Housing market/Alaska/ZIP 99503
ZIP 99503 Anchorage, Alaska
Bethel Census Area, AK · 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 99503 · AK
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 99503 — 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 99503
- 1-unit detached1,61721.8%
- 1-unit attached5297.1%
- 2–4 units1,73623.4%
- 5–49 units2,75437.2%
- 50+ units4225.7%
- Mobile3534.8%
2–4 unit share 23.4% · 5–49 unit share 37.2% · combined 2–49 60.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,185 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,121.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 43.8%; ≥50% 18.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,750 (1.477× ACS median gross rent).
Population
12,944 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -2.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 9 projects, 385 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 29 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 99503 68.3% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 18.1%; ACS median gross rent is $1,185; population changed -2.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,736 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,754 units in 5–49-unit structures; 9 LIHTC projects totaling 385 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,750 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,185. 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 99503 is a Census / HUD profile for Bethel Census Area, AK. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 99503 — 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 99503?
ZIP 99503 (Bethel Census Area, AK) has 12,944 residents, 6,071 households, a renter share of 68.3%, median household income of $76,888, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,185. Vacancy is 18.1%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 99503?
ACS counts 439 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,297 in 3–4 unit buildings, 743 in 5–9, 855 in 10–19, and 1,156 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 4,490 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 99503?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,750. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 99503 — Anchorage, AK HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Alaska ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 99503 is Census / HUD research for Bethel Census Area, AK. 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.