Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Interactive maps and statistics for Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Alaska and the United States.

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	95,460	735,706	334,922,499	647th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,267	$92,788	$80,734	343rd of 3,221
Median Age	32.5	35.8	38.9	3100th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.1%	31.7%	35.7%	564th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$298,200	$352,900	$332,700	639th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,459	$1,419	$1,413	273rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.1%	10.1%	12.5%	3104th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.9%	5.2%	1023rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.0	1.3	n/a	2538th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.6%	7.7%	14.1%	874th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	573rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.7%	66.8%	65.2%	2927th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.2	19.4	26.4	2683rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.6%	9.7%	15.1%	2216th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1166th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.4%	48.2%	46.9%	1146th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.5%	n/a	n/a	458th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.5%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.6%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.0	62.8	61.4

Age in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	32.5	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.9%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.8%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.2%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.7%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	36,359	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.8%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.4%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	33.3%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,905	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.3%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.6%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.1%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.3%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.8%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	42,680	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.0%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.3%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.8%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.3%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,550	$3,901	n/a

Education in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.6%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.1%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.2%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.9%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.5%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.5%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.7%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.7%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Statistic	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	33.3%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.1%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.2%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.8%	15.0%	16.7%

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