Anchorage Municipality County vs. Kenai Peninsula Borough County

Anchorage Municipality County (AK)Kenai Peninsula Borough County (AK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)291,53858,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)291,82955,400
Population, Census, April 1, 2010291,82655,400
Persons under 5 years, percent7.4%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.7%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.0%17.4%
Female persons, percent49.0%47.9%
White alone, percent63.0%83.3%
Black or African American alone, percent5.6%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent7.4%8.0%
Asian alone, percent9.6%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent2.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent9.8%5.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.1%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.5%80.1%
Veterans, 2014-201828,2035,073
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.7%3.1%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201860.9%73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$308,000$239,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,086$1,556
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$716$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,306$994
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.6%11.7%
Households, 2014-2018106,52421,741
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.3%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.7%7.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.4%90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.7%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.8%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.3%23.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%16.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.1%59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.4%57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,106,192149,408
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,656,166352,909
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,147,741262,393
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,966,800804,150
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,633$14,133
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.720.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$83,280$66,684
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,839$33,820
Persons in poverty, percent9.2%12.4%
All firms, 201226,0337,362
Men-owned firms, 201212,9373,915
Women-owned firms, 20129,5302,182
Minority-owned firms, 20125,351683
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,2716,378
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,291941
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201221,0705,935
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.3%0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010171.23.4
Land area in square miles, 20101,704.6816,075.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

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