What percentage of people rent in Anchorage, AK?

Name: Renters and owners in Anchorage, AK, 2020–2024
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36.1% (±1.1 points) of the occupied homes in Anchorage, AK are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 39,204 renting households against 69,393 that own their home.

In Anchorage, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 36.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.1% (±1.1 points)
Renting households: 39,204 (±1,333)
Median renter income: $66,267 (±$3,902)

Who rents and who owns in Anchorage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.1% (±1.1 points)	36.1% (±1.1 points)	33.2% (±0.7 points)	34.8%
Renting households	39,204 (±1,333)	39,204 (±1,333)	89,700 (±1,829)	45,017,354
Owning households	69,393 (±1,314)	69,393 (±1,314)	180,833 (±2,019)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,267 (±$3,902)	$66,267 (±$3,902)	$64,073 (±$1,408)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$134,572 (±$4,491)	$134,572 (±$4,491)	$112,787 (±$1,515)	$100,009

In Anchorage, the renter share is not measurably different from Anchorage Municipality (36.1%).

It is also higher than in Alaska (33.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 190.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Anchorage has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	38.7% (±1.1 points)	36.1% (±1.1 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,320 (±$25)	$1,489 (±$38)	+12.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$84,928 (±$1,508)	$103,284 (±$2,702)	+21.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Anchorage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Anchorage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Anchorage	—	36.1% (±1.1 points)	—
Knik-Fairview	26 mi	15.5% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Butte	27 mi	17.1% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Gateway	27 mi	18.5% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Point MacKenzie	28 mi	32.1% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Lakes	29 mi	29.0% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Wasilla	29 mi	51.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Palmer	30 mi	36.9% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Lakes	31 mi	21.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Knik-Fairview, AK (15.5%), Butte, AK (17.1%), Gateway, AK (18.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wasilla, AK (51.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Anchorage

How many renters are there in Anchorage?

Anchorage has an estimated 39,204 (±1,333) renting households, 36.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Anchorage?

In Anchorage, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 36.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Anchorage?

A renting household in Anchorage has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Anchorage?

The median renting household in Anchorage, AK has an income of $66,267 (±$3,902) a year, against $134,572 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Anchorage municipality, Alaska (place:03000, in state:02).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.