Anchorage metropolitan area

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The Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of the Municipality of Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Borough in south central Alaska.

As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 319,605 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 362,340).^[1]

1 Communities
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Communities

Places with more than 250,000 inhabitants
- Anchorage (Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants
- Big Lake
- Butte
- Gateway
- Meadow Lakes
- Palmer
- Tanaina

Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants
- Houston
- Farm Loop
- Fishhook
- Lazy Mountain
- Sutton-Alpine
- Willow

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
- Buffalo Soapstone
- Chase
- Chickaloon
- Glacier View
- Knik River
- Lake Louise
- Petersville
- Point MacKenzie
- Skwentna
- Susitna
- Talkeetna
- Trapper Creek
- Y

Places outside of Anchorage Bowl but within Anchorage Municipality
- Chugiak
- Eagle River
- Eklutna
- Girdwood

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 319,605 people, 115,378 households, and 79,145 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.08% White, 4.88% African American, 6.95 % Native American, 4.65% Asian, 0.78% Pacific Islander, 1.94% from other races, and 5.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.10% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $53,384, and the median income for a family was $60,311. Males had a median income of $43,287 versus $30,573 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $23,196.