.324565%22.324565%22.3%334,451334k3422.273612%22.273612%22.3%269,347269k3522.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k3622.141419%22.141419%22.1%300,415300k3722.121412%22.121412%22.1%273,247273k3821.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k3921.601744%21.601744%21.6%213,209213k4021.598472%21.598472%21.6%402,548403k4121.569623%21.569623%21.6%271,499271k4221.443331%21.443331%21.4%344,212344k4320.896492%20.896492%20.9%434,553435k4420.604500%20.604500%20.6%548,990549k4520.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k4620.470812%20.470812%20.5%472,878473k4719.641010%19.641010%19.6%274,730275k4819.092867%19.092867%19.1%234,911235k4914.639548%14.639548%14.6%239,355239k50

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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