Mountain View, Anchorage

Mountain View is a neighborhood in northeast Anchorage, Alaska, with approximately 7,300 residents.[1] Mountain View is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the United States.[2][3][4][5] It is between the Glenn Highway and Elmendorf Air Force Base, west of McCarrey Street and east of Post Road. It is a working-class neighborhood, with a median household income of approximately $51,000 and a poverty rate of approximately 26%.[6]

History

The neighborhood began in the 1940s as housing for Elmendorf Air Force Base construction workers.[1] It became blighted in the 1980s,[1] followed by extensive revitalization efforts in the 2000s.[1]

Demographics

Mountain View is the most diverse neighborhood in Anchorage, and one of the most diverse in the country. As of 2021, the largest ethnic group in Mountain View were Alaska Natives at 18.3% of the population, followed by Hispanics at 17.4%, Pacific Islanders at 15.5%, Africans at 15%, Asians at 13%, Multiracial people at 10.9%, and Whites at 9.8%. As of 2018, the largest countries of origin of immigrants in Mountain View were Samoa, the Dominican Republic, Nepal, the Philippines, Mexico, Honduras, Laos, and Sudan.[7]

Transportation

Mountain View is one of the highest-ridership, residential neighborhoods on the People Mover system; the former #45 route is the highest-ridership route in the system. On 23 October 2017, it was split into two routes: The primary #20 route which runs from Downtown to the Alaska Native Medical Center via Commercial Drive & Bragaw Street, and the #21 which circulates through the neighborhood before continuing down Mountain View Drive to the Northway Mall and downtown Anchorage.

References
  1. "Mountain View Neighborhood Plan: Neighborhood Profile" (PDF). Anchorage Land Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. McCoy, Kathleen (6 April 2013). "Hometown U: Data show Mountain View is most diverse neighborhood in America". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. Basu, Moni (11 January 2016). "Most diverse place in America? It's not where you think". CNN. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. Early, Wesley (30 May 2017). "Is Anchorage America's most diverse city? Depends on who you ask". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. Kelly, Devin (15 August 2017). "After 30 years, Mountain View has new welcome signs — with a new claim to fame". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. "Mountain View neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska (AK), 99508, 99501 subdivision profile – real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-Data.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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