This is America, and people move from place to place all the time. It is the heart of our culture. So it's no surprise that people move to Anchorage AK all the time, just as they do to other cities in our country. But we have prepared for you a comparison with the frequency of moving to other cities in Alaska and the entire U.S., and a graph of the dynamics of moving to Anchorage AK.

	Anchorage AK	Alaska	USA
Total population in occupied housing units:	281,340	704,872	320,155,161
Owner occupied:	177,886	474,085	212,731,827
Moved in 2017 or later	28,222	81,182	34,018,237
Moved in 2015 to 2016	24,715	56,295	24,027,455
Moved in 2010 to 2014	35,695	85,916	36,691,556
Moved in 2000 to 2009	41,853	120,705	57,623,306
Moved in 1990 to 1999	26,040	68,559	31,716,769
Moved in 1989 or earlier	21,361	61,428	28,654,504
Renter occupied:	103,454	230,787	107,423,334
Moved in 2017 or later	64,629	138,134	53,684,181
Moved in 2015 to 2016	16,865	37,990	18,552,251
Moved in 2010 to 2014	13,281	32,415	18,868,228
Moved in 2000 to 2009	8,217	16,813	11,263,131
Moved in 1990 to 1999	262	2,616	3,080,029
Moved in 1989 or earlier	200	2,819	1,975,514

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Languages in Anchorage AK

As you know, the Tower of Babel led to a mixture of languages. Well, let's see what it led to Anchorage AK and if you have a chance to learn a new language from its residents! We will also compare language proficiency in Anchorage AK with the state and the country as a whole.

	Anchorage AK	Alaska	USA
Total:	268,272	680,654	308,834,688
5 to 17 years:	49,469	128,858	53,562,950
Speak only English	40,464	111,575	41,478,983
Speak Spanish	3,281	4,410	8,584,628
Speak other Indo-European languages	949	1,893	1,582,757
Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages	3,883	5,710	1,267,640
Speak other languages	892	5,270	648,942
18 to 64 years:	185,987	461,208	201,197,710
Speak only English	153,063	381,610	153,739,862
Speak Spanish	10,503	20,612	29,127,154
Speak other Indo-European languages	3,101	8,065	7,838,587
Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages	14,685	27,346	7,897,299
Speak other languages	4,635	23,575	2,594,808
65 years and over:	32,816	90,588	54,074,028
Speak only English	26,497	76,745	45,813,498
Speak Spanish	1,281	2,116	4,045,609
Speak other Indo-European languages	937	1,668	2,044,287
Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages	3,243	5,215	1,808,378
Speak other languages	858	4,844	362,256

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Veterans

There are about 22,394 wartime veterans living in Anchorage AK, which is about 0.00% of all Anchorage AK residents. The average percent of veterans by Alaska is 0.0% and their average percentage in the US is 0.0%.

	Anchorage AK	Alaska	USA
Total:	22,394	57,225	17,418,351
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) no Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	5,125	11,909	2,449,751
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	2,971	6,967	1,257,922
Gulf War (9/2001 or later) and Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era	1,061	1,156	65,035
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) no Vietnam Era	3,792	9,656	2,233,613
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001) and Vietnam Era	595	1,544	278,423
Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II	5,207	14,201	5,735,736
Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II	193	353	101,789
Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II	-	13	11,894
Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II	444	1,160	1,013,648
Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era	-	19	28,765
World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era	110	536	339,668
Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only	2,170	7,354	2,508,911
Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only	663	2,265	1,338,116
Between Korean War and World War II only	63	92	53,111
Pre-World War II only	-	-	1,969

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Anchorage AK Crime Rates 2011-2020

	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Burglary
2020	18	-	558	2,338	1,444
2019	32	-	621	2,388	1,692
2018	26	-	717	2,468	2,068
2017	27	-	778	2,368	2,216
2016	28	-	695	2,157	2,008
2015	26	-	621	2,062	1,685
2014	12	-	496	1,705	1,375
2013	14	-	522	1,491	1,318
2012	15	303	488	1,673	1,158
2011	12	283	465	1,628	1,080

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Residential fires in Anchorage AK 2010-2014

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Residential Fires	258	251	199	166	153
Non Residential Fires	49	45	40	38	37
Vehicle Fires	114	115	146	139	136
Outdoor Fires	11	19	36	91	62
Other Fire	12	27	23	13	27

Causes of residential building fires in Anchorage AK

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Intentional	10	5	11	10	10
Playing with heat source	2	3	0	0	1
Cooking	71	62	49	1	4
Heating	15	12	9	0	1
Smoking	26	24	23	26	36
Electrical malfunction	1	0	1	0	0
Open flame	3	2	2	5	6
Natural	122	137	101	118	91
Exposure	8	6	3	6	4

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