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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Alaska Anchorage  Populations Total population 683,478[1] 279,671[2] Families 82,969[3] 38,123[4] Children 212,689[5] 85,111[6]  Households Average family size 3.34[7] 3.16[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 21.70%[9] 22.07%[10] One parent (male) 8.99%[11] 7.18%[12] Two-parent 69.30%[13] 70.75%[14]  Income Median family income $72,865[15] $80,325[16] Mean family income $88,525[17] $97,904[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $970[19] $930[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $38,797[21] $37,200[22]  Employment Unemployed 8.76%[23] 6.82%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 10.22%[25] 9.22%[26] Children under 5 15.37%[27] 12.87%[28] Children 5-17 8.93%[29] 8.60%[30]  Education No high school diploma 9.52%[31] 8.20%[32] High school and above 90.48%[33] 91.80%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 25.98%[35] 31.59%[36] High school dropout rate 8.20%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.04%[38] 9.54%[39] Birth rate ranking 27[40] 261[41]