Electricity rates in Anchorage, Alaska

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Outage risk around Anchorage

Anchorage, AK, NWS reports within 15 miles of the centre, 2015 to 2025: 0 wind and 1 tornado, 0.3 per 100,000 residents of 289,069.

Facts about Anchorage

Residents of Anchorage, AK, ACS 2023

289,0691 of 3 Alaska cities with 30,000+

Median household income in Anchorage, AK

$98,1522 of 3 of those cities

Households in Anchorage, AK

107,8682.68 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Anchorage, AK

63.7%68,751 owners and 39,117 renter households

Housing units in Anchorage, AK

119,71711,849 vacant or seasonal

Homes heated by electricity in Anchorage, AK

15.6%16,853 of 107,868 homes

Land area of Anchorage, AK

1,707.0 sq mi169.3 people per sq mi

Bill as share of income in Anchorage, AK

1.5% to 1.7%at 578 kWh a month over the $98,152 median household income

Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Anchorage, AK

1NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 0.3 per 100,000 residents

Median year homes were built in Anchorage, AK

198253,409 of 119,717 homes (44.6%) before 1980

Median home value and rent in Anchorage, AK

$375,900$1,453 gross rent a month, 4.64% of value a year

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Who supplies Anchorage

Anchorage Municipality lists 2 utilities for Anchorage, AK (289,069 residents): homes pay 21.24 to 23.37 cents per kWh, about $123 to $135 a month at 578 kWh, 1.5% to 1.7% of the $98,152 Anchorage median income. Anchorage Municipality page.

Cost of living with electricity in Anchorage

Anchorage, AK: 107,868 households at $1,014 a year per home for electricity (Anchorage Municipality average, DOE LEAD) come to about $109.4 million, an estimate; all home energy is $2,271 a year per household.

Housing and heating in Anchorage

Anchorage, AK: 53,409 of 119,717 homes were built before 1980 and 22,765 in 2000 or later. Anchorage, AK has 56,502 detached houses, 21,913 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 4,878 mobile homes.

Who lives in Anchorage: income, cars, homes

In Anchorage, AK, 15,274 of 107,868 households earn under $35,000, 24,726 $35,000-$75,000, 35,841 $75,000-$150,000 and 32,027 $150,000 or more. 26,226 residents of Anchorage, AK live below the poverty line, and the median age is 34.9. In Anchorage, AK, 6,054 households own no vehicle and 65,231 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. Anchorage, AK homes: 72,521 have 3+ bedrooms, 15,888 none or one, median 5.2 rooms. Of 148,502 workers in Anchorage, AK, 14,255 work from home, 105,485 drive alone, 2,093 ride transit and 3,815 walk. In Anchorage, AK, 17,906 of 37,433 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 42,608 households moved in since 2018 and 16,852 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over at a moderate pace.

ZIP codes in Anchorage

Census 2020 ZCTA to place land-area overlap. Look up any ZIP.