ZIP 99517 · Anchorage
Who lives in ZIP code 99517 (Anchorage, AK): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Anchorage, AK · Anchorage
uszips 2026
People16,486
Median age39.7
Household income$103,880
Home value$400,792
Median rent$1,364/mo
Poverty9.7%
College degree+42.9%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Anchorage, AK
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Density
- 1,965 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,697
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
51.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,006.
Education (adults 25+)
50.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.1%
- Never married
- 35.5%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 54.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.1%
- Rent burden
- 21.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.8%
- Veterans
- 10.9%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.