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CENSUS PROFILE
Municipality of Anchorage
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Prepared by
Anchorage Community Planning Department
Amy VanDomelen, Research Analyst
Edited by
Richard E. Sewell, Regional Economist
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
1. GEOGRAPHY
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. 1 Municipality of Anchorage...................................................... 2
1. 2 1980 Anchorage Census Tracts ........ ~........................................ 3
Il. POPULATION PROFILE
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A. General Population Trends
1. Population of Anchorage and Alaska; 1929 to 1981............................... 5
2. Population by Census Tract; 1970 and 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
B. Racial Characteristics
1. Racial Comparisons for Anchorage, Alaska and the United States;
1960,1970and1980 .......................................................... 7
2. Population by Race for Anchorage, Alaska and the United States; 1980........... 8
3. Race of Persons of Spanish Origin for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. 1980 Anchorage Population by Race and Cens us Tract.......................... 10
5. Race by Age for Anchorage; 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6. Race by Age for Alaska; 1980.................................................. 11
7. Race by Age for the United States; 1980........................................ 11
C. Age Characteristics
1. 1980 Age by Sex Distribution for Anchorge..................................... 12
2. Age by Sex Distributions as a Percent of the Total Population for Anchorage,
Alaska and the United States; 1960, 1970 and 1980 .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 13
3. Age by Sex Distribution Bar Graph for Anchorage and the United States . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Median Age by Sex for Anchorage, Alaska and the United States;
1960, 1970 and 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. Average Household Sizes for Anchorage, Alaska and the United States;
1960, 1970 and 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. 1980 Average Household Sizes by Census Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
D. Sex by Marital Status
1. Sex by Marital Status of Persons 15 Years and over for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E. Household Relationship by Household Type
1. Persons by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2. Households by Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3. Persons under 18 Years by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4. Households with one or more Persons under 18 by Household Type for Anchorage;
1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5. Persons 65 Years and over by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. Households with One or More Persons 65 Years and over by Household Type for
Anchorage; 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ill. HOUSING PROFILE
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. Housing Units
1. Year-Round Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980 ................................ 21
B. Tenure
1. Tenure by Persans in Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980.............. 22
2. Tenure and Average Household Size of Persans in Occupied Housing Units for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
C. Rooms
1. Number of Rooms in Year-Round Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980 ............ 23
2. Rooms by Tenure and Vacancy Status for Year-Round Housing Units for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. Tenure by Person per Room for Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980.... 23
O. Value of Housing Units
1. Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-occupied and
Vacant-for-Sale only Condominium Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . 24
2. Value of Specified Owner-occupied Non-Condominium Units for
Anchorage, 1970 .................... · ..... ·.................................... 25
3. Value of Specified Owner-occupied Non-Condominium Units
for Anch.orage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4. Value of Specified Owner-occupied Non-Condominium Units for Alaska; 1970.... 26
5. Value of Specified Owner-occupied Non-Condominium Units
for Alaska; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6. Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-occupied
Non-Condominium Units for Anchorage; 1980.................................. 27
7. Contract Rent of Specified Renter-occupied Housing Units for Anchorage, . . . . . 28
8. Contract Rent of Specified Renter-occupied Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
9. Contract Rent of Specified Renter-occupied Housing Units
for Ala'ska; 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
10. Contract Rent of Specified Renter-occupied Housing Units
for Alaska; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E. Plumbing Facilities
1. Tenure and Occupancy Status by Plumbing Facilities in Year-Round Housing Units
for Anchorage, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
IV. INDEX ....................... ~...................................................... 31
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PUR POSE
The 1980 Anchorage Census Profile, Volume 1,
is the first of six publications designed to pro-
vide a reliable source for 1980 census data
focusing on Anchorage. The primary source of
information for these publications is from the
United States Bureau of the Census summary
tape files. Over the next two years the Bureau of
the Census will release a total of five summary
tape files. As each computer tape becomes
available, the Municipal Community Planning
Department will publish a written report sum-
marizing new information on that tape. The
final report will be a compilation of frequently
requested information from ali summary tape
files.
The following paragraphs give a brief descrip-
tion of what each publication will include ..
1980 Anchorage Census Profile,
Volume 1
Based on data contained in summary tape file 1
(STF1), this publication contains complete-
count data on general population and housing
unit characteristics.
1980 Anchorage Census Profile,
Volume Il
This publication will contain complete-count
data similar in subject matterto Volume 1. How-
ever, the information will be more detailed and
contain many cross tabulations; such as popu-
lation characteristics cross-classified by age
and household type; and housing characteris-
tics by number of rooms, vacancy status, and
condominium/non-condominium status.
1980 Anchorage Census Profile,
,. Volume Ill
iii
The information contained in STF3 will include
sample data items su ch as school en roll ment,
disability, income, poverty status, occupation,
year home built, structure type, heating equip-
ment and homeowner shelter costs. As in
Volume 1 there will be a minimal number of
social, economie, and housing characteristics
cross-classified with each other.
1980 Anchorage Census Profile,
Volume V
Information on STF5 is not finalized, but tenta-
tively this tape will be made up of very detailed,
sample-based cross tabulations on population
and housing characteristics.
1980 Anchorage Census Profile,
Volume IV
The su bject matter for this report is the sa me as
Volume Ill, but the data detail and cross-
tabulations will be greater.
1980 Anchorage Census Profile,
Volume VI
This publication will include the more fre-
quently requested information from ali five
summary tape files.
CONTENTS
Although the information in this report focuses on 1980 Anchorage Census data, for comparison
purposes, census data from previous censuses and for different geographie areas are given when
possible.
The publication is divided into three sections. The first section contains maps of the Municipality of
Anchorage and describes the geographie areas used in the census.
ln the second section are various population characteristics. These include statistics on general
population trends, race data, age by sex, marital status by sex, and household relationship statistics
by persans and by household.
The housing unit data in Section 3 contains data on the type of housing unit, tenure by persans in
unit, average household size, number of rooms in year-round housing units, values for housing
units by type, and tenure and occupancy status by plumbing facilities.
Any comments or questions regarding the contents of this publication should be directed to:
Municipality of Anchorage
Department of Community Planning
Research Section
Pouch 6-650
Anchorage, Alaska 99502-0650
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1. GEOGRAPHY
The majority of data in this publication is calculated for the Municipality of Anchorage, shown in
Figure 1. 1 n sorne cases the data for Anchorage are further broken down into its 32 cens us tracts.
Figure 2 outlines the boundaries for the census tracts. Not shown on the census tract map, but
included as part of the Municipality, are census tract 1.00: Eagle River, census tract 2.00: Chugiak
and census tract 29.00: Turnagai(l Arm.
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Il. POPULATION PROFILE
Information in the population profile section is divided into five parts:
-General Population Trends
-Racial Characteristics
-Age Characteristics
-Marital Status
-Household Relationship By Household Type.
ln order to give an idea of the demographie composition of Anchorage relative to other areas, data
are compared to Alaska and United States, where possible. When the data are available, compari-
sions to previous censuses are done to show population changes over time.
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A. GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS
Table Il A.1
POPULATION OF ANCHORAGE AND ALASKA
Anchorage
Year Population
1929
1939
1950
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
(1) U.S. Bureau of the Census
(2) Alaska Department of Labor
(3) Municipality of Anchorage
2,736 1
4,229 1
30,060 1
82,833 1
89,2692
90,1492
93,685 2
94,5162
102,3372
105,9252
107,8172
111,6002
114,1502
126,3851
135,7772
144,2152
149,4402
162,4492
177,8172
179,8373
182,9203
180,2463
174,5943
174,431 1
187,761 3
1929-1981
Compound
An nuai
Growth Rate
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4.5%
19.5
10.7
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1.0
3.9
0.9
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3.5
1.8
3.5
2.3
10.7
7.4
6.2
3.6
8.7
9.4
1.1
1.7
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Compound
Alaska Annual
Population Growth Rate
59,278 1 -
72,524 1 2.0%
128,6431 5.3
226,167 1 5.8
236,6692 4.6
242,8172 2.6
249,9042 2.9
253,2042 2.9
265,192 2 4.7
271,5052 2.4
277,9602 2.4
284,8802 2.5
294,5602 3.4
302,361 1 2.6
312,9302 3.5
324,281 2 3.6
330,3652 1.9
337,0002 2.0
404,6342 20.1
413,289 2 2.1
411,2112 -0.5
416,4002 1.3
413,5164 -0.7
401,851 1 -2.8
419,5932 4.4
Percent
State Population
ln Anchorage
4.6
5.8
23.4
36.6
37.7
37.1
37.5
37.3
38.6
39.0
38.8
39.2
38.8
41.8
43.4
44.5
45.2
48.2
43.9
43.5
44.5
43.3
42.2
43.4
44.7
2. 1970 & 1980 Population by Census Tract holding capacities and/or are gradually
turning into commercial zones.
Census tract boundaries changed from the Substantial growth areas tend to be on the
1970 to 1980 Cens us. 1 n order to make the periphery of Anchorage. These are: Chug-
data comparable 1980 census tract boun-iak (census tract 1.00), Eagle River (census
daries (Section 1, Figure 2) were used and tract 2.00), Lake Otis (census tract 16.02),
1970 population was allocated to the 1980 South Muldoon (census tracts 17.01 ano
bou nd aries. 17.03), the upper part of Abbott Loop (cen-
sus tract 18.00), Campbell Lake/Kiatt (cen-·• The older, more central areas of the Munici-sus tract 27.01), Oceanview (census tract
pality have stabilized or declined in popula-27.02), O'Malley/Hillside (cens us
tion since 1970. lt is probable that these tracts 28.01 and 28.02), and Turnagain Arm
communities are near or have reached their (census tract 29.00).
Table Il A.2
POPULATION BY CENSUS TRACT
1970 and 1980
Compound
Population Populalion Annual
Tract 1970 1980 Growth Rate
1.00 Chugiak 2,851 5,330 6.5%
2.00 Eagle River 2,981 7,528 9.7
3.00 Fort Richardson 10,751 8,157 -2.7
4.00 Elmendorf AFB 13,280 9,189 -3.6
5.00 3,378 1,707 -6.6
6.00 5,522 5,505 0.0
7.00 7,060 9,428 2.9
8.00 5,153 7,649 4.0
9.00 3,845 5,195 3.1
10.00 3,369 2,972 -1.2
11.00 2,118 1' 131 -6.1
12.00 4,248 3,766 -1.2
13.00 3,183 3,363 0.6
14.00 5,021 4,682 -0.7
15.00 4,696 5,581 1.7
16.01 3,559 3,867 0.8
16.02 1,482 3,824 9.9
17.01 975 3,978 15.1
17.02 3,864 4,763 2.1
17.03 3,123 7,875 9.7
18.00 3,054 5,260 5.6
19.00 1,776 3,115 5.8
20.00 4,322 3,201 -3.0
21.00 4,481 3,703 -1.9
22.00 2,748 4,008 3.8
23.00 4,1~~ 11,113 10.2
24.00 3,36ti 3,339 -0.1
25.00 3,079 4,951 4.9
26.00 1,876 3,501 6.4
27.01 1,044 7,053 21.1
27.02 1,461 5,601 14.4
28.01 2,321 7,464 12.4
28.02 1,889 5,756 11.8
29.00 Turnagain Arm 310 875 10.9
Anchorage Bowl 96,212 143,351 4.1
Municipality of Anchorage 126,385 174,431 3.3
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B. RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS
1. Racial Comparisons for Anchorage, Alaska
and the United States, 1960, 1970 and 1980.
Due to differences in race datai n each cen-
s us, only broad race categories can be used
to compare census data over ti me.
Although the percentage of blacks in
Anchorage and Alaska is less than the
national average, the percentage in the
"Other" category is considerably higher.
Table Il 8.1
For Alaska and Anchorage the "Other"
category is comprised mostly of natives. ln
Alaska the "Other" category has remained a
relatively constant percentage of the popu-
lation, while the percentage has increased
from 3.2% to 9.5% in Anchorage. Some of
the increase can be attributed to the migra-
tion of natives from the villages into
Anchorage.
RACIAL COMPARISONS FOR
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AND THE UNITED STATES
1960, 1970 and 1980
PERCENT WHITE PERCENT BLACK PERCENT OTHER
Anchorage
1960 92.4 4.4 3.2
1970 90.7 4.1 5.2
1980 85.2 5.3 9.5
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Alaska
1960 77.1 3.1 19.8
1970 79.1 3.0 17.9
1980 77.1 3.4 19.6
United States
1960 88.6 10.5 0.9
1970 87.6 11. 1 1.3
1980 83.2 1 11.7 1 5.2 1
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2. Population by Race for Anchorage, Alaska
and United States -1980
The 1980 census questionnaire had four-
teen specifie race categories, compared to
the eight categories used in the 1970 cen-
sus. Races not included in these fourteen
categories were placed in the "Other"
category.
A distinction should be made between a
race and ethnie group. For example, in the
1980 Census people who wrote in such
entries as Cuban, Mexican, Purerto Rican,
or Dominican Republican were included in
the "Other" category. This is because Span-
ish ong1n is an ethnie group not a race.
Persons of Spanish origin may be of any
race as seen in Table Il 8.3, which shows
the various races of persons of Spanish
origin in Anchorage. Of the 174,431 people
in Anchorage, 5,222 or 3.0% are of Spanish
origin.
When comparing 1970 and 1980 census
race data, it should be noted, parsons of
Spanish origin were classified in the
"White" category in the 1970 census, while
in the 1980 census they were placed in the
"Other'' category.
Table Il 8.2
POPULATION BY RACE FOR ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AND UNITED STATES
1980
Anchorage 1 Alaska 1 United States 2
Population Percentage Population Percentage Population Percentage
White 148,650 85.2 309,728 77.1 188,340,790 83.2
Black 9,258 5.3 13,643 3.4 26,488,218 11.7
American lndian, Eskimo,
Ale ut 8,953 5.1 64,103 16.0 1,418,195 0.6
American 1 ndian 3,565 2.0 21,869 5.4 NIA
Eskimo 3,856 2.2 34,144 8.5 NIA
Ale ut 1,532 0.9 8,090 2.0 NIA
Asian and Pacifie lslander 4,053 2.3 8,054 2.0 3,500,636 1.5
Japanese 1,053 0.6 1,595 0.4 NIA
Chinese 328 0.2 522 0.1 NIA
Filipino 966 0.6 3,092 0.8 NIA
Korean 1,051 0.6 1,536 0.4 NIA
Asian lndian 144 0.1 241 0.1 NIA
Vietnamese 131 0.1 383 0.1 NIA
Hawaiian 242 0.1 402 0.1 NIA
Guamanian 65 0.0 149 0.0 NIA
Samoan 63 0.0 134 0.0 NIA
Other 3,527 2.0 6,323 1.6 6,756,986 3.0
TOTAL 174,431 100.0 401,851 100.0 226,504,825 100.0
(1) U.S. Bureau of Census, (STF-1A)
(2) Census 1980 Supplementary Report-Provisionary
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Table Il 8.3
RACE OF PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN
FOR ANCHORAGE
White
Black
Native\ and Asian 2
Other
TOTAL
1980
Population
2,790
144
485
1,803
5,222
1 Native = American 1 ndian, Eskimo, A leut
2 Asian = Asian and Pacifie lslander
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Table Il 8.4
1980 ANCHORAGE POPULATION BY RACE
AND CENSUS TRACT
Cens us Total
Tract Population White Black Native 1 Asian 2 Other
1.00 5,330 4,953 43 242 36 56
2.00 7,528 7,085 63 236 76 68
3.00 8,157 6,062 1,446 52 239 358
4.00 9,189 7,522 983 99 257 328
5.00 3 1,707 1,235 192 135 95 50
6.00 5,505 3,475 694 1,003 123 210
7.00 9,428 7,971 579 481 160 237
8.00 7,649 6,021 775 458 175 220
9.00 5,195 3,256 880 606 261 192
10.00 2,972 1,916 222 681 73 80
11.00 1 '131 915 28 134 23 31
12.00 3,766 3,562 25 75 74 30
13.00 3,363 3,183 12 64 86 18
14.00 4,682 3,639 209 506 162 166
15.00 5,581 4,888 261 145 218 69
16.01 3,867 3,113 299 281 110 64
16.02 3,824 3,246 230 175 109 64
17.01 3,978 3,561 214 88 67 48
17.02 4,763 4,167 291 157 103 45
17.03 7,875 7,031 425 190 131 98
18.00 5,260 4,579 186 283 94 118
19.00 3,115 2,517 142 273 88 95
20.00 3,201 2,639 101 268 117 76
21.00 3,703 3,117 58 392 72 64
22.00 4,008 3,576 67 165 148 52
23.00 11,113 9,998 196 409 302 208
24.00 3,339 2,874 62 220 94 89
25.00 4,951 4,394 181 185 120 71
26.00 3,501 3,194 73 124 70 40
27.01 7,053 6,415 112 293 149 84
27.02 5,601 5,180 78 178 107 58
28.01 7,464 7,052 53 246 41 72
28.02 5,756 5,487 75 87 58 49
29.00 876 827 3 22 5 19
TOTAL 174,431 148,650 9,258 8,953 4,043 3,527
1. Native= American lndian, Eskimo and Aleu!
2. Asian = Asian and Pacifie lslander
3. Tract 5.00 and 5.99 combined.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (STF-1A).
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Table Il 8.5
RACEBYAGEFORANCHORAGE
1980
Under 5 5 to 17
White
Black
American lndian, Eskimo and Aleut
Asian and Pacifie lslander
Other
TOTAL
Table Il 8.6
13,292
1 '137
996
467
530
16,422
RACE BY AGE FOR ALASKA
1980
White
Black
American lndian, Eskimo and Aleut
Asian and Pacifie lslander
Other
TOTAL
Table Il 8.7
Under 5
28,216
1,591
7,320
835
987
38,949
31,943
2,144
2,578
842
931
38,438
5 to 17
65,962
2,945
19,622
1,615
1,652
91,796
RACE BY AGE FOR THE UNITED STATES
1980
Under 5 5 to 17
18 to 64
100,348
5,836
5,185
2,651
2,031
116,051
18 to 64
207,413
8,893
34,280
5,376
3,597
259,559
18 to 64
White 12,631,197 35,970,071 1 116,795,4891
Black 2,435,915 6,654,575 1 15,311,9021
American lndian, Eskimo and Aleut 149,003 387,1261 807,2781
Asian and Pacifie lslander 293,470 726,420 1 2,268,912 1
Other 834,822 1,780,6961 3,913,816 1
TOTAL 16,344,407 45,518,8881 139,097,3971
1) Estimates
Source: Census 1980 Supplementary Report-Provisionary
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65 and Over
3,067
141
194
83
35
3,520
65 and Over
8,137
214
2,881
228
87
11,547
65 and Over
22,944,033
2,085,826
74,788
211,834
227,652
25,544,133
C. AGE CHARACTERISTICS
1. Age by Sex Distributions for Anchorage
From 1960 to 1980 severa! noteable demo-
graphie changes have occurred in Anchor-
age.
The percentage of women in Anchorage
has risen from 44.4% to 48.1 %, tending
towards the U.S. average. One explanation
for this are increases in jobs in market sec-
tors which tend to be more female domi-
nated, such as trade and service oriented
jobs. As Anchorage becomes more urban-
ized in its role as the dominant market cen-
ter for Alaska, these job areas are expand-
ing more rapidly than employment in other
market sectors.
Although the number of women in the
childbearing age group of 15to 34years has
increased from 14.9% to 21.2% of the total
population, during the same period the
number of children 0 to 14 years has
decreased from 35.0% to 26.1% of the total
population.
1 n fa ct, from 1960 to 1980 Bureau of Vital
Statistics data showed a decline from 32.1
Table Il C.1
to 22.2 births per 1,000 population. One of
the affects of declini ng birth rates are
smaller households, as seen in Table Il C.S.
The primary reason for this change in social
behavior is an economie one. Anchorage's
high cost of living and boom/bust nature
would be an incentive to have smaller, more
mobile households. The increasing number
of women participating in the labor force
also would contribute to the declining
number of children.
lt is interesting to note that the percentage
of people 65 years and over has remained
relativefy constant and weil below the
national average. Anchorage's high cost of
living and cyclic-economic fluctuations
make it difficuft for retired people living on a
fixed income to maintain themselves. ln
addition, the long winters probably become
less appealing as one gets older.
The median age for Anchorage has risen
significantly. The increase in median age is
primarily the result of the declining birth
rate and the influx of people in the older age
groups.
1980 AGE BY SEX DISTRIBUTION
FOR ANCHORAGE
AGE NUMBER PERCENT
Total Male Fe male Total Male Fe male
Under1 3,701 1,858 1,843 2.1 1.1 1.0
1-4 12,721 6,546 6,175 7.3 3.7 3.6
5-9 14,823 7,572 7,251 8.5 4.3 4.2
10-14 14,270 7,422 6,848 8.2 4.3 3.9
15-19 15,576 8,136 7,440 8.9 4.7 4.2
20-24 20,367 10,583 9,784 11.7 6.1 5.6
25-29 21,714 11,115 10,599 12.5 6.4 6.1
30-34 19,187 9,995 9,192 11.0 5.7 5.3
35-44 24,728 13,074 11,654 14.2 7.5 6.7
45-54 15,399 8,247 7,152 8.8 4.7 4.1
55-64 8,425 4,369 4,056 4.8 2.5 2.3
65-74 2,623 1 '195 1,428 1.5 0.7 0.8
75 and over 897 355 542 0.5 0.2 0.3
Ali Ages 174,431 90,467 83,964 100.0 51.9 48.1
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Table Il C.2
AGE BY SEX DISTRIBUTION AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION
FOR ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AND THE UNITED STATES
1960, 1970 and 1980
ANCHORAGE
Age Male Fe male
~· 1960 1970 > 1980 1960 1970 1980
Under 5 8.1 5.4 4.8 7.7 5.2 4.6
'llo 5-9 5.9 6.1 4.3 5.6 5.9 4.2
10-14 4.0 5.8 4.3 3.8 5.6 3.9
15-19 4.1 4.3 4.7 2.4 4.2 4.3
20-24 7.3 6.7 6.1 3.8 4.9 5.6
25-34 10.5 8.8 12.1 8.7 8.6 11.3
35-44 8.7 7.4 7.5 7.2 6.4 6.7
45-54 4.5 5.0 4.7 3.5 4.4 4.1
55-64 1.9 2.1 2.5 1.2 1.7 2.3
65-74 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8
75 + 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3
Ali Ages 55.6 52.2 51.9 44.4 47.6 48.1
ALASKA
Age Male Fe male
1960 1970 1980 1960 1970 1980
Under 5 7.8 5.5 5.0 7.3 5.2 4.7
5-9 6.0 6.3 4.5 5.9 6.1 4.3
10-14 4.4 5.8 4.4 4.0 5.4 4.1
15-19 4.9 4.6 4.9 2.7 4.2 4.3
20-24 7.1 7.5 6.0 3.4 4.5 5.2
25-34 10.1 8.9 12.0 7.5 7.7 10.6
35-44 7.9 6.9 7.4 6.1 5.6 6.1
45-54 4.8 4.9 4.7 3.5 4.0 3.9
55-64 2.4 2.7 2.8 1.7 2.0 2.4
65-74 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.0
75 + 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4
Ali Ages 56.9 54.3 53.0 43.1 45.7 47.0
UNITEO STATES
Age Male Fe male
1960 1970 1980 1960 1970 1980
Under 5 5.8 4.3 3.7 5.6 4.1 3.5
5-9 5.3 5.0 3.8 5.1 4.8 3.6
10-14 4.8 5.2 4.1 4.6 5.0 3.9
15-19 3.7 4.8 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.6
20-24 2.9 3.8 4.7 3.1 4.1 4.7
25-34 6.2 6.0 8.1 6.5 6.2 8.3
35-44 6.5 5.5 5.5 6.9 5.8 5.8
45-54 5.7 5.5 4.9 5.8 5.9 5.2
55-64 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.1
65-74 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.9
75 -t 1.3 1.5 1.6 1. 7 2.3 2.8
Ali Ages 49.2 48.7 48.6 50.8 51.3 51.4
NOTE: Due to individual rounding the sum of the individual entries may not equal the totals.
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85 +
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
L
5-9
0-4
85 +
1
8
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
5.3,
6.11
5.61
1 1 1 1 1
7 6
1 1 1 1
7 6
3.31
1
3.3:
1
4.3,
3.91
4.21
4.6,
1 1 1 1 1
5 4 3
% FEMALE
48.1%
1
Table Il C.3
ANCHORAGE-1980
0.11 ~ 0.0
~ 0.1 0.1
' ' 0.1' 10.1
0.41 ho.3 r-h 0.4, !.03
1
o.81 10.9
1.51 11.5
2.1:
2.1!
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2
12.4
l2.4
1 3.8
; 3.8
14.7
4.3
4.3
14.8
T -, 1 1 1 1
3 4 5
%MALE
51.9%
UNITED STATES-1980
0.7, n 0.3
0.8, 1 0.4
1.3, 1 0.8
1.71 11.3
2.2, 11.7
2.41 12.1
2.7 2.4
2.7 12.5
2.51 l2.4
2.6 12.5
3.1 1 13.0
3.9, < ,3.8
4.31 14.3
4.71 4.7
4.61 4.7
3.91 14.1
3.6 13.8
3.5 13.7
1 1 1
5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5
% FEMALE %MALE
51.4% 14 48.6%
1
1 = estimai 1 ed
1
,5.7
16.4
16.1
1 1 1 1 1 1
6 7 8
1 1
6 7
Table Il C.4
MEDIAN AGE BY SEX FOR
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AND THE
UNITED STATES
1960, 1970 and 1980
ANCHORAGE
,.
Se x 1960 1970 1980
Male 23.9 23.4 26.4
Female 23.6 22.9 26.2
Total 23.8 23.2 26.3
ALASKA
Se x 1960 1970 1980
Male 23.7 23.3 26.3
Fe male 22.3 22.1 25.8
Total 23.3 22.9 26.1
UNITED STATES
Se x 1960 1970 1980
Male 28.5 26.8 28.8
Fe male 30.4 29.3 31.3
Total 29.5 28.1 30.0
Table Il C.S
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZES FOR
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AND THE
UNITED STATES
Year
1960
1970
1980
1960, 1970, 1980
Anchorage
3.41
3.39
2.80 1
Alaska
3.49
3.52
2.93
u.s.
3.33
3.14
2.75
1 1980 Average Household size for Anchorage excluding military base population is 2.74.
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Table Il C.6
1980 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZES BY
CENSUS TRACT
Tract
1.00
2.00
3.00*
4.00*
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.01
16.02
17.01
17.02
17.03
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
24.00
25.00
26.00
27.01
27.02
28.01
28.02
29.00
Municipality
Household
Size
3.14
3.25
2.29
2.42
2.59
2.78
2.61
2.37
1.94
1.48
2.16
3.02
2.08
2.94
2.89
2.90
2.90
3.02
3.18
2.58
2.16
2.21
2.26
2.38
3.02
2.93
2.70
2.94
3.04
3.25
3.30
3.18
2.30
2.74
'On-base military households not included.
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D. SEX B Y MARIT AL ST A TUS
1. Sex by Marital Status
The percentages in Table Il D. 1 are computed as a percent of th at sex not as a percent of the total
population, (i.e., married male/total male) x 100. For example, 56.6% of the male population 15
years and older are married, but of the total population that is 15 years and over 29.5% of the
males are married.
Table Il 0.1
SEX BY MARITAL STATUS OF PERSONS
15 YEARS AND OVER FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
NUMBER PERCENT
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Single 35,428 21,542 13,886 27.5 32.1 22.5
Now married,
excluding separated 75,466 37,993 37,473 58.5 56.6 60.6
Separated 2,565 1 '147 1,418 2.0 1.7 2.3
Widowed 2,745 538 2,207 2.1 0.8 3.6
Divorced 12,712 5,849 6,863 9.9 8.7 11.1
TOTAL 128,916 67,089 61,847 100.0 100.0 100.0
NOTE: Due to individu al rounding the sum of the individual entries may not equal the totals.
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E. HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE
To better understand the household rela-
tionship data, severa! census definitions
should be explained.
DEFINITIONS
Household
The person or persons occupying a hous-
ing unit. Counts of households, house-
holders, and occupied housing units are
identical.
Householder
The person or one of the persons in whose
name the home was owned or rented.
Family Household
Two or more persons, including the house-
holder, who are related by birth, marriage,
or adoption and who live together as one
household.
Non-Family Household
A household consisting of a person living
alone or of a householder living with per-
sons not related to him or her.
Group Quarters
Persons in living arrangements, such as
nursing homes or rooming houses, which
are not households.
lnmate of an Institution
A person under care or custody at the ti me
of the census.
Table Il E.1
PERSONS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE
FOR ANCHORAGE 1980
IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLD 146,109
Householder 43,314
Spou se 36,162
Other Relatives 63,800
Non relatives 2,833
IN NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLD 23,474
Male Householder 10,504
Female Householder 6,652
Nonrelative 6,318
IN GROUP QUARTERS 4,848
1 n mate of 1 nstitution 1,036
Other 3,812
TOTAL 174,431
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Other Person in Group Quarters
A person living in non-institutionalized
group quarters. Non-institutionalized
group quarters have nine or more persons
unrelated to the householder, and include
such living quarters as rooming and board-
ing houses, communes, workers' dormito-
ries, and convents or monasteries.
EXPLANATION OF THE TABLES
Household relationship data in this section
are explained for three groups of the
population:
-Ali Persons
-Persons under 18
-Persons 65 years and over
For each of the three population categories
two types of tables are presented.
-household relationship by person
-household relationship by households
This is done so that for each population
category, one can determine either the
number of persons in that type of house-
hold (Tables Il. E.1, E.3, E.5) orthe number
of households containing persons of that
household type (Tables Il. E.2, E.4, E.6).
For example the total in Table Il E.3 is the
total number of persons under 18 in
Anchorage, whereas the total in Table Il
E.4 gives the total number of households
containing one or more persons under 18.
1 PERSON
Table Il E.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
FOR ANCHORAGE 1980
Male Householder
Female Householder
2 OR MORE PERSONS
Married-Couple Family
Other Family
Male Householder,
No Wife Present
Female Householder,
No Husband Present
Nonfamily Household
Male Householder
Female Householder
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
12,189
7,131
5,058
48,281
36,162
7,152
1,999
5,153
4,967
3,373
1,594
60,470
f 1
Table Il E.3
PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS BY
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
IN HOUSEHOLD 54,510
Householder or Spouse 163
Own Child or
Householder 51,278
ln Married-Couple
Family 42,613
ln Other Family (Male or
Female) Householder,
No Spouse present) 8,665
Other Relatives 2,017
Nonrelative 1,052
IN GROUP QUARTERS 350
1 n mate of 1 nstitution 283
Other 67
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS
UNDER18 54,860
Table Il E.5
PERSONS 65 YEARS AND OVER
BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLD 2,230
Householder 1,057
Spouse 630
Other Relatives 507
Non relatives 36
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IN NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLD 1,040
i Male Householder 326
Female Householder 671
Non relative 43
IN GROUP QUARTER$ 250
lnmate Of Institution 241
Other 9
TOTAL PERSONS 3,520
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Table Il E.4
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ONE OR MORE
PERSONS UNDER 18 BY
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY 23,021
OTHER FAMILY 6,096
Male Householder No
Wife present 1,292
Female Householder No
Husband Present 4,324
Nonfamily Household 480
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS WITH
PERSONS UNDER 18 29,117
Table Il E.S
HOUSEHOLDS WITH ONE OR MORE
PERSONS 65 YEARS AND OVER
BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
1 PERSON
2 OR MORE PERSONS
Family Household
Nonfamily Household
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
WITH PERSONS 65
YEARS AND OVER
922
1,843
1,739
104
2,765
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Ill. HOUSING PROFILE
The data in this section are primarily for Anchorage. The section is divided into five parts:
-Housing Units
-Tenure Status
-Rooms
-Values of Housing Units
-Plumbing Facilities
Definitions and concepts used are discussed within each part.
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A. HOUSING UNITS
Definitions
Year-Round Housing Units
Ali occupied housing units plus vacant
units intended for year-round use. This
includes seasonal and migratory units used
or intended for use only during certain
seasons.
Vacant, Held for Occasional Use
Vacant units for weekend or other occa-
sional use throughout the year.
Condominium
Ownership in which the owner hasan indi-
vidual deed on the uni~. and also holds a
common or joint ownership in ali common
areas, such as grounds, lobbies, and eleva-
tors. A condominium unit need not be
occupied by the owner to be counted.
Explanation of the Tables
Table Ill A. 1 shows the vacancy rate to be
13.4% Since 1980, Anchorage experienced
a large influx of people resulting in a lower
vacancy rate throughout most of Anchor-
age. ln Eagle River/Chugiak the 1982
vacancy rate was 6. 7%. The vacancy rate for
the Anchorage Bowl was 4.6%. Due to the
large number of vacation residences in
Girdwood and Alyeska, the vacancy rate for
census tract 29.00 was 59.7%.2
Of the 69,854 units in Anchorage 3,871 or
5.5o/oofthem were condominiums. The per-
centage of condominiums in Anchorage
can be expected to increase because the
high cost of housing in Anchorage makes
condominium units one of the more affor-
dable housing options.
Renter and owner occupied percentages
are computed as a percent of total occupied
units. The percentage for vacant units are
percentages of total housing units.
2 Dittman Research Corporation Residential Vacancy and
Household Size Survey, July 1, 1982. On-base military
households not included.
Table Ill A.1
YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Type of Housing Unit Number Percent
Total Occupied 60,470 86.6
Renter Occupied 26,275 43.5
Owner Occupied 34,195 56.5
Total Vacant 9,384 13.4
For Sale Only 1,444 2.1
For Rent 5,441 7.8
Held for Occasional Use 545 .5
Other Vacant 1,954 2.8
Total Housing Units 69,854 100.0
NOTE: Due to individual rounding, the sum of the individual entries may not equal the total.
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B. TENURE
1. Tenure by Persons in Occupied Housing
Units.
2. Tenure and Average Household Size
The data in Table Ill B. 1 describes house-
holds by the number of persons in the hous-
ing unit and whether the unit is renter or
owner occupied.
Table Ill 8.2 excludes the 4,848 persons
living in group quarters. The average house-
hold size by census tract (Anchorage Cen-
sus Tract Map, Section 1, Figure 2) is shown
in Table Ill 8.3.
Table Ill 8.1
TENURE BY PERSONS IN OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PERCENT
Renter Owner Renter
Total Occupied Occupied Total Occupied
1 Person 12,189 7,548 4,641 20.2 12.5
2 Person 17,715 7,892 9,823 29.3 13.1
3 Person 11 ,982 4,765 7,217 19.8 7.9
4 Person 10,972 3,728 7,244 18.1 6.2
5 Person 4,877 1,579 3,298 8.1 2.6
6 or more
persons 2,735 763 1,972 4.5 1.3
Total
Households 60,470 26,275 34,195 100.0 43.5
Mean Number of Persans per Unit: 2.80
Median Number of Persans per Unit: 2.53
NOTE: Due to individual rounding, the sum of the individual entries may not equal the totals.
Table Ill 8.2
TENURE AND AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF PERSONS
IN OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Owner
Occupied
7.7
16.2
11.9
12.0
5.5
3.3
56.5
Average
Persons Percent Household Size
Renter Occupied
Owner Occupied
TOTAL
65,364
104,219
169,583
38.5 2.49
61.5 3.05
100.0 2.80
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Definitions C. ROOMS
Rooms
The number of whole rooms intended for
living purposes. These rooms include living
rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms,
finished recreation rooms, and enclosed
porches suitable for year-round use.
Excluded are bathrooms, open porches,
halls, half-rooms, utility rooms, unfinished
attics or basements, or other space used for
storage.
Table til C.1
NUMBER OF ROOMS IN YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Type of Unit
Number Percent
1 Room 1,765 2.5
2 Rooms 4,684 6.7
3 Rooms 9,114 13.0
4 Rooms 15,625 22.4
5 Rooms 13,873 19.9
6 or more Rooms 24,793 35.5
Median Number of Rooms 4.8
Table Ill C.2
ROOMS BY TENURE AND VACANCY STATUS
FOR YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Aggregate Number
Number of Of Housing
Rooms Units
Renter Occupied 107,769 26,275
Owner Occupied 208,806 34,195
Vacant for Sale Only 7,070 1,444
Vacant for Rent 18,490 5,441
Other Vacant 9,697 2,499
TOTAL 351,832 69,854
Table Ill C.3
TENURE BY PERSONS PER ROOM FOR
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
Renter Owner
Persons Per Room Total Occupied Occupied Total
1.00 or less 57,822 24,671 33,151 95.6
1.01-1.51 1,850 1,051 799 3.1
1.51 or more 798 553 245 1.3
TOTAL 60,470 26,275 34,195 100.0
NOTE: Due to individual rounding, the sum of the individual entries may not equal the totals.
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Mean
Number
Of Rooms
4
6
5
3
4
5
PERCENT
Renter Owner
Occupied Occupied
40.8 54.8
1.7 1.3
0.9 0.4
43.5 56.5
D. VALUES OF HOUSING UNITS
Definitions
Condominium
Ownership in which the owner hasan indi-
vidual deed on the unit, and also holds a
common or joint ownership in ali common
areas, such as grounds, lobbies and ele-
vators.
Value
For owner-occupied housing units, the
respondent's estimate of the current dollar
worth of the property. For vacant units,
value is the priee asked for the property.
Statistics on value are shown only for
owned-occupied condominium units and
for "specified owner-occupied" units, i.e.,
one-family ho uses on less th an 10 acres
and with no business on the property. Value
tabulations exclude renter-occupied units,
mobile homes or trailers, ho uses on 10 or
more acres, houses with a commerical
establishment or medical office on the
property, and noncondominium units in
multi-family building (e.g., cooperatives).
A property is defined as the house and land
on which it stands. Respondents estimated
the value of ho use and land even if they only
owned the house or owned the property
jointly.
Explanation of Tables
Although i ncome statistics are not available
yet, the value of housing units gives some
indication of income. Values forthree types
of housing units are given for Anchorage
and Alaska:
-Condominium
-Non-Condominium
-Renter Occupied
Values in the 1970 data are in 1970 dollars,
and values for 1980 data are in 1980 dollars.
To compare 1970 and 1980 values for real
priee increases, the dollar values can be
adjusted using the Consumer Priee Index
(CPI). Using 1967 as the base year (1967
CPI = 1 00) the CPI for Anchorage is:
Anchorage CPI
JAN 1970 107.8
JAN1980 218.2
To calculate the value of a 1970 house in
1980 dollars, a CPI ratio is used:
(1970 dollar value) (1980 CPI) = 1980 dollar value
(1970 CPI)
For example:
(32,400) (218.2) = 65,581
(1 07.8)
A house valued at $32,400 in 1970 would be
worth $65,581 in 1980 dollars.
CONDOMINIUM UNITS
Table Ill 0.1
AGGREGATE AND MEAN VALUE BY OCCUPANCY STATUS
OF SPECIFIED OWNER OCCUPIED AND VACANT FOR SALE
ONLY CONDOMINIUM HOUSING UNITS FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Aggregate Number
Value of Units
Mean
Value
Owner Occupied 166,331,250 2,167 76,756
Vacant for Sale only 33,852,500 485 69,799
TOTAL 200,183,750 2,652 75,484
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Table Ill 0.2
VALUE OF SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED
NON-CONDOMINIUM UNITS
FOR ALASKA
1970
Nu rn ber ,.
Less than $5,000 4,203
$ 5,000 to $ 9,999 2,420
$ 10,000 to $ 14,999 2,251
$ 15,000 to $ 19,999 2,680
$ 20,000 to $ 24,999 2,549
$ 25,000 to $ 34,999 5,618
$ 35,000 or more 6,575
TOTAL 26,296
Median Value of Units: $23,100
Table Ill 0.3
VALUE OF SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED
NON-CONDOMINIUM UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Nu rn ber
Less th an $10,000 36
$ 10,000 to $ 14,999 58
$ 15,000 to $ 19,999 55
$ 20,000 to $ 24,999 73
$ 25,000 to $ 29,999 69
$ 30,000 to $ 34,999 118
$ 35,000 to $ 39,999 160
$ 40,000 to $ 49,999 542
$ 50,000 to $ 79,999 6,809
$ 80,000 to $ 99,999 7,770
$100,000 to$149,000 5,870
$150,000 to $199,999 924
$200,000 or more 454
TOTAL 22,938
Median Value of Units: $89,100
NOTE: Due to individual rounding of the percentages, the sum of the individual entries may equal the total.
25
Percent
16.0
9.2
8.6
10.2
9.7
21.4
25.0
100.0
Percent
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.7
2.4
29.7
33.9
25.6
4.0
2.0
100.0
Less than $5,000
$ 5,000 to $ 9,999
$ 10,000 to $ 14,999
$ 15,000 to $ 19,999
$ 20,000 to $ 24,999
$ 25,000 to $ 34,999
$ 35,000 or more
TOTAL
Table Ill 0.4
NON-CONDOMINIUM UNITS
VALUE OF SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED
NON-CONDOMINIUM UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1970
Number
76
227
563
943
1,295
3,297
4,655
11,056
Median Value of Units: $32,400
Table Ill 0.5
VALUE OF SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED
NON-CONDOMINIUM UNITS
FOR ALASKA
1980
Number
Less than $10,000 2,048
$ 10,000 to $ 14,999 1,074
$ 15,000 to $ 19,999 1,229
$ 20,000 to $ 24,999 1,362
$ 25,000 to $ 29,999 1,107
$ 30,000 to $ 34,999 1,156
$ 35,000 to $ 39,999 1,109
$ 40, 000 to $ 49,999 2,774
$ 50,000 to $ 79,999 16,704
$ 80,000 to $ 99,999 12,106
$100,000 to$149,000 8,978
$150,000 to $199,999 1,454
$200,000 or more 733
TOTAL 51,834
Median Value of Units: $75,200
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Percent
0.7
2.1
5.1
8.5
11.7
29.8
42.1
100.0
Percent
4.0
2.1
2.4
2.6
2.1
2.2
2.1
5.4
32.2
23.4
17.3
2.8
1.4
100.0
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Table Ill 0.6
AGGREGATE AND MEAN VALUE BY OCCUPANCY STATUS
OF SPECIFIED OWNER OCCUPIED NON-CONDOMINIUM UNITS FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
Aggregate Number Mean
Value of Units Value
Owner Occupied 2,180,931,250 22,938 95,079
Vacant for Sale only 50,040,000 556 90,000
TOTAL 2,230,971,250 23,494 94,959
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RENTER OCCUPIED UNITS
Table Ill 0.7
CONTRACT RENT OF SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1970
With Cash Rent: Number Percent
Less than $ 30 23 0.1
$ 30 to $ 39 17 0.1
$40 to $59 97 0.5
$60 to $79 199 1.1
$80 to $99 293 1.6
$100 to $149 3,041 16.9
$150 or more 10,546 58.6
No Cash Rent 3,774 21.0
TOTAL 17,990 100.0
Median Contract Rent: $188
Table Ill 0.8
CONTRACT RENT OF SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
FOR ANCHORAGE
1980
With Cash Rent: Number Percent
Less than $ 50 58 0.2
$ 50 to $ 99 409 1.6
$100to $119 210 0.8
$120 to $139 189 0.7
$140 to $149 89 0.3
$150 to $159 239 0.9
$160 to $169 133 0.5
$170to$199 649 2.5
$200 to $249 2,189 8.4
$250 to $299 3,108 12.0
$300 to $399 8,819 33.9
$400 to $499 5,485 21.1
$500 or More 2,960 11.4
No Cash Rent 1,458 5.6
TOTAL 25,995 100.0
Median Contra ct Rent of Units: $357
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Table Ill 0.9
CONTRACT RENT OF SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
FOR ALASKA
1970
With Cash Rent: Number Percent
Less than $ 30 329 0.8
$ 30 to $ 39 227 0.6
$40 to $59 905 2.3
$60 to $79 1,388 3.6
$80 to $99 1' 111 2.9
$100 to $149 7,267 18.7
$159 to $199 8,201 21.1
$200 to $249 5,490 14.1
$250 or more 4,646 12.0
No Cash Rent 9,278 23.9
TOTAL 38,842 100.0
Median Contract Rent: $172
Table Ill 0.10
CONTRACT RENT OF SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
FOR ALASKA
1980
With Cash Rent: Number Percent
Less than $ 50 720 1.3
$ 50 to $ 99 1,543 2.9
$100 to $119 931 1. 7
$120to$139 643 1.2
$140 to $149 211 0.4
$150to$159 941 1.8
$160to$169 356 0.7
$170 to $199 1,623 3.0
$200 to $249 5,219 9.8
$250 to $299 6,036 11.3
$300 to $399 14,831 27.8
$400 to $499 9,209 17.2
$500 or More 5,506 10.3
No Cash Rent 5,659 10.6
TOTAL 53,428 100.0
Median Contract Rent of Units: $338
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E. PLUMBING FACILITIES
1. Tenure and Occupancy by Plumbing
Facilities in Year-Round units.
There are 10,058 housing units or 1.5%, in Anchorage, lacking plumbing for exclusive use. The
number of total occupied housing units without plumbing is 853 or 1.2%, of the housing stock. Of
the units without plumbing, 67.10io are renter occupied.
Table Ill E.1
TENURE AND OCCUPANCY STATUS BY PLUMBING FACILITIES
IN YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS
Complete Plumbing for
Exclusive Use
Lacking Complete
Plumbing for
Exclusive Use
TOTAL
FOR ANCHORAGE
Total
68,796
1,058
69,854
1980
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NUMBER OF UNITS
Total
Occupied
59,617
853
60,470
Renter
Occupied
25,703
572
26,275
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INDEX
AGE PAGE
1980 Age by Sex Distribution for Anchorage............................................. 12
Age by Sex Distributions as a Percent of the Total Population for Anchorage, Alaska,
United States; 1960, 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Age by Sex Distribution Bar Graph for Anchorage, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Households with One or More Persons Under 18'by Household Type
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Households with One or More Persons 65 Years and Over by Household Type
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Median Age by Sex for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980................. 15
Persons Under 18 Years by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980.......................... 19
Persons 65 Years by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Race Age for Anchorage, Alaska; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ALASKA
Age by Sex Distributions as a Percent of the Total Population for Anchorage,
Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980 . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Average Household Sizes for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980........... 15
Contract Rent of Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units for Alaska; 1970, 1980......... 29
Median Age by Sex for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980................. 15
Population of Anchorage, Alaska; 1929-1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Population by Race for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1980............................ 8
Race by Age for Alaska; 1980............................................................ 11
Racial Comparisons for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Value of Specified Owner-occupied Non-condominium Units for Alaska; 1970, 1980........ 26
CENSUS TRACT
1980 Anchorage Cens us Tracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1980 Anchorage Population by Race and Cens us Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Population by Census Tract; 1970, 1980.................................................. 6
CONDOMINIUM HOUSING UNITS
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-Occupied and Vacant
for Sale Only Condominium Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980....................... 24
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 24
Consumer Priee Index; 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
DEFINITIONS
Condominium ....................................•.................................. 21, 24
Family Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Group Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Householder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ln mate of Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Non-Family Household ...................................................... ~........... 18
Other Person in Group Quarters......................................................... 18
Rooms................................................................................. 23
Vacant, Held for Occasional Use......................................................... 21
Value.................................................................................. 24
Year-Round Housing Units.............................................................. 21
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HOUSEHOLD SIZE PAGE
1980 Average Household Size by Census Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average Household Size for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tenure and Average Household Size of Person in Occupied Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Explanation of Tables................................................................... 18
Households by Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Household with One or More Parsons Under 18 by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980.... 19
Households with One or More Parsons 65 Years and Over by Household Type
for Anchorage; 1980 ................................................................. .
Parsons by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parsons Under 18 Years by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980.......................... 19
Parsons 65 Years and Over by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MAPS
1980 Anchorage Cens us Tracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Municipality of Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MARITAL STATUS
Households by Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Households with One or More Parsons Under 18 Years by Household Type
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Households with One or More Parsons 65 Years and Over by Household Type
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parsons by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parsons Under 18 Years by Household Type fo Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parsons 65 Years and Over by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980....................... 19
Sex by Marital Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
OWNER-OCCUPIEO HOUSING UNITS
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-Occupied and Vacant
for Sale Only Condominium Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980....................... 24
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Sepcified-Owner-Occupied
Non-Condominium Units for Anchorage; 1980........................................ 27
Rooms by Tenure and Vacancy Status for Year-round Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tenure and Average Household Size of Parsons in Occupied Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tenure and Occupancy Status by Plumbing Facilities in Year-Round Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tenure by Parsons in Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tenure by Parsons per Room for Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980............. 23
Value of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units for-Anchorage, Alaska; 1970, 1980 . . . 25, 26
Year-Round Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980.......................................... 21
PLUMBING FACILITIES
Tenure and Occupancy Status by Plumbing Facilities in Year-Round Housing Units for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
RACE
1980 Anchorage Population by Race and Cens us Tract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Population by Race for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1980............................ 8
Race by Age for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Race of Persons of Spanish Origin for Anchorage; 1980................................... 9
Racial Comparisons for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980................ 7
RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
Contract Rent of Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units for
Anchorage, Alaska; 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
Rooms by Tenure and Vacancy Status for Year-Round Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980.. 23
Tenure and Average Household Size of Persons in Occupied Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tenure and Occupancy Status by Plumbing Facilities in Year-Round Housing Units for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tenure by Persons in Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tenure by Persons per Room for Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980............. 23
Year-Round Housing Units.............................................................. 21
SEX
1980 Age by Sex Distribution for Anchorage.............................................. 12
Age by Sex Distribution as a Percent of the Total Population for Anchorage, Alaska,
United States; 1960, 1970, 1980...................................................... 13
Age by Sex Bar Graph for Anchorage, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Household by Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Households with One or More Persons Under 18 Years by Household Type for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Households with One or More Persons 65 Years and Over by Household Type for
Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Median Age by Sex for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980................. 15
Persons by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980......................................... 18
Persons Under 18 Years by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980.......................... 19
Persons 65 Years and Over by Household Type for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sex by Marital Status for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
UNITED STATES
Age by Sex Distribution as a Percent of the Total Population for Anchorage, Alaska,
United States; 1960. 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Age by Sex Distribution Bar Graph for Anchorage, United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Average Household Sizes for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980........... 15
Median Age by Sex for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980................. 15
Population by Race for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1980............................ 8
Race by Age for the United States, 1980.................................................. 11
Racial Comparisons for Anchorage, Alaska, United States; 1960, 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
VACANT HOUSING UNITS
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-Occupied and Vacant
for Sale Only Condominium Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980....................... 24
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-Occupied
Non-Condominium Units for Anchorage; 1980........................................ 27
Rooms by Tenure and Vacancy Status for Year-Round Housing Units
for Anchorage; 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Vacancy Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Year-Round Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980.......................................... 21
VALUE
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-Occupied and Vacant
for Sale Only Condominium Housing Units for Anchorage; 1980....................... 24
Aggregate and Mean Value by Occupancy Status of Specified Owner-Occupied
Non-Condominium Units for Anchorage; 1980........................................ 27
Contract Rent of Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units for Anchorage,
Alaska; 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29
Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Explanation of Tables................................................................... 24
Value of Specified Owner-Occupied Non-Condominium Units for Anchorage,
Alaska; 1970, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26
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