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State Facts

Minimum Wage $11.73
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $28.61
Number of Renter Households 89,178
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 18,172
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 21%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 31,258
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 36%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$609/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$831/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,386/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,144/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,488/mo

Working at minimum wage $11.73/hr

Each week you have to work 75 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 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 264,376 82,128 107,134 35,824 39,290 899 969 107,134 4,565 284 2,755 1,090 525 1,384 35,824 786 867 13,017 23,201 5,568 4,415 1,864 326 39,290 2,786 2,168 1,776 1,254 2,334 3,459 410 2,189 928 231 2,078
Renter 89,178 26,823 38,778 14,330 9,247 370 701 38,778 1,872 140 1,030 340 69 543 14,330 238 221 4,652 5,393 1,912 1,915 542 107 9,247 1,041 1,156 693 334 639 1,228 141 547 323 102 574
Percent Renters 34% 33% 36% 40% 24% 41% 72% 36% 41% 49% 37% 31% 13% 39% 40% 30% 25% 36% 23% 34% 43% 29% 33% 24% 37% 53% 39% 27% 27% 36% 34% 25% 35% 44% 28%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $19.95 $21.09 $19.15 $21.46 $17.67 $18.40 $25.94 $19.15 $30.52 $16.77 $19.02 $16.00 $19.13 $17.37 $21.46 $19.92 $18.00 $21.88 $18.92 $20.15 $23.62 $12.27 $12.69 $17.67 $24.04 $24.77 $24.56 $18.37 $16.15 $20.08 $20.12 $17.73 $14.92 $17.62 $17.87
One-Bedroom $22.00 $23.03 $21.29 $24.10 $18.73 $23.27 $29.13 $21.29 $30.71 $18.25 $20.71 $17.42 $20.83 $21.96 $24.10 $21.69 $19.58 $25.13 $19.04 $22.63 $26.52 $13.35 $15.77 $18.73 $24.19 $27.83 $27.58 $21.13 $17.83 $23.48 $22.58 $20.83 $16.13 $19.17 $18.37
Two-Bedroom $28.61 $29.31 $27.96 $31.65 $24.62 $26.12 $38.29 $27.96 $37.63 $23.79 $27.00 $22.71 $27.15 $24.65 $31.65 $28.27 $25.56 $32.29 $25.02 $29.73 $34.85 $17.40 $18.02 $24.62 $28.79 $36.56 $36.23 $26.06 $20.02 $28.19 $29.67 $25.17 $21.19 $25.00 $20.62
Three-Bedroom $39.60 $38.91 $39.40 $44.62 $34.69 $31.58 $46.29 $39.40 $45.50 $33.52 $35.33 $29.71 $35.52 $32.33 $44.62 $36.98 $30.90 $44.06 $35.25 $41.15 $42.69 $24.52 $25.38 $34.69 $40.58 $44.21 $50.21 $31.50 $27.17 $39.73 $35.88 $32.85 $28.12 $30.50 $27.94
Four-Bedroom $46.76 $43.79 $47.44 $53.71 $41.77 $39.94 $58.54 $47.44 $52.12 $36.38 $41.29 $34.73 $41.52 $32.83 $53.71 $43.23 $34.04 $44.21 $40.19 $50.46 $50.42 $26.62 $27.56 $41.77 $44.02 $48.69 $55.40 $40.37 $27.31 $47.85 $45.37 $41.69 $28.23 $38.23 $31.52
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,038 $1,097 $996 $1,116 $919 $957 $1,349 $996 $1,587 $872 $989 $832 $995 $903 $1,116 $1,036 $936 $1,138 $984 $1,048 $1,228 $638 $660 $919 $1,250 $1,288 $1,277 $955 $840 $1,044 $1,046 $922 $776 $916 $929
One-Bedroom $1,144 $1,198 $1,107 $1,253 $974 $1,210 $1,515 $1,107 $1,597 $949 $1,077 $906 $1,083 $1,142 $1,253 $1,128 $1,018 $1,307 $990 $1,177 $1,379 $694 $820 $974 $1,258 $1,447 $1,434 $1,099 $927 $1,221 $1,174 $1,083 $839 $997 $955
Two-Bedroom $1,488 $1,524 $1,454 $1,646 $1,280 $1,358 $1,991 $1,454 $1,957 $1,237 $1,404 $1,181 $1,412 $1,282 $1,646 $1,470 $1,329 $1,679 $1,301 $1,546 $1,812 $905 $937 $1,280 $1,497 $1,901 $1,884 $1,355 $1,041 $1,466 $1,543 $1,309 $1,102 $1,300 $1,072
Three-Bedroom $2,059 $2,023 $2,049 $2,320 $1,804 $1,642 $2,407 $2,049 $2,366 $1,743 $1,837 $1,545 $1,847 $1,681 $2,320 $1,923 $1,607 $2,291 $1,833 $2,140 $2,220 $1,275 $1,320 $1,804 $2,110 $2,299 $2,611 $1,638 $1,413 $2,066 $1,866 $1,708 $1,462 $1,586 $1,453
Four-Bedroom $2,432 $2,277 $2,467 $2,793 $2,172 $2,077 $3,044 $2,467 $2,710 $1,892 $2,147 $1,806 $2,159 $1,707 $2,793 $2,248 $1,770 $2,299 $2,090 $2,624 $2,622 $1,384 $1,433 $2,172 $2,289 $2,532 $2,881 $2,099 $1,420 $2,488 $2,359 $2,168 $1,468 $1,988 $1,639
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $41,505 $43,875 $39,840 $44,640 $36,760 $38,280 $53,960 $39,840 $63,480 $34,880 $39,560 $33,280 $39,800 $36,120 $44,640 $41,440 $37,440 $45,520 $39,360 $41,920 $49,120 $25,520 $26,400 $36,760 $50,000 $51,520 $51,080 $38,200 $33,600 $41,760 $41,840 $36,880 $31,040 $36,640 $37,160
One-Bedroom $45,758 $47,908 $44,280 $50,120 $38,960 $48,400 $60,600 $44,280 $63,880 $37,960 $43,080 $36,240 $43,320 $45,680 $50,120 $45,120 $40,720 $52,280 $39,600 $47,080 $55,160 $27,760 $32,800 $38,960 $50,320 $57,880 $57,360 $43,960 $37,080 $48,840 $46,960 $43,320 $33,560 $39,880 $38,200
Two-Bedroom $59,516 $60,963 $58,160 $65,840 $51,200 $54,320 $79,640 $58,160 $78,280 $49,480 $56,160 $47,240 $56,480 $51,280 $65,840 $58,800 $53,160 $67,160 $52,040 $61,840 $72,480 $36,200 $37,480 $51,200 $59,880 $76,040 $75,360 $54,200 $41,640 $58,640 $61,720 $52,360 $44,080 $52,000 $42,880
Three-Bedroom $82,377 $80,935 $81,960 $92,800 $72,160 $65,680 $96,280 $81,960 $94,640 $69,720 $73,480 $61,800 $73,880 $67,240 $92,800 $76,920 $64,280 $91,640 $73,320 $85,600 $88,800 $51,000 $52,800 $72,160 $84,400 $91,960 $104,440 $65,520 $56,520 $82,640 $74,640 $68,320 $58,480 $63,440 $58,120
Four-Bedroom $97,269 $91,089 $98,680 $111,720 $86,880 $83,080 $121,760 $98,680 $108,400 $75,680 $85,880 $72,240 $86,360 $68,280 $111,720 $89,920 $70,800 $91,960 $83,600 $104,960 $104,880 $55,360 $57,320 $86,880 $91,560 $101,280 $115,240 $83,960 $56,800 $99,520 $94,360 $86,720 $58,720 $79,520 $65,560
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73 $11.73
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609 $609
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 68 72 65 73 60 63 88 65 104 57 65 55 65 59 73 68 61 75 65 69 81 42 43 60 82 84 84 63 55 68 69 60 51 60 61
One-Bedroom 75 79 73 82 64 79 99 73 105 62 71 59 71 75 82 74 67 86 65 77 90 46 54 64 82 95 94 72 61 80 77 71 55 65 63
Two-Bedroom 98 100 95 108 84 89 131 95 128 81 92 77 93 84 108 96 87 110 85 101 119 59 61 84 98 125 124 89 68 96 101 86 72 85 70
Three-Bedroom 135 133 134 152 118 108 158 134 155 114 120 101 121 110 152 126 105 150 120 140 146 84 87 118 138 151 171 107 93 135 122 112 96 104 95
Four-Bedroom 159 149 162 183 142 136 200 162 178 124 141 118 142 112 183 147 116 151 137 172 172 91 94 142 150 166 189 138 93 163 155 142 96 130 107
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305 $1,305
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392 $392
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $33,255 $30,325 $36,330 $33,000 $31,230 $25,470 $35,550 $36,330 $21,420 $32,670 $30,660 $30,330 $41,700 $23,100 $33,000 $31,020 $25,170 $36,240 $32,220 $33,600 $33,210 $13,980 $20,670 $31,230 $22,470 $29,520 $24,690 $28,680 $24,690 $34,380 $35,310 $26,160 $24,690 $24,990 $18,930
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $55,425 $50,541 $60,550 $55,000 $52,050 $42,450 $59,250 $60,550 $35,700 $54,450 $51,100 $50,550 $69,500 $38,500 $55,000 $51,700 $41,950 $60,400 $53,700 $56,000 $55,350 $23,300 $34,450 $52,050 $37,450 $49,200 $41,150 $47,800 $41,150 $57,300 $58,850 $43,600 $41,150 $41,650 $31,550
Median Renter Household Income $63,740 $65,068 $64,821 $63,682 $55,441 $87,595 $105,802 $64,821 $65,543 $106,176 $72,443 $58,928 $67,356 $63,682 $56,048 $71,440 $50,844 $58,865 $82,746 $41,586 $65,696 $55,441 $74,362 $90,515 $86,102 $39,226 $46,629 $59,393 $78,968 $54,194 $44,781 $92,904 $49,106
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $831 $758 $908 $825 $781 $637 $889 $908 $536 $817 $767 $758 $1,043 $578 $825 $776 $629 $906 $806 $840 $830 $350 $517 $781 $562 $738 $617 $717 $617 $860 $883 $654 $617 $625 $473
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,386 $1,264 $1,514 $1,375 $1,301 $1,061 $1,481 $1,514 $893 $1,361 $1,278 $1,264 $1,738 $963 $1,375 $1,293 $1,049 $1,510 $1,343 $1,400 $1,384 $583 $861 $1,301 $936 $1,230 $1,029 $1,195 $1,029 $1,433 $1,471 $1,090 $1,029 $1,041 $789
Median Renter Household Income $1,593 $1,627 $1,621 $1,592 $1,386 $2,190 $2,645 $1,621 $1,639 $2,654 $1,811 $1,473 $1,684 $1,592 $1,401 $1,786 $1,271 $1,472 $2,069 $1,040 $1,642 $1,386 $1,859 $2,263 $2,153 $981 $1,166 $1,485 $1,974 $1,355 $1,120 $2,323 $1,228

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 3,730 $13.11
Cooks, Fast Food 2,420 $14.21
Fast Food and Counter Workers 5,740 $14.53
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,130 $17.34
Cashiers 5,720 $17.34
Retail Salespersons 8,250 $17.90
Food Preparation Workers 2,840 $17.91
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,270 $18.19
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 5,660 $18.24
Cooks, Restaurant 2,230 $18.31
Stockers and Order Fillers 6,630 $18.75
Customer Service Representatives 2,170 $20.49
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,460 $21.31
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 3,600 $21.60
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $22.00
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,380 $22.55
Security Guards 2,320 $23.29
Office Clerks, General 5,080 $23.72
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2,800 $24.29
Construction Laborers 2,790 $24.61
Medical Assistants 2,140 $24.71
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4,610 $25.62
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4,170 $25.82
All Occupations 311,610 $27.65
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $28.61
Carpenters 2,470 $30.63
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,920 $31.09
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 5,140 $31.68
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2,930 $35.65
Accountants and Auditors 2,430 $38.70
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 2,600 $45.91
General and Operations Managers 6,150 $51.58
Registered Nurses 6,590 $52.41

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