Community Indicators Project at the University of Alaska Anchorage

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Population & Gender	Number	Percent
2000 Census	7,479	100%
Male	4,024	53.8%
Female	3,455	46.2%

Population by Age
0 to 5 years	522	7.0%
5 to 17 years	1197	16.0%
18+ years	5760	77.0%

Race & Ethnicity
White	3,456	46.2%
Black/African American	1,001	13.4%
Alaska Native/American Indian	1,255	16.8%
Asian	537	7.2%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	223	3.0%
Other Race	449	6.0%
Multiple Race	558	7.5%
Hispanic	886	11.8%

Households & Families
Population in Group Quarters*	730	9.8%
Population in households	6,749	90.2%
Total Households	3,189	100%
Average household size	2.12	N/A

Families
Population in families	4,139	55.3%
Number of Families	1,344	100%
Average Family Size	3.08	N/A
Married Couples	632	19.8%
With children under 18	275	8.6%
Other Families	712	22.3%
Male householder, no wife	188	5.9%
With children under 18	112	3.5%
Female household, no husband	524	16.4%
With children under 18	384	12.0%

Housing
Total Housing Units	3,601	100%
Occupied	3,189	88.6%
Owner Occupied	572	17.9%
Renter Occupied	2,617	82.1%
Vacant	412	11.4%

* "Group Quarters" in this instance, includes military barracks, nursing homes, college dorms, correctional facilities, and other institutions.

For more information on this and other community councils, please reference the Municipality of Anchorage's Community Council Demographics in their Anchorage Indicators Neighborhood Sourcebook.

Welcome:

The Community Indicators Project at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public education project of the Justice Center aimed at providing information about various aspects of Alaskan communities through data collection, analysis, and distribution. Though initial efforts were derived from census data, in 2003 a telephone survey conducted by the Justice Center focused on Anchorage residents' attitudes on five issues -- schools, public transportation, snow removal, police performance, emergency medical services -- and on residential stability. Subsequently the effort has grown to include more communities, new research techniques, and additional areas of interest.

This site brings together information about communities and quality of living in the Anchorage and Mat-Su regions of South-Central Alaska. These two areas comprise over 52% of Alaska's total population and represent some of the fastest growing areas within the State, driving the need for comprehensive studies during their growth and development.

The Justice Center of the University of Alaska Anchorage is an affiliate of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, and in this capacity, seeks to democratize data by making it available to community members and leaders interested in effecting change in their neighborhoods. By collecting and providing data to people with a vested interest in improving their neighborhoods, the goal of this site is to assist community organizations and leaders in using data to drive change in Alaskan communities.

What's New:

The findings from the 2007 Mat-Su Community Survey

The 2007 Anchorage Community Survey is in progress!

Last updated 8-17-2007 by ayjust@uaa.alaska.edu