Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Demographic Data
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Summary
Fairbanks North Star Borough is located in Alaska
- Population: 100,272
- Area: 7,443.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7,338.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 105.48 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: NA
- Time Zone: Yukon Standard Time (GMT -9)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
44,954
45%
50.8
Male
55,651
55%
49.2
Total Population
100,605
323,128,000
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7,185
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
7,662
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,343
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6,410
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,896
11.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17,886
17.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
11,544
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
11,327
11.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,733
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,013
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
6,170
6.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,999
2.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
437
0.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
76,096
75.6%
77.2
Female
33,768
44.4%
51.3
Male
42,328
55.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
70,981
70.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,067
11.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,606
8.6%
15.2
Female
4,218
49.0%
55.8
Male
4,388
51.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
94,048
93.5%
96.8
White
75,501
75.0%
72.6
Black or African American
4,385
4.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,427
7.4%
0.8
Asian
3,875
3.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
503
0.5%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,357
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,557
6.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,949
7.9%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
92,656
92.1%
82.2
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,030
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,527
2.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
14,725
24.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
18,635
30.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,935
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
13,313
21.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,944
9.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,557
4.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
58,552
95.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19,257
31.5%
31.2
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
28,785
36.2%
33.7%
Now Married
37,987
47.8%
47.5
Divorced
8,712
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
2,120
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,811
2.3
5.8%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
80,838
86.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,582
13.5%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,237
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
758
2.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,896
5.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,509
7.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,691
10.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,293
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,104
15.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7,601
22.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,237
9.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,444
4.3%
6.4
Median household income
77,328
57,617
Per capita income
31,778
31,128
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,149
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,659
7.6%
9.8
Construction
4,006
8.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,829
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
942
2.0%
6.6
Information
1,311
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
635
1.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,097
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,361
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
6,667
13.9%
4.6
Retail trade
7,172
14.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,868
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,345
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,339
15.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
16,335
34.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,640
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
10,222
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,505
17.7%
18.1%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
52,841
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
40,272
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7,836
14.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
446
0.8%
5.1
Walked
2,038
3.9%
2.7
Other means
778
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
1,471
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.5
26.6
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,505
4.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,160
27.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
14,389
42.6%
37.1
3 or more
8,716
25.8%
21.0
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
33,770
81.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
21,049
62.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
12,721
37.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,795
18.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
41,565
1 room
3,284
7.9%
2.4
2 rooms
4,545
10.9%
2.7
3 rooms
4,685
11.3%
9.1
4 rooms
8,083
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
6,649
16.0%
19.8
6 rooms
5,983
14.4%
17.8
7 rooms
3,350
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,586
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,400
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
41,565
1-unit, detached
26,801
64.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,869
6.9%
5.9
2-units
2,142
5.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,352
5.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,386
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
860
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
1,582
3.8%
9.0
Mobile home
3,480
8.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
93
0.2%
0.1
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
463
1.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
665
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,782
4.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,078
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10,189
24.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,303
29.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,595
8.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6,244
15.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,456
5.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
790
1.9%
1.4%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,350
4.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
724
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,961
8.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22,603
66.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
497
1.5%
0.1
Wood
3,087
9.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1,975
5.8%
0.5
No fuel used
573
1.7%
1.1
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
6,072
41.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,078
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,610
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,715
11.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,192
21.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,277
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,842
15.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,122
18.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,688
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,112
9.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
814
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,977
34.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,166
0.0%
0.0%
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
21,049
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,160
5.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,547
7.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,341
6.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,835
18.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,561
40.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4,134
19.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
169
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
302
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
226,900
205,000
