Anchorage

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1121

Global Rank

1.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Anchorage UTC−9 (AKST) (observes summer time)

Population
407K
GDP
$34B
GDP per capita
$83,655
Land area
11,405 km² (4,403 mi²)
Density
36/km² (92/mi²)

Primary city Anchorage

State / province Alaska

Language English

Anchorage metro area

61.22, -149.90
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Airport Score.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other College Teams1 team

Hockey • College Hockey

Alaska-Anchorage

Anchorage

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Anchorage, AK, since 1978. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035040019801990200020102020

One year
One year +4.5%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +19.7%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +62.3%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −12.0%
2007Q2 to 2012Q2

Languages of Anchorage

English first in Alaska.

LanguageShare
English84.9%
Spanish3.3%
Tagalog2.5%
Russian0.5%
Korean0.5%
English reach, Alaska
99%
Tier 1 census

Alaska on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Anchorage

#123 by artist origin · combined 17.1 (US 1.9 / UK 0) · signature decade 1990s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Jewel

Screen of Anchorage

#659 by film pedigree · score 1.9 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Irene Bedard

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Anchorage • 3 - International