Alaska
Alaska has a population of 740,133 across 30 counties, a median home price of $400,659, and a median household income of $95,665.
Home price
$400,659
Income
$95,665
Cost of living
124.9
Income tax
0.00%
Housing
Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.
Median home price$400,659
Median gross rent$1,397
Median year homes here were built1986
Share of homes built before 198036.8%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%
Share of homes that are vacant17.7%
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.9%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.6%
Typical monthly rent$1,816
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,567
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,214
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,146
Home insurance / yr$1,397
Money
Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.
Cost of living124.9
Median household income$95,665
Family health premium / yr$25,493
Infant childcare / yr$20,943
Regular gas price / gal$4.783
Poverty rate10.2%
Jobs
What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.
Workers who work from home8.4%
Unemployment rate4.4%
Share of adults in the labor force66.3%
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%
Share of workers employed by government25.9%
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%
Economic output per resident$97,167
Taxes
State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.
Property tax rate0.94%
Top state income tax0.00%
Capital gains tax0.00%
Combined sales tax1.82%
Transportation
Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.
Mean commute time19.8 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport136556
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 mi
Airports with airline service located here79
General aviation airfields located here204
Passenger train stations and the railway network0
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,315 mi
Households without a vehicle9.3%
Traffic deaths25.1
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0006.9
Schools
Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.8%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%
Public schools in the county473
Public school enrollment126855
Students per full-time teacher19.2
Free lunch eligible42.9%
Elementary schools168
Middle schools33
High schools56
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above8
Two-year institutions2
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution65 mi
Health
Primary care physicians99
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county23
Hospitals here with an emergency department22
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg
Without health insurance11.0%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.3%
Frequent mental distress16.1%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.0%
Place
Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.
Population740,133
Land area in square miles571,388
People per square mile of land1.3
Supermarkets and grocery stores195
Convenience stores19
Share living far from a food store31.1%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.4%
Population change since 2020+0.5%
Natural change per 1,000 residents5
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3
Median age36.3 yrs
Share of residents under 1824.1%
Share of residents 65 and over13.8%
Share of households that are one person28.4%
Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%
Second languages15.1%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.1%
Congregations per 100,000 residents172
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6
Households that moved in20,445
Households that moved away21,928
Average income of arriving households$65,401
Average income of departing households$70,822
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3
Housing units authorised in the latest year848
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.4%
Violent crime rate724
Weather
Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.
Avg. annual temperature36.4°F
Annual precipitation43.6 in
Annual snowfall46.0 in
Days reaching 90°F0 days
Days at or below freezing182 days
Gardening
Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a
Frost-free days132 days
Utilities
Average monthly electric bill$157
Electric utilities serving this county1
Electricity price per kWh26.8¢
Household electricity use588 kWh
Residential natural gas price$13.49
Homes heated by electricity14.3%
Homes heated by utility gas49.1%
Homes heated by propane2.4%
Homes heated by fuel oil27.6%
Homes heated by wood4.6%
Households with broadband93.6%
Risk
Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.
Riverine flood risk18.8
Coastal flood risk16.6
Drought risk1.0
Landslide risk94.2
Hail risk3.8
Earthquake risk90.9
Tornado risk0.6
Tropical cyclone risk0.0
Extreme heat risk0.0
Winter weather risk89.0
Strong wind risk0.2
Wildfire risk74.4
Sports
Major pro teams based here0
NFL teams based here0
NBA teams based here0
MLB teams based here0
NHL teams based here0
MLS soccer teams based here0
Top-division college football teams0
Second-tier college football teams0
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here0
All 30 counties in Alaska
Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.
Anchorage Municipality$395,900Matanuska-Susitna$346,600Fairbanks North Star$298,200Kenai Peninsula$323,200Juneau City and$449,300Bethel Census Area$168,100Ketchikan Gateway$393,300Kodiak Island$412,300North Slope$218,300Nome Census Area$211,200Sitka City and$450,300Kusilvak Census Area$84,300Northwest Arctic$199,100Southeast Fairbanks Census Area$282,000Chugach Census Area$346,200Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area$225,300Aleutians West Census Area$434,700Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area$98,500Dillingham Census Area$159,000Aleutians East$135,500Petersburg$315,100Copper River Census Area$292,800Hoonah-Angoon Census Area$262,800Wrangell City and$296,400Haines$293,300Denali$275,000Skagway Municipality$435,400Lake and Peninsula$237,500Bristol Bay$245,800Yakutat City and$219,400
Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.