Anchor Point, AK

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,243
US Senator
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Party
US Senator
Dan Sullivan
Republican Party
US Representative
Nick Begich III
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
50.6
1.56% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.4%
14.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$63,000
0.603% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$241,600
2.72% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
896
1.36% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Anchor Point, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Anchor Point, AK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Anchor Point, AK was $241,600, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Anchor Point, AK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Anchor Point, AK was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Anchor Point, AK is home to a population of 2.24k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.12% of Anchor Point, AK residents were born outside of the country (70 people).

In 2024, there were 20.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.89k people) in Anchor Point, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 60 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Anchor Point, AK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Anchor Point, AK was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Anchor Point, AK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.89k ± 226
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    94 ± 36
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    60 ± 52
4.1%
Hispanic Population
92 people

In 2024, there were 20.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.89k people) in Anchor Point, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 60 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.1% of the people in Anchor Point, AK are hispanic (92 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Anchor Point, AK as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Philippines
    21,500 ± 3,547 people
  2. Korea
    3,560 ± 1,461 people
  3. Mexico
    3,032 ± 1,349 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alaska was Philippines, the natal country of 21,500 Alaska residents, followed by Korea with 3,560 and Mexico with 3,032.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
70 people
3.01%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
69 people

As of 2024, 3.12% of Anchor Point, AK residents (70 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Anchor Point, AK was 3.01%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    109 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    54 ± 29
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    49 ± 28

Anchor Point, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Anchor Point, AK employs 896 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Anchor Point, AK were Health Care & Social Assistance (175 people), Construction (126 people), and Retail Trade (105 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($150,417), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,583), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($88,500).

Occupations

896
2024 Value
± 107
1.36%
1 Year growth
± 17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Anchor Point, AK grew at a rate of 1.36%, from 884 employees to 896 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Anchor Point, AK, are Sales & Related Occupations (115 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (103 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (82 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Anchor Point, AK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

896
2024 Value
± 107
1.36%
1 Year growth
± 17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Anchor Point, AK grew at a rate of 1.36%, from 884 employees to 896 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Anchor Point, AK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (175 people), Construction (126 people), and Retail Trade (105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Anchor Point, AK, though some of these residents may live in Anchor Point, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,000
Median earning men ± $6,381
$41,000
Median earning women ± $12,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($88,500), Other Services Except Public Administration ($71,071), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,786).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,500), and Public Administration ($59,583).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41.4%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Anchor Point, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Alaska

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Lisa Murkowski
Senator from Alaska3
Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected Governor of Alaska.
Dan Sullivan
Senator from Alaska2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Anchor Point, AK

Nick Begich III
District at-large Representative
Republican Party

Anchor Point, AK is currently represented by Nick Begich III (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Anchor Point, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Anchor Point, AK was $241,600 in 2024, which is 0.726 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $235,200 to $241,600, a 2.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Anchor Point, AK is 80.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Anchor Point, AK have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Anchor Point, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$241,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,908
$843
Median Property Taxes
±$93

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Anchor Point, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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Rent vs Own

80.7%
Homeownership
2024
70.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.7% of the housing units in Anchor Point, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,000
Median Household Income
± $9,985
1.04k
Number of Households
± 123

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.04k households in Anchor Point, AK declined from $63,000 from the previous year's value of $63,382.

The following chart displays the households in Anchor Point, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Anchor Point, AK is from Alaska.
0.432
2023 Wage GINI in Alaska
0.436
2022 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2023, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.432 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.907% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.7%)
  2. Carpooled (13.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (13.1%)

In 2024, 66.7% of workers in Anchor Point, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (13.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Anchor Point, AK have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Anchor Point, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Anchor Point, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Anchor Point, AK have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Anchor Point, AK (322 out of 2.24k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Anchor Point, AK is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.8% of the population of Anchor Point, AK has health coverage, with 25% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 18% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 4.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alaska see 1,033 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,033 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 954 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 131 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.6% under 18 years, 10.1% between 18 and 34 years, 45.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.2%
Uninsured
25%
Employer Coverage
24.2%
Medicaid
18%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
4.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Anchor Point, AK declined by 10.5% from 15.9% to 14.2%.

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