Cities in Alaska, United States
Alaska has 21 published cities; the largest is Anchorage, with 289,600 residents. The median gross salary runs from €3,695 to €5,117 a month across 13 cities.
Published cities in Alaska
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 289,600 | — | €4,205 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Juneau | 31,794 | — | €4,164 | 4.0 | — |
| Fairbanks | 31,468 | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| Knik-Fairview | 19,297 | — | €4,258 | 4.3 | — |
| Badger | 19,031 | — | €4,245 | 7.1 | — |
| College | 11,332 | — | €3,913 | 4.4 | — |
| Wasilla | 10,556 | — | — | — | — |
| Lakes | 9,450 | — | €4,223 | 7.1 | — |
| Meadow Lakes | 9,197 | — | €3,708 | 6.8 | — |
| Tanaina | 8,817 | — | €4,319 | 4.9 | — |
| Kalifornsky | 8,487 | — | €3,807 | 5.2 | — |
| Sitka | 8,458 | — | €3,695 | 6.8 | — |
| Sitka and borough | 8,368 | — | €3,695 | — | — |
| Ketchikan | 7,939 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenai | 7,924 | — | — | — | — |
| Palmer | 6,710 | — | — | — | — |
| Bethel | 6,626 | — | — | — | — |
| Homer | 6,331 | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling | 5,918 | — | €4,637 | 5.0 | — |
| Gateway | 5,748 | — | €5,117 | 3.8 | — |
| Kodiak | 5,281 | — | — | — | — |
Within Alaska
Highest median gross salary
- Gateway: €5,117 a month (2020)
- Sterling: €4,637 a month (2020)
- Tanaina: €4,319 a month (2020)
- Knik-Fairview: €4,258 a month (2020)
- Badger: €4,245 a month (2020)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records
- api.census.gov
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)