Anchorage metropolitan area
The Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of the Municipality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the south central region of Alaska.[1]
As of the 2010 census, the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) had a population of 380,821.[2] However, 2013 population estimates increase that number to more than 395,000.[3]
Communities
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- Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants
- Anchorage (principal city),
includes the following sub-communities:
- Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
- Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
- Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants
- Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants
- Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
- Buffalo Soapstone
- Chase
- Chickaloon
- Eureka Roadhouse
- Glacier View
- Knik River
- Lake Louise
- Petersville
- Point MacKenzie
- Skwentna
- Susitna
- Talkeetna
- Trapper Creek
- Unincorporated places (all less than 1,000 inhabitants)
Demographics
As of the census of 2010,[4] there were 380,821 people residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.08% White, 4.88% African American, 6.95% Native American (a category that also includes Alaska Natives), 4.65% Asian, 0.78% Pacific Islander, 1.94% from other races, and 5.72% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.10% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $53,384, and the median income for a family was $60,311. Males had a median income of $43,287 versus $30,573 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $23,196.
See also
References
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