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Unified School District · AK

Anchorage School District

Anchorage School District is a unified school district in Alaska with a community population of 288,976. The median household income is $103,284 and the median age is 35.2.

288,976

Population

169

People / sq mi

$103,284

Median Income

35.2

Median Age

Anchorage School District covers 1,707 sq mi of land at 169.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White56.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian41.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.3%

Economy & Income

$103,284

Median Household Income

$51,144

Per Capita Income

5.3%

Poverty Rate

3.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$395,900

Median Home Value

$1,489

Median Rent

63.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

94.1%

High School+

38.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Anchorage School District serves a community with a population of 288,976 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Alaska.

The median household income in Anchorage School District is $103,284, with a per capita income of $51,144. The poverty rate is 5.3%.

Anchorage School District is 56.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 41.2% Asian, and 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Anchorage School District, 94.1% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 38.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Anchorage School District is $395,900, with a median rent of $1,489. The homeownership rate is 63.9%.

Data for Anchorage School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0200180).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.