Fairbanks, AK

Census Place

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2022 Population

32,496

1.58% 1-year decline

US Senator

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Party

US Senator

Dan Sullivan

Republican Party

US Representative

Mary Peltola

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

28.1

0.355% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.67%

6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$69,914

5.02% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$262,000

17.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Fairbanks, AK had a population of 32.5k people with a median age of 28.1 and a median household income of $69,914. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Fairbanks, AK declined from 33,018 to 32,496, a −1.58% decrease and its median household income grew from $66,572 to $69,914, a 5.02% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fairbanks, AK are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.48%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (8.63%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.42%), and White (Hispanic) (4.49%).

None of the households in Fairbanks, AK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Fairbanks, AK are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Fairbanks, AK was $262,000, and the homeownership rate was 37.6%.

Most people in Fairbanks, AK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairbanks, AK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fairbanks, AK is home to a population of 32.5k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 6.43% of Fairbanks, AK residents were born outside of the country (2.09k people).

In 2022, there were 6.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.7k people) in Fairbanks, AK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.08k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 2.81k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.6%

2022 Citizenship

97.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.6% of Fairbanks, AK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Fairbanks, AK was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fairbanks, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairbanks, AK

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.7k ± 991
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.08k ± 593
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
2.81k ± 553

11.1%

Hispanic Population

3.6k people

11.1% of the people in Fairbanks, AK are hispanic (3.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fairbanks, AK as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.43%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.09k people

6.53%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.16k people

As of 2022, 6.43% of Fairbanks, AK residents (2.09k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairbanks, AK was 6.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fairbanks, AK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,231 ± 314
Vietnam
543 ± 196
Gulf War (1990s)
422 ± 148

Fairbanks, AK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fairbanks, AK employs 12.2k people. The largest industries in Fairbanks, AK are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,189 people), Retail Trade (1,839 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,203 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($98,636), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,049), and Construction ($78,636).

Employment

Occupations

12.2k

2022 Value

± 968

1.94%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fairbanks, AK grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 12k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairbanks, AK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,774 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,139 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (965 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairbanks, AK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alaska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.2k

2022 Value

± 968

1.94%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fairbanks, AK grew at a rate of 1.94%, from 12k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairbanks, AK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,189 people), Retail Trade (1,839 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,203 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairbanks, AK, though some of these residents may live in Fairbanks, AK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,605

Median earning men ± $5,601

$35,531

Median earning women ± $2,590

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,629), Construction ($78,523), and Information ($73,239).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($90,446), Information ($81,696), and Public Administration ($73,173).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 317k people employed in Alaska. This represents a 3.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alaska.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.47%).

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing the state of Alaska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Fairbanks, AK is currently represented by Mary Peltola in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.47%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alaska went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.47%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alaska for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alaska

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Lisa Murkowski

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on December 20, 2002
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of her father Frank Murkowski, who was elected List of governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska.

Dan Sullivan

Senator from Alaska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are the senators currently representing Alaska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alaska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Fairbanks, AK

Mary Peltola

Alaska at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Fairbanks, AK is currently represented by Mary Peltola (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Fairbanks, AK have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.495% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.397% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (168k), Some college (147k), and Bachelors Degree (98.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairbanks, AK was $262,000 in 2022, which is 0.929 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $223,600 to $262,000, a 17.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairbanks, AK is 37.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Fairbanks, AK have an average commute time of 13.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairbanks, AK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fairbanks, AK is $69,914. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Fairbanks, AK was Census Tract 2 with a value of $93,156, followed by Census Tract 10 and Census Tract 4, with respective values of $90,938 and $87,115.

Property

$262,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$16,823

$4,488

Median Property Taxes

±$552

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fairbanks, AK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairbanks, AK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

37.6%

Homeownership

2022

73.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 37.6% of the housing units in Fairbanks, AK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 37.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fairbanks, AK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2
Census Tract 10
Census Tract 4

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fairbanks, AK was Census Tract 2 with a value of $93,156, followed by Census Tract 10 and Census Tract 4, with respective values of $90,938 and $87,115.

The following map shows all of the places in Fairbanks, AK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,914

Median Household Income

± $3,233

11.9k

Number of Households

± 909

In 2022, the median household income of the 11.9k households in Fairbanks, AK grew to $69,914 from the previous year's value of $66,572.

The following chart displays the households in Fairbanks, AK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairbanks, AK is from Alaska.

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in Alaska

0.437

2021 Wage GINI in Alaska

In 2022, the income inequality in Alaska was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.308% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alaska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alaska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alaska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (66%)
Carpooled (16.9%)
Walked (8.07%)

In 2022, 66% of workers in Fairbanks, AK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.9%) and those who walked to work (8.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairbanks, AK have a shorter commute time (13.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Fairbanks, AK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fairbanks, AK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairbanks, AK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairbanks, AK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.67% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairbanks, AK (2.89k out of 29.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairbanks, AK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92% of the population of Fairbanks, AK has health coverage, with 34.1% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 7.36% on Medicare, 22.4% on non-group plans, and 15.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK see 1152 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.14% increase from the previous year (1139 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 688 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,152 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

Primary care physicians in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK see an average of 1,152 patients per year. This represents a 1.14% increase from the previous year (1,139 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.1% under 18 years, 27.4% between 18 and 34 years, 29.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.04%

Uninsured

34.1%

Employer Coverage

12.8%

Medicaid

7.36%

Medicare

22.4%

Non-Group

15.4%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairbanks, AK declined by 8.14% from 8.75% to 8.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fairbanks, AK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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