Cities and Towns
Alaska, abbreviated "AK", is in the Pacific region of the U.S. Its capital is Juneau.There were 738,516 people in Alaska as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on January 3, 1959.
Please explore the cities and towns of Alaska, below.
Top Alaska College Towns
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
RANKS | CITY OR TOWN | COLLEGES | STUDENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 3 | 15,561 |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 2 | 7,404 |
| 3 | Palmer | 1 | 45 |
| 4 | Soldotna | 1 | 81 |
| 5 | Barrow | 1 | 335 |
| 6 | Seward | 1 | 855 |
| 7 | Juneau | 1 | 2,266 |
Largest Alaska Cities and Towns
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| CITY OR TOWN | POPULATION |
|---|---|
| Kobuk | 143 |
| Kodiak | 6,107 |
| Kotzebue | 3,288 |
| Koyuk | 271 |
| McGrath | 283 |
| Marshall | 299 |
| Napaskiak | 356 |
| Nikolai | 114 |
| Nome | 3,813 |
| Noorvik | 597 |
| Old Harbor | 249 |
| Petersburg | 3,106 |
| Platinum | 13 |
| Port Alexander | 97 |
| Port Heiden | 78 |
| Ruby | 207 |
| St. Michael | 468 |
| Sand Point | 1,372 |
| Seldovia | 229 |
| Sitka | 8,738 |
If you don't find the city or town you want in the list here, you can find ALL cities and towns by navigating through these alphabetical links:
Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Demographics
People
| Total Population | 738,516 |
| Male Share of the Population | 52.2% |
| Female Share of the Population | 47.8% |
| Senior Citizens | 10.6% |
| Employed Population 16+ | 358,627 |
| Age of the Population | 34 |
Families
| % of people married | 48.9% |
| Average household size | 3 |
Education and Earnings
| Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 25.2% |
| Median Earnings25+ | $45,921 |
| Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $26,127 |
| Median Earnings With High School Degree | $35,939 |
Wealth
| Median Family Income | $90,284 |
| % Above Poverty Level | 89.2% |
| % Below Poverty Level | 10.8% |
Commute & Sprawl
| Average Commute Time | 19 minutes |
| % Working from Home | 4.7% |
| % Walking and Biking to Work | 8.7% |
| % Using Public Transportation | 1.4% |
Housing
| People Living Alone | 25.7% |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,231 |
| Median House Value | $265,200 |
Ancestry
| Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 43.2% |
| German | 14.9% |
| Irish | 9.8% |
| English | 7.9% |
| Norwegian | 3.2% |
| French Except Basque | 2.7% |
| Italian | 2.7% |
| Scottish | 2.3% |
| Swedish | 2.1% |
| Polish | 2.1% |
| Dutch | 1.5% |
| Russian | 1.3% |
| Welsh | 0.8% |
| African | 0.7% |
| Canadian | 0.7% |
| Danishn | 0.7% |
| Finnish | 0.6% |
| Ukrainian | 0.4% |
| Swiss | 0.4% |
| Czech | 0.4% |
| Greek | 0.3% |
| Hungarian | 0.3% |
| Portuguese | 0.3% |
| Austrian | 0.2% |
| West Indian | 0.2% |
| Nigerian | 0.1% |
| Jamaican | 0.1% |
| Haitian | 0.1% |
| Sudanese | 0.1% |
| Iranian | 0.1% |
| Australian | 0.1% |
| Lebanese | 0.1% |
| Arab | 0.1% |
| Albanian | 0.1% |
| Belgian | 0.1% |
| Croatian | 0.1% |
| Serbian | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 0.1% |
| Lithuanian | 0.1% |
| Slovak | 0.1% |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Notable Places
Alagnak (Recreation Area)
Alagnak Wild River
King Salmon, Alaska 99611
907-246-3305
Aleutian World War II (Historic Site)
Ounalashka Corporation
Unalaska, Alaska 99685
907-581-1276
Aniakchak (Monument/Memorial)
Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve
King Salmon, Alaska 99613
907-246-3305
Bering Land Bridge (Park)
National Park Service
Nome, Alaska 99762
907-443-2522
Cape Krusenstern (Monument/Memorial)
National Park Service
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
907-442-3890
Denali (Park)
Denali National Park
Denali Park, Alaska 99755-0009
907-683-2294
Gates Of The Arctic (Park)
Bettles Ranger Station (Field Ops)
Bettles, Alaska 99726
907-692-5494
Glacier Bay (Park)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Gustavus, Alaska 99826-0140
907-697-2230
Inupiat Heritage Center (Park)
Inupiat Heritage Center
Barrow, Alaska 99723
907-852-4594
Katmai (Park)
Katmai National Park & Preserve Headquarters
King Salmon, Alaska 99613
907-246-3305
Kenai Fjords (Park)
National Park Service
Seward, Alaska 99664
907-224-2132
Kobuk Valley (Park)
PO Box 1029
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
907-442-3890
Lake Clark (Park)
Field Headquarters
Port Alsworth, Alaska 99653
907-271-3751
Noatak (Park)
National Park Service
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
907-442-3890
Sitka (Historic Site)
Sitka National Historical Park
Sitka, Alaska 99835
907-747-0110
Wrangell - St Elias (Park)
106.8 Richardson Hwy.
Copper Center, Alaska 99573-0439
907-822-5234
Yukon - Charley Rivers (Park)
Eagle Ranger Station (Field Office)
Eagle, Alaska 99738
907-547-2233
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