Household Types in Anchorage, Alaska (Municipality)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.828702%49.841149%48.828702%48.8%51,25551.3k12.127390%10.936520%12.127390%12.1%12,73012.7k5.612133%5.811337%5.612133%5.6%5,89125.046442%25.696246%25.046442%25.0%26,29126.3k8.385333%7.714748%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 Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.901052%68.527192%67.901052%67.9%22,92022.9k22.598134%21.241383%22.598134%22.6%7,6289.500815%10.231425%9.500815%9.5%3,207

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children232.157113%31.824885%32.157113%32.2%33,75533.8k67.593289%67.990089%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 Alaska and Anchorage
Anchorage
Alaska
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%-7.570911%-4.394906%-26.562280%-8.016192%-47.467947%47%52.532053%53.455711%52.532053%53%72,92572.9k-16.118912%-11.458022%-20.077682%-6.946519%-14.011171%-10.006627%-19.265360%-7.232794%-54.601135%55%45.398865%49.484048%45.398865%45%6,694-17.480276%-9.787968%-23.520710%-7.495069%-14.758883%-8.223350%-26.192893%-5.609137%-58.284024%58%41.715976%45.215736%41.715976%42%4,056-24.101944%-5.141162%-20.949138%-8.261013%-22.578080%-10.125111%-21.993821%-6.276957%-58.453257%58%41.546743%39.026032%41.546743%42%9,103-21.328163%-8.805946%-21.845209%-11.035709%-17.494832%-8.858434%-24.607610%-9.807825%-63.015027%63%36.984973%39.231299%36.984973%37%6,189-23.342219%-5.581473%-29.940020%-5.414862%-19.474006%-6.764526%-31.229358%-6.214067%-64.278574%64%35.721426%36.318043%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 ArmAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageAirport 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%51,25551.3k48.516063%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 Place in the Anchorage Area

There are 30 places in the Anchorage Area. This section compares Anchorage to all of the places in the Anchorage Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other places in the Anchorage Area, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%60%Count#FishhookFarm LoopTanainaSkwentnaGatewayLakesGlacier ViewButteLazy MountainKnik-FairviewChickaloonMeadow LakesBig LakeWillowHoustonSusitna NorthKnik RiverAnchorageAlaskaWestPacificBuffalo SoapstoneAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageUnited StatesPt MacKenziePalmerWasillaSutton-AlpineTalkeetnaTrapper CreekChaseLake Louise70.240187%70.240187%70%1,199169.387755%69.387755%69%238268.077344%68.077344%68%1,866368.000000%68.000000%68%17467.811159%67.811159%68%1,264565.003668%65.003668%65%1,772664.367816%64.367816%64%56763.559322%63.559322%64%750858.974359%58.974359%59%299958.107305%58.107305%58%2,9351055.855856%55.855856%56%621155.626752%55.626752%56%1,3891254.792332%54.792332%55%6861354.545455%54.545455%55%3901453.333333%53.333333%53%3681552.276867%52.276867%52%2871651.985560%51.985560%52%1441750.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k49.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.829431%48.829431%49%1461848.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M45.744681%45.744681%46%432045.710131%45.710131%46%9432144.208754%44.208754%44%1,3132242.274052%42.274052%42%1452336.918605%36.918605%37%1272432.222222%32.222222%32%58250.000000%0.000000%0%0260.000000%0.000000%0%027
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Alaska

There are 355 places in Alaska. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous places in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 1,838.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other places in Alaska, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%60%Count#Eielson AFBFishhookRidgewayTanainaGatewayLakesCordovaButteSterlingSteele CreekFarmers LoopDeltanaKnik-FairviewKalifornskyChena RidgeMeadow LakesBig LakeWillowBadgerHoustonEsterFritz CreekAnchor PointAnchorageJuneauAlaskaWestPacificNorth PoleAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageHainesUnited StatesNikiskiHomerPetersburgGoldstreamValdezPalmerWrangellCollegeFairbanksSoldotnaUnalaskaSitkaWasillaKotzebueKenaiSewardKodiakBarrowDillinghamNomeKetchikanBethel78.751501%78.751501%79%656170.240187%70.240187%70%1,199269.905213%69.905213%70%590368.077344%68.077344%68%1,866467.811159%67.811159%68%1,264565.003668%65.003668%65%1,772664.278403%64.278403%64%628763.559322%63.559322%64%750861.043393%61.043393%61%1,252960.554885%60.554885%61%1,5061059.098787%59.098787%59%1,0231159.090909%59.090909%59%4551258.107305%58.107305%58%2,9351357.685665%57.685665%58%1,6701456.776400%56.776400%57%1,3281555.626752%55.626752%56%1,3891654.792332%54.792332%55%6861754.545455%54.545455%55%3901853.884748%53.884748%54%3,7591953.333333%53.333333%53%3682051.625616%51.625616%52%5242151.552795%51.552795%52%4152251.278928%51.278928%51%4212350.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k50.428407%50.428407%50%6,1212449.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.174079%49.174079%49%3872548.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k2648.599269%48.599269%49%3992748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.192090%48.192090%48%8532847.603537%47.603537%48%1,0232946.912521%46.912521%47%5473046.600813%46.600813%47%8023145.927210%45.927210%46%5303245.710131%45.710131%46%9433345.645933%45.645933%46%4773445.565217%45.565217%46%2,0963545.189238%45.189238%45%4,9553644.693396%44.693396%45%7583744.669510%44.669510%45%4193844.320776%44.320776%44%1,5533944.208754%44.208754%44%1,3134043.881857%43.881857%44%4164142.463533%42.463533%42%1,3104241.408115%41.408115%41%3474341.397021%41.397021%41%8064441.021898%41.021898%41%5624539.947781%39.947781%40%3064639.487975%39.487975%39%5094739.028832%39.028832%39%1,2864838.816814%38.816814%39%74849
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 49 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%60%Count#FremontGilbertFontanaSanta ClaritaChula VistaSan JoseSanta AnaOxnardMoreno ValleyIrvineAnaheimChandlerAnchorageBakersfieldHuntington BchGlendaleRiversideAlaskaWestPacificHendersonN Las VegasAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaModestoScottsdaleAuroraBoise CitySan DiegoStocktonGlendaleUrban HonoluluLas VegasSunrise ManorPhoenixFresnoSan BernardinoSpokaneAlbuquerqueSpring ValleyTacomaSalt Lk CityPortlandLos AngelesRenoLong BeachSacramentoSeattleParadiseOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucson67.625663%67.625663%68%49,36249.4k162.952867%62.952867%63%45,26545.3k258.914351%58.914351%59%30,25930.3k357.311364%57.311364%57%34,15734.2k456.029253%56.029253%56%43,59343.6k555.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k654.281796%54.281796%54%40,76440.8k753.700899%53.700899%54%27,30127.3k853.586342%53.586342%54%27,59027.6k953.417102%53.417102%53%48,03848.0k1053.262869%53.262869%53%53,26553.3k1152.650889%52.650889%53%45,20545.2k1250.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k50.694921%50.694921%51%57,63157.6k1350.217484%50.217484%50%37,86837.9k1450.139912%50.139912%50%36,19536.2k1550.063085%50.063085%50%46,02846.0k1649.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.344287%49.344287%49%52,97853.0k1748.877860%48.877860%49%33,77933.8k1848.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k48.828702%48.828702%49%51,25551.3k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k2047.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k2146.845011%46.845011%47%33,34133.3k2246.195921%46.195921%46%48,56348.6k2345.238057%45.238057%45%56,72456.7k2444.252841%44.252841%44%39,05839.1k2544.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k2643.771861%43.771861%44%40,92140.9k2743.236205%43.236205%43%35,19635.2k2842.979741%42.979741%43%54,84054.8k2941.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k3041.224463%41.224463%41%25,16325.2k3140.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k3240.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k3340.516023%40.516023%41%23,22523.2k3439.574044%39.574044%40%34,52434.5k3539.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k3639.072323%39.072323%39%28,09328.1k3738.870701%38.870701%39%31,22631.2k3838.588095%38.588095%39%29,10729.1k3938.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k4038.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k4138.002965%38.002965%38%35,63535.6k4237.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k4337.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k4435.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k4535.199436%35.199436%35%30,96631.0k4634.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k4734.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k4833.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k4933.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Anchorage to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Anchorage. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Anchorage, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Anchorage
0%20%40%Count#San JoseAnchorageVirginia BchAlaskaWestPacificAnchorageAnchorageAnchorageEl PasoUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k249.841149%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%51,25551.3k48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k546.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place 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

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Municipality:
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Metro Area:
Anchorage Area
Census Subarea:
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 Cities:
Whittier
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Knik River
Nearby Cities:
Palmer, Wasilla
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Butte, Gateway, Hope, Knik-Fairview, Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Point MacKenzie, Sunrise