Cities and Towns

State of Alaska

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
1Anchorage315,561
2Fairbanks27,404
3Palmer145
4Soldotna181
5Barrow1335
6Seward1855
7Juneau12,266

Largest Alaska Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
Kobuk143
Kodiak6,107
Kotzebue3,288
Koyuk271
McGrath283
Marshall299
Napaskiak356
Nikolai114
Nome3,813
Noorvik597
Old Harbor249
Petersburg3,106
Platinum13
Port Alexander97
Port Heiden78
Ruby207
St. Michael468
Sand Point1,372
Seldovia229
Sitka8,738

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population738,516
Male Share of the Population52.2%
Female Share of the Population47.8%
Senior Citizens10.6%
Employed Population 16+358,627
Age of the Population34

Families

% of people married48.9%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher25.2%
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 Level89.2%
% Below Poverty Level10.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time19 minutes
% Working from Home4.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work8.7%
% Using Public Transportation1.4%

Housing

People Living Alone25.7%
Median Gross Rent$1,231
Median House Value$265,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)43.2%
German14.9%
Irish9.8%
English7.9%
Norwegian3.2%
French Except Basque2.7%
Italian2.7%
Scottish2.3%
Swedish2.1%
Polish2.1%
Dutch1.5%
Russian1.3%
Welsh0.8%
African0.7%
Canadian0.7%
Danishn0.7%
Finnish0.6%
Ukrainian0.4%
Swiss0.4%
Czech0.4%
Greek0.3%
Hungarian0.3%
Portuguese0.3%
Austrian0.2%
West Indian0.2%
Nigerian0.1%
Jamaican0.1%
Haitian0.1%
Sudanese0.1%
Iranian0.1%
Australian0.1%
Lebanese0.1%
Arab0.1%
Albanian0.1%
Belgian0.1%
Croatian0.1%
Serbian0.1%
Romanian0.1%
Lithuanian0.1%
Slovak0.1%
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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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