Housing market/Alaska/ZIP 99501
ZIP 99501 Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area · Alaska. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 99501 · AK
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 99501 — Anchorage, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 99501
- 1-unit detached1,68318.9%
- 1-unit attached92210.4%
- 2–4 units2,01722.6%
- 5–49 units3,32037.3%
- 50+ units90810.2%
- Mobile560.6%
2–4 unit share 22.6% · 5–49 unit share 37.3% · combined 2–49 59.9%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,181 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,139.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 44.7%; ≥50% 18.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,480 (1.253× ACS median gross rent).
Population
16,563 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -2.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 13 projects, 879 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 6 properties, 287 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 36 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 99501 63.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 13.9%; ACS median gross rent is $1,181; population changed -2.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 2,017 units in 2–4-unit structures and 3,320 units in 5–49-unit structures; 13 LIHTC projects totaling 879 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,480 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,181. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Alaska research
ZIP 99501 is a Census / HUD profile for Anchorage, AK. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 99501 — Anchorage, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Alaska ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Alaska research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 99501?
ZIP 99501 (Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area) has 16,563 residents, 7,671 households, a renter share of 63.8%, median household income of $69,591, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,181. Vacancy is 13.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 99501?
ACS counts 690 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,327 in 3–4 unit buildings, 891 in 5–9, 932 in 10–19, and 1,497 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 5,337 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 99501?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,480. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 99501 — Anchorage, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Alaska ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 99501 is Census / HUD research for Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Alaska property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.