Housing data for ZIP code 99502

Name: Housing in ZIP code 99502, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 99502 has an estimated 25,006 residents and 9,943 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality.

29.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,677 (±$136) a month.

The median home value is $418,300 (±$20,299).

The median household income is $116,071 (±$8,827) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 25,006 (±1,495)
Median gross rent: $1,677
Median home value: $418,300
Households that rent: 29.3%

How ZIP code 99502 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 99502	Anchorage	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Residents	25,006 (±1,495)	288,976	288,976	735,706	334,922,499
Housing units	9,943 (±530)	120,348	120,348	328,491	143,775,355
Households that rent	29.3% (±3.6 points)	36.1%	36.1%	33.2%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,677 (±$136)	$1,489	$1,489	$1,419	$1,413
Median home value	$418,300 (±$20,299)	$395,900	$395,900	$352,900	$332,700
Median household income	$116,071 (±$8,827)	$103,284	$103,284	$92,788	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$5,211 (±$464)	$4,982	$4,982	$3,901	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	33.5% (±9.0 points)	46.4%	46.4%	44.7%	51.1%
Built before 1980	42.2% (±5.1 points)	44.5%	44.5%	36.9%	49.7%
Average commute	19.4 minutes (±1.6)	18.8 minutes	18.8 minutes	19.4 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	96.6% (±1.7 points)	94.5%	94.5%	91.9%	91.0%
Median age of residents	35.9 years (±1.3)	35.2 years	35.2 years	35.8 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 99502, median gross rent is higher than in Anchorage Municipality ($1,489).

It is also higher than in Alaska ($1,419).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 99502 is higher than in Anchorage as a whole ($1,489).

Its median home value is higher than in Anchorage as a whole ($395,900).

Among the 14 ZIP codes in Anchorage Municipality with a published estimate, ZIP 99502 ranks 6 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 13 ZIP codes in Anchorage Municipality with a published estimate, ZIP 99502 ranks 6 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 15 ZIP codes in Anchorage Municipality with a published estimate, ZIP 99502 ranks 6 from highest to lowest median household income.

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

Rent in ZIP code 99502

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Less than $500	0.5% (±1.0 points)	3.1%	4.7%	6.3%
$500 to $999	6.8% (±3.9 points)	12.8%	16.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	33.3% (±7.7 points)	34.8%	34.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.7% (±7.6 points)	27.6%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.5% (±6.1 points)	12.6%	12.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.4% (±5.8 points)	5.8%	5.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.9% (±4.9 points)	3.3%	2.4%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 33.3% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 99502

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,115 (±$27)
1 bedroom	$1,710 (±$1,253)
2 bedrooms	$1,475 (±$123)
3 bedrooms	$2,035 (±$249)
4 bedrooms	$2,711 (±$534)

Rent burden in ZIP code 99502

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Less than 15%	15.5% (±6.8 points)	13.0%	16.0%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.9% (±6.9 points)	13.4%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.3% (±5.8 points)	14.8%	13.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.9% (±7.5 points)	12.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.3% (±4.7 points)	10.4%	9.6%	9.2%
35% or more	25.2% (±7.7 points)	36.0%	35.1%	41.9%

33.5% (±9.0 points) of renting households in ZIP code 99502 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 99502

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Less than $50,000	0.6% (±0.5 points)	4.2%	5.7%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.4% (±0.5 points)	1.5%	3.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	1.3% (±0.9 points)	2.2%	3.9%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4.7% (±1.9 points)	4.3%	5.6%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	12.7% (±3.5 points)	15.1%	18.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	48.7% (±5.3 points)	45.0%	41.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	30.0% (±4.5 points)	25.2%	19.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.6% (±1.2 points)	2.6%	1.9%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 99502

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Single-family, detached	56.2% (±4.0 points)	47.4%	63.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	16.7% (±3.3 points)	13.6%	7.8%	6.2%
2 units	6.2% (±2.5 points)	6.0%	5.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	7.5% (±2.0 points)	10.4%	7.2%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.6% (±2.0 points)	6.4%	4.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	4.1% (±2.0 points)	4.1%	2.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	3.6% (±1.6 points)	7.9%	4.9%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.1% (±0.2 points)	4.0%	3.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 99502 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
2020 or later	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.5%	0.9%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	8.4% (±2.5 points)	6.9%	9.3%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	11.9% (±2.5 points)	12.1%	15.7%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	10.4% (±2.4 points)	11.7%	13.4%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	26.6% (±4.5 points)	24.3%	24.0%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	32.6% (±4.2 points)	27.6%	22.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	6.8% (±2.3 points)	9.4%	7.1%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	2.5% (±1.8 points)	5.7%	4.4%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.1% (±0.3 points)	1.1%	1.5%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.7%	1.7%	11.7%

42.2% of the homes in ZIP code 99502 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 99502

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Utility gas	82.8% (±3.3 points)	78.7%	49.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.8% (±0.6 points)	1.7%	27.6%	3.9%
Electricity	14.0% (±3.2 points)	16.1%	14.3%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.9% (±1.3 points)	1.8%	2.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.5%	4.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.5%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.4% (±0.5 points)	0.8%	0.7%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 99502 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 99502	Anchorage Municipality	Alaska	United States
Drove alone	72.0% (±3.6 points)	69.9%	65.0%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.6% (±2.5 points)	12.1%	11.9%	8.5%
Public transportation	1.8% (±1.4 points)	1.4%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked	1.5% (±0.8 points)	2.6%	7.2%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.5% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	5.1%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.6% (±2.5 points)	10.9%	9.7%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 99502 take an average of 19.4 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 99502

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Anchorage	100%	$1,489	36.1%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 99502

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
99517	2.7 mi	$1,364	$402,100	$103,880	39.9%
99518	3.7 mi	$1,649	$323,400	$93,995	42.3%
99515	4.8 mi	$1,700	$427,500	$113,995	21.1%
99501	6.0 mi	$1,254	$379,100	$70,891	62.8%
99508	6.5 mi	$1,370	$335,300	$79,314	46.8%
99506	9.8 mi	$2,048	—	$76,258	99.8%
99516	11 mi	$1,314	$607,200	$173,984	9.4%
99504	13 mi	$1,573	$314,000	$86,710	33.9%

Crime reported to police in Anchorage

Most of ZIP code 99502 is policed by the Anchorage Police Department, which reported 1,027 violent and 3,335 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Anchorage

ZIP code 99502 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99502: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 99502

What is the median rent in ZIP code 99502?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 99502 is $1,677 (±$136) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 99502?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 99502 is $418,300 (±$20,299) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 99502?

The median household income in ZIP code 99502 is $116,071 (±$8,827) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 99502 in?

ZIP code 99502 lies mostly in Anchorage.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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