Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

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Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,068	735,706	334,922,499	2730th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,882	$92,788	$80,734	924th of 3,221
Median Age	38.1	35.8	38.9	2554th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.2%	31.7%	35.7%	1474th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$282,000	$352,900	$332,700	723rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,351	$1,419	$1,413	361st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.1%	12.5%	1764th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	5.9%	5.2%	541st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.3	1.3	n/a	3208th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.6%	7.7%	14.1%	500th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.4	n/a	n/a	1696th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	66.8%	65.2%	1567th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.9	19.4	26.4	3014th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.0%	9.7%	15.1%	638th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.6%	n/a	n/a	411th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	48.2%	46.9%	937th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.2%	n/a	n/a	2686th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	57.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.0%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	6.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	10.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	13.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.5%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.7	62.8	61.4

Age in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Median Age	38.1	35.8	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	15.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	14.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	23.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.6%	13.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Households	2,497	270,533	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.4%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	15.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.4%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	28.6%	34.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,692	$46,573	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	14.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	19.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	14.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.3%	23.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.6%	10.1%	n/a

Housing in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Housing Units	3,515	328,491	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.1%	63.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	12.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.0%	17.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	33.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	27.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,350	$3,901	n/a

Education in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.5%	28.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	33.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.9%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	11.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.3%	66.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	60.7%	65.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	11.5%	7.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.7%	44.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	9.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Statistic	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska	Alaska	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.6%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.4%	4.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.2%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	3.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.7%	15.0%	16.7%

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