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Alaska

State Facts

Minimum Wage $14.00
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $30.59
Number of Renter Households 89,700
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
17,194
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
19%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
29,335
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
32%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$728/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$915/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,525/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,231/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,591/mo

Working at minimum wage $14.00/hr

Each week you have to work 68 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Alaska Alaska Non-metropolitan areas Anchorage HMFA Fairbanks-College MSA Matanuska-Susitna Borough HMFA Aleutians East Borough Aleutians West Census Area Anchorage Municipality Bethel Census Area Bristol Bay Borough Chugach Census Area Copper River Census Area Denali Borough Dillingham Census Area Fairbanks North Star Borough Haines Borough † Hoonah-Angoon Census Area Juneau City and Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Ketchikan Gateway Borough Kodiak Island Borough Kusilvak Census Area Lake and Peninsula Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough Nome Census Area North Slope Borough Northwest Arctic Borough Petersburg Borough Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Sitka City and Borough Skagway Municipality † Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Wrangell City and Borough Yakutat City and Borough † Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Number of Households
Total 270,533 85,708 108,597 36,359 39,869 1,045 956 108,597 4,828 291 2,861 1,207 565 1,403 36,359 901 924 13,167 24,371 5,732 4,640 1,916 324 39,869 2,816 2,281 1,825 1,371 2,419 3,440 450 2,497 976 206 2,296
Renter 89,700 27,484 39,204 13,935 9,077 374 636 39,204 1,856 135 1,037 380 198 542 13,935 194 259 4,792 5,600 1,799 1,806 578 112 9,077 934 1,160 650 470 712 1,317 131 632 399 90 691
Percent Renters 33% 32% 36% 38% 23% 36% 67% 36% 38% 46% 36% 31% 35% 39% 38% 22% 28% 36% 23% 31% 39% 30% 35% 23% 33% 51% 36% 34% 29% 38% 29% 25% 41% 44% 30%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $21.82 $21.88 $22.15 $22.23 $19.52 $19.10 $30.21 $22.15 $32.46 $17.13 $19.96 $15.58 $16.37 $17.19 $22.23 $18.17 $19.37 $23.31 $19.10 $21.54 $27.52 $13.42 $14.21 $19.52 $23.60 $21.44 $25.60 $20.17 $15.90 $21.13 $21.79 $18.12 $17.71 $19.13 $18.87
One-Bedroom $23.68 $24.08 $23.90 $24.56 $20.17 $24.29 $32.12 $23.90 $33.06 $21.81 $26.42 $17.88 $17.98 $21.88 $24.56 $19.87 $21.40 $25.77 $19.23 $23.81 $30.40 $14.75 $17.19 $20.17 $25.65 $23.83 $28.29 $23.29 $19.81 $25.96 $24.10 $23.04 $17.85 $21.04 $19.60
Two-Bedroom $30.59 $30.02 $31.37 $32.23 $26.46 $26.63 $42.13 $31.37 $37.27 $23.90 $28.96 $21.73 $22.83 $23.98 $32.23 $25.40 $28.08 $33.81 $25.23 $31.25 $39.90 $18.71 $19.81 $26.46 $29.48 $31.25 $37.12 $28.13 $22.17 $30.12 $31.62 $25.25 $23.40 $26.69 $21.65
Three-Bedroom $41.92 $39.72 $43.62 $44.83 $36.81 $31.94 $51.00 $43.62 $44.69 $33.25 $40.27 $30.23 $31.75 $33.35 $44.83 $34.06 $33.67 $45.54 $35.10 $43.46 $47.85 $26.02 $26.75 $36.81 $41.00 $37.65 $48.98 $33.73 $28.15 $41.88 $43.17 $35.12 $32.35 $33.71 $30.12
Four-Bedroom $50.16 $46.59 $52.62 $54.08 $44.38 $43.87 $55.79 $52.62 $49.35 $39.37 $48.58 $36.46 $37.60 $39.50 $54.08 $40.15 $37.17 $51.52 $42.33 $52.42 $52.83 $30.81 $30.69 $44.38 $48.56 $51.23 $51.46 $38.88 $36.52 $50.52 $52.08 $41.58 $39.27 $43.96 $35.65
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,134 $1,138 $1,152 $1,156 $1,015 $993 $1,571 $1,152 $1,688 $891 $1,038 $810 $851 $894 $1,156 $945 $1,007 $1,212 $993 $1,120 $1,431 $698 $739 $1,015 $1,227 $1,115 $1,331 $1,049 $827 $1,099 $1,133 $942 $921 $995 $981
One-Bedroom $1,231 $1,252 $1,243 $1,277 $1,049 $1,263 $1,670 $1,243 $1,719 $1,134 $1,374 $930 $935 $1,138 $1,277 $1,033 $1,113 $1,340 $1,000 $1,238 $1,581 $767 $894 $1,049 $1,334 $1,239 $1,471 $1,211 $1,030 $1,350 $1,253 $1,198 $928 $1,094 $1,019
Two-Bedroom $1,591 $1,561 $1,631 $1,676 $1,376 $1,385 $2,191 $1,631 $1,938 $1,243 $1,506 $1,130 $1,187 $1,247 $1,676 $1,321 $1,460 $1,758 $1,312 $1,625 $2,075 $973 $1,030 $1,376 $1,533 $1,625 $1,930 $1,463 $1,153 $1,566 $1,644 $1,313 $1,217 $1,388 $1,126
Three-Bedroom $2,180 $2,065 $2,268 $2,331 $1,914 $1,661 $2,652 $2,268 $2,324 $1,729 $2,094 $1,572 $1,651 $1,734 $2,331 $1,771 $1,751 $2,368 $1,825 $2,260 $2,488 $1,353 $1,391 $1,914 $2,132 $1,958 $2,547 $1,754 $1,464 $2,178 $2,245 $1,826 $1,682 $1,753 $1,566
Four-Bedroom $2,609 $2,423 $2,736 $2,812 $2,308 $2,281 $2,901 $2,736 $2,566 $2,047 $2,526 $1,896 $1,955 $2,054 $2,812 $2,088 $1,933 $2,679 $2,201 $2,726 $2,747 $1,602 $1,596 $2,308 $2,525 $2,664 $2,676 $2,022 $1,899 $2,627 $2,708 $2,162 $2,042 $2,286 $1,854
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $45,377 $45,513 $46,080 $46,240 $40,600 $39,720 $62,840 $46,080 $67,520 $35,640 $41,520 $32,400 $34,040 $35,760 $46,240 $37,800 $40,280 $48,480 $39,720 $44,800 $57,240 $27,920 $29,560 $40,600 $49,080 $44,600 $53,240 $41,960 $33,080 $43,960 $45,320 $37,680 $36,840 $39,800 $39,240
One-Bedroom $49,255 $50,077 $49,720 $51,080 $41,960 $50,520 $66,800 $49,720 $68,760 $45,360 $54,960 $37,200 $37,400 $45,520 $51,080 $41,320 $44,520 $53,600 $40,000 $49,520 $63,240 $30,680 $35,760 $41,960 $53,360 $49,560 $58,840 $48,440 $41,200 $54,000 $50,120 $47,920 $37,120 $43,760 $40,760
Two-Bedroom $63,632 $62,449 $65,240 $67,040 $55,040 $55,400 $87,640 $65,240 $77,520 $49,720 $60,240 $45,200 $47,480 $49,880 $67,040 $52,840 $58,400 $70,320 $52,480 $65,000 $83,000 $38,920 $41,200 $55,040 $61,320 $65,000 $77,200 $58,520 $46,120 $62,640 $65,760 $52,520 $48,680 $55,520 $45,040
Three-Bedroom $87,195 $82,614 $90,720 $93,240 $76,560 $66,440 $106,080 $90,720 $92,960 $69,160 $83,760 $62,880 $66,040 $69,360 $93,240 $70,840 $70,040 $94,720 $73,000 $90,400 $99,520 $54,120 $55,640 $76,560 $85,280 $78,320 $101,880 $70,160 $58,560 $87,120 $89,800 $73,040 $67,280 $70,120 $62,640
Four-Bedroom $104,342 $96,913 $109,440 $112,480 $92,320 $91,240 $116,040 $109,440 $102,640 $81,880 $101,040 $75,840 $78,200 $82,160 $112,480 $83,520 $77,320 $107,160 $88,040 $109,040 $109,880 $64,080 $63,840 $92,320 $101,000 $106,560 $107,040 $80,880 $75,960 $105,080 $108,320 $86,480 $81,680 $91,440 $74,160
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00
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Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 62 63 63 64 56 55 86 63 93 49 57 45 47 49 64 52 55 67 55 62 79 38 41 56 67 61 73 58 45 60 62 52 51 55 54
One-Bedroom 68 69 68 70 58 69 92 68 94 62 75 51 51 63 70 57 61 74 55 68 87 42 49 58 73 68 81 67 57 74 69 66 51 60 56
Two-Bedroom 87 86 90 92 76 76 120 90 106 68 83 62 65 69 92 73 80 97 72 89 114 53 57 76 84 89 106 80 63 86 90 72 67 76 62
Three-Bedroom 120 113 125 128 105 91 146 125 128 95 115 86 91 95 128 97 96 130 100 124 137 74 76 105 117 108 140 96 80 120 123 100 92 96 86
Four-Bedroom 143 133 150 155 127 125 159 150 141 112 139 104 107 113 155 115 106 147 121 150 151 88 88 127 139 146 147 111 104 144 149 119 112 126 102
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356 $1,356
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407 $407
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $36,594 $32,704 $40,530 $34,890 $35,790 $24,180 $41,700 $40,530 $24,900 $36,660 $34,380 $32,250 $43,860 $25,920 $34,890 $34,770 $28,710 $41,250 $33,030 $38,220 $33,930 $16,740 $21,780 $35,790 $24,000 $34,680 $26,520 $28,560 $24,690 $37,140 $40,440 $26,940 $24,330 $34,260 $21,300
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $60,990 $54,506 $67,550 $58,150 $59,650 $40,300 $69,500 $67,550 $41,500 $61,100 $57,300 $53,750 $73,100 $43,200 $58,150 $57,950 $47,850 $68,750 $55,050 $63,700 $56,550 $27,900 $36,300 $59,650 $40,000 $57,800 $44,200 $47,600 $41,150 $61,900 $67,400 $44,900 $40,550 $57,100 $35,500
Median Renter Household Income $67,553 $68,923 $69,607 $67,275 $54,961 $54,771 $142,855 $69,607 $77,139 $103,071 $75,005 $57,247 $60,398 $66,175 $67,275 $0 $55,475 $73,676 $52,972 $62,661 $88,111 $54,208 $57,772 $54,961 $77,730 $96,812 $94,536 $61,899 $50,551 $73,770 $0 $57,209 $45,955 $0 $60,348
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $915 $818 $1,013 $872 $895 $605 $1,043 $1,013 $623 $917 $860 $806 $1,097 $648 $872 $869 $718 $1,031 $826 $956 $848 $419 $545 $895 $600 $867 $663 $714 $617 $929 $1,011 $674 $608 $857 $533
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,525 $1,363 $1,689 $1,454 $1,491 $1,008 $1,738 $1,689 $1,038 $1,528 $1,433 $1,344 $1,828 $1,080 $1,454 $1,449 $1,196 $1,719 $1,376 $1,593 $1,414 $698 $908 $1,491 $1,000 $1,445 $1,105 $1,190 $1,029 $1,548 $1,685 $1,123 $1,014 $1,428 $888
Median Renter Household Income $1,689 $1,723 $1,740 $1,682 $1,374 $1,369 $3,571 $1,740 $1,928 $2,577 $1,875 $1,431 $1,510 $1,654 $1,682 $0 $1,387 $1,842 $1,324 $1,567 $2,203 $1,355 $1,444 $1,374 $1,943 $2,420 $2,363 $1,547 $1,264 $1,844 $0 $1,430 $1,149 $0 $1,509

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 3,830 $13.00
Bartenders 2,280 $15.06
Fast Food and Counter Workers 5,900 $16.45
Cooks, Fast Food 2,250 $16.78
Food Preparation Workers 2,800 $17.65
Cashiers 5,810 $17.85
Retail Salespersons 7,890 $18.43
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,440 $18.47
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 6,530 $19.64
Cooks, Restaurant 2,350 $19.84
Stockers and Order Fillers 6,770 $19.92
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,200 $20.02
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 4,250 $22.00
Customer Service Representatives 2,410 $22.31
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,390 $23.01
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 2,520 $23.66
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $23.68
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 5,390 $23.98
Office Clerks, General 3,440 $25.64
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4,580 $27.89
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 3,030 $28.20
Construction Laborers 3,690 $28.69
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4,590 $29.78
All Occupations 325,570 $30.15
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $30.59
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 5,690 $34.52
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3,420 $34.64
Carpenters 2,560 $36.50
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 3,050 $38.45
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2,720 $48.48
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2,690 $50.47
Registered Nurses 7,510 $54.11
General and Operations Managers 6,020 $57.63