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Alaska

State Facts

Minimum Wage$10.85
2-Bedroom Housing Wage$26.32
Number of Renter Households89,354
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
17,691
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
20%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
30,907
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
35%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$564/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$820/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,367/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,047/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,368/mo

Working at minimum wage $10.85/hr

Each week you have to work 74 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 260,561 80,512 106,695 35,298 38,056 914 1,004 106,695 4,520 315 2,592 946 531 1,372 35,298 773 811 12,922 22,768 5,487 4,416 1,815 319 38,056 2,714 2,103 1,756 1,211 2,310 3,439 390 2,127 842 216 1,899
Renter 89,354 26,338 39,600 14,535 8,881 349 700 39,600 1,929 147 830 240 86 498 14,535 241 201 4,556 5,349 1,899 2,039 488 112 8,881 1,017 1,074 719 379 588 1,258 148 592 300 111 488
Percent Renters 34% 33% 37% 41% 23% 38% 70% 37% 43% 47% 32% 25% 16% 36% 41% 31% 25% 35% 23% 35% 46% 27% 35% 23% 37% 51% 41% 31% 25% 37% 38% 28% 36% 51% 26%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $18.27 $19.13 $17.92 $19.10 $15.96 $16.63 $23.12 $17.92 $27.25 $14.79 $17.29 $15.02 $19.63 $17.00 $19.10 $17.67 $16.44 $19.27 $17.33 $17.40 $21.04 $12.31 $11.63 $15.96 $22.23 $22.85 $22.12 $17.17 $14.69 $18.38 $18.52 $16.67 $13.35 $17.00 $15.94
One-Bedroom $20.13 $20.88 $19.75 $21.69 $17.00 $18.02 $26.25 $19.75 $27.42 $16.02 $18.73 $17.10 $21.27 $18.42 $21.69 $19.15 $17.85 $22.62 $17.37 $19.79 $23.90 $13.35 $14.10 $17.00 $22.37 $25.94 $25.13 $18.77 $16.65 $21.35 $20.62 $18.79 $14.50 $18.42 $16.29
Two-Bedroom $26.32 $26.88 $26.00 $28.56 $22.38 $23.73 $34.56 $26.00 $34.98 $21.10 $24.65 $22.46 $28.00 $24.25 $28.56 $25.21 $23.44 $28.83 $22.67 $26.04 $31.46 $17.56 $16.60 $22.38 $28.21 $34.15 $33.08 $24.50 $19.62 $25.31 $26.71 $23.79 $19.10 $24.25 $18.40
Three-Bedroom $36.71 $35.89 $36.94 $40.58 $31.81 $28.88 $42.06 $36.94 $42.58 $29.98 $31.98 $29.19 $34.08 $29.52 $40.58 $32.69 $29.40 $40.96 $32.23 $34.90 $38.90 $21.37 $23.15 $31.81 $40.10 $41.58 $44.27 $29.83 $25.60 $35.96 $32.50 $31.75 $27.13 $29.52 $25.98
Four-Bedroom $43.28 $40.53 $44.29 $48.63 $38.13 $36.02 $46.42 $44.29 $47.00 $32.02 $37.42 $38.27 $42.50 $32.58 $48.63 $38.27 $35.58 $43.00 $36.44 $44.35 $46.75 $26.65 $25.19 $38.13 $42.83 $45.88 $44.44 $39.79 $26.35 $42.85 $40.54 $38.35 $28.98 $36.81 $27.94
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $950 $995 $932 $993 $830 $865 $1,202 $932 $1,417 $769 $899 $781 $1,021 $884 $993 $919 $855 $1,002 $901 $905 $1,094 $640 $605 $830 $1,156 $1,188 $1,150 $893 $764 $956 $963 $867 $694 $884 $829
One-Bedroom $1,047 $1,086 $1,027 $1,128 $884 $937 $1,365 $1,027 $1,426 $833 $974 $889 $1,106 $958 $1,128 $996 $928 $1,176 $903 $1,029 $1,243 $694 $733 $884 $1,163 $1,349 $1,307 $976 $866 $1,110 $1,072 $977 $754 $958 $847
Two-Bedroom $1,368 $1,398 $1,352 $1,485 $1,164 $1,234 $1,797 $1,352 $1,819 $1,097 $1,282 $1,168 $1,456 $1,261 $1,485 $1,311 $1,219 $1,499 $1,179 $1,354 $1,636 $913 $863 $1,164 $1,467 $1,776 $1,720 $1,274 $1,020 $1,316 $1,389 $1,237 $993 $1,261 $957
Three-Bedroom $1,909 $1,866 $1,921 $2,110 $1,654 $1,502 $2,187 $1,921 $2,214 $1,559 $1,663 $1,518 $1,772 $1,535 $2,110 $1,700 $1,529 $2,130 $1,676 $1,815 $2,023 $1,111 $1,204 $1,654 $2,085 $2,162 $2,302 $1,551 $1,331 $1,870 $1,690 $1,651 $1,411 $1,535 $1,351
Four-Bedroom $2,250 $2,108 $2,303 $2,529 $1,983 $1,873 $2,414 $2,303 $2,444 $1,665 $1,946 $1,990 $2,210 $1,694 $2,529 $1,990 $1,850 $2,236 $1,895 $2,306 $2,431 $1,386 $1,310 $1,983 $2,227 $2,386 $2,311 $2,069 $1,370 $2,228 $2,108 $1,994 $1,507 $1,914 $1,453
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $38,009 $39,781 $37,280 $39,720 $33,200 $34,600 $48,080 $37,280 $56,680 $30,760 $35,960 $31,240 $40,840 $35,360 $39,720 $36,760 $34,200 $40,080 $36,040 $36,200 $43,760 $25,600 $24,200 $33,200 $46,240 $47,520 $46,000 $35,720 $30,560 $38,240 $38,520 $34,680 $27,760 $35,360 $33,160
One-Bedroom $41,864 $43,440 $41,080 $45,120 $35,360 $37,480 $54,600 $41,080 $57,040 $33,320 $38,960 $35,560 $44,240 $38,320 $45,120 $39,840 $37,120 $47,040 $36,120 $41,160 $49,720 $27,760 $29,320 $35,360 $46,520 $53,960 $52,280 $39,040 $34,640 $44,400 $42,880 $39,080 $30,160 $38,320 $33,880
Two-Bedroom $54,740 $55,918 $54,080 $59,400 $46,560 $49,360 $71,880 $54,080 $72,760 $43,880 $51,280 $46,720 $58,240 $50,440 $59,400 $52,440 $48,760 $59,960 $47,160 $54,160 $65,440 $36,520 $34,520 $46,560 $58,680 $71,040 $68,800 $50,960 $40,800 $52,640 $55,560 $49,480 $39,720 $50,440 $38,280
Three-Bedroom $76,362 $74,649 $76,840 $84,400 $66,160 $60,080 $87,480 $76,840 $88,560 $62,360 $66,520 $60,720 $70,880 $61,400 $84,400 $68,000 $61,160 $85,200 $67,040 $72,600 $80,920 $44,440 $48,160 $66,160 $83,400 $86,480 $92,080 $62,040 $53,240 $74,800 $67,600 $66,040 $56,440 $61,400 $54,040
Four-Bedroom $90,015 $84,305 $92,120 $101,160 $79,320 $74,920 $96,560 $92,120 $97,760 $66,600 $77,840 $79,600 $88,400 $67,760 $101,160 $79,600 $74,000 $89,440 $75,800 $92,240 $97,240 $55,440 $52,400 $79,320 $89,080 $95,440 $92,440 $82,760 $54,800 $89,120 $84,320 $79,760 $60,280 $76,560 $58,120
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564 $564
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 67 71 66 70 59 61 85 66 100 55 64 55 72 63 70 65 61 71 64 64 78 45 43 59 82 84 82 63 54 68 68 61 49 63 59
One-Bedroom 74 77 73 80 63 66 97 73 101 59 69 63 78 68 80 71 66 83 64 73 88 49 52 63 82 96 93 69 61 79 76 69 53 68 60
Two-Bedroom 97 99 96 105 83 87 127 96 129 78 91 83 103 89 105 93 86 106 84 96 116 65 61 83 104 126 122 90 72 93 98 88 70 89 68
Three-Bedroom 135 132 136 150 117 106 155 136 157 111 118 108 126 109 150 121 108 151 119 129 143 79 85 117 148 153 163 110 94 133 120 117 100 109 96
Four-Bedroom 160 149 163 179 141 133 171 163 173 118 138 141 157 120 179 141 131 159 134 163 172 98 93 141 158 169 164 147 97 158 149 141 107 136 103
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276 $1,276
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383 $383
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $32,812 $29,980 $36,690 $29,580 $30,930 $27,030 $34,350 $36,690 $19,290 $30,810 $33,540 $30,540 $39,510 $22,620 $29,580 $29,400 $23,430 $36,660 $31,650 $32,910 $32,820 $12,780 $18,930 $30,930 $21,210 $31,350 $23,730 $28,530 $23,820 $32,580 $31,560 $27,570 $23,790 $24,240 $18,990
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $54,687 $49,967 $61,150 $49,300 $51,550 $45,050 $57,250 $61,150 $32,150 $51,350 $55,900 $50,900 $65,850 $37,700 $49,300 $49,000 $39,050 $61,100 $52,750 $54,850 $54,700 $21,300 $31,550 $51,550 $35,350 $52,250 $39,550 $47,550 $39,700 $54,300 $52,600 $45,950 $39,650 $40,400 $31,650
Median Renter Household Income $62,345 $62,048 $65,192 $62,527 $50,234 $80,022 $101,645 $65,192 $65,667 $82,703 $57,472 $55,136 $62,527 $55,202 $68,791 $49,287 $54,493 $73,182 $43,454 $53,267 $50,234 $71,194 $89,169 $83,667 $42,333 $46,191 $60,275 $74,293 $50,031 $44,082 $82,003 $42,642
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $820 $750 $917 $740 $773 $676 $859 $917 $482 $770 $839 $764 $988 $566 $740 $735 $586 $917 $791 $823 $821 $320 $473 $773 $530 $784 $593 $713 $596 $815 $789 $689 $595 $606 $475
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,367 $1,249 $1,529 $1,233 $1,289 $1,126 $1,431 $1,529 $804 $1,284 $1,398 $1,273 $1,646 $943 $1,233 $1,225 $976 $1,528 $1,319 $1,371 $1,368 $533 $789 $1,289 $884 $1,306 $989 $1,189 $993 $1,358 $1,315 $1,149 $991 $1,010 $791
Median Renter Household Income $1,559 $1,551 $1,630 $1,563 $1,256 $2,001 $2,541 $1,630 $1,642 $2,068 $1,437 $1,378 $1,563 $1,380 $1,720 $1,232 $1,362 $1,830 $1,086 $1,332 $1,256 $1,780 $2,229 $2,092 $1,058 $1,155 $1,507 $1,857 $1,251 $1,102 $2,050 $1,066

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

OccupationTotal EmploymentMedian Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses3,410$11.83
Fast Food and Counter Workers6,210$14.40
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2,960$15.63
Cashiers4,870$15.65
Food Preparation Workers3,480$16.71
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers2,270$17.20
Retail Salespersons8,230$17.50
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners4,920$17.64
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary4,080$17.89
Home Health and Personal Care Aides6,310$17.99
Stockers and Order Fillers6,690$18.39
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3,900$19.71
One-Bedroom Housing Wage$20.13
Security Guards2,350$20.34
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive4,220$21.30
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers2,250$22.81
Office Clerks, General5,020$23.23
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers2,720$23.40
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3,970$24.61
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks4,690$24.72
Construction Laborers2,640$25.06
All Occupations306,110$26.09
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage$26.32
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3,130$30.01
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers4,320$31.72
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3,110$32.11
Carpenters2,710$32.77
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2,350$33.09
Accountants and Auditors2,460$38.90
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education2,610$39.03
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers2,660$46.03
General and Operations Managers6,390$49.38
Registered Nurses6,730$51.30