Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 299.
Population change since 2000: +38.4%
Males: 191  (64.2%)
Females: 108  (35.8%)
Median resident age:

58.5 years
Alaska median age:

35.9 years

Zip codes: 99714.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,954 (it was $43,438 in 2000)
Harding-Birch Lakes:

$74,954
AK:

$88,121

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,419 (it was $24,443 in 2000)

Harding-Birch Lakes CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $358,385 (it was $117,100 in 2000)
Harding-Birch Lakes:

$358,385
AK:

$336,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $322,246; detached houses: $314,611
March 2022 cost of living index in Harding-Birch Lakes: 113.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 30.2%

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  • Races in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK (2022)
    • 26393.3%White alone
    • 217.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
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Ancestries: English (55.0%), Scotch-Irish (11.9%), Northern European (7.4%), Welsh (6.9%), German (3.5%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 218.8 square miles.

Population density: 1.4 people per square mile   (very low).

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16 residents are foreign born (5.3% Oceania).

This place:

5.7%
Alaska:

7.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Harding-Birch Lakes CDP:

1.4% ($1,591)
Alaska:

1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (236.8 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2410.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Salcha, AK (3.8 miles ),
Eielson AFB, AK (4.9 miles ),
Moose Creek, AK (5.4 miles ),
Whitestone, AK (5.4 miles),
Big Delta, AK (5.7 miles ),
North Pole, AK (5.8 miles ),
Badger, AK (6.1 miles ),
Delta Junction, AK (6.1 miles )

Latitude: 64.33 N, Longitude: 146.78 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

Distribution of median household income in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.2%
Alaska:

4.6%

Average climate in Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Harding-Birch Lakes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 5540% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 230.8 miles away from Harding-Birch Lakes center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 129.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 60.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/2002 at 11:27:19, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 69.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/2002 at 11:27:19, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from Harding-Birch Lakes center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Harding-Birch Lakes topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harding-Birch Lakes:

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 48 miles; Fairbanks, AK; Full-time enrollment: 6,397)
  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 238 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 238 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 12,483)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1401 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1405 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1421 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1427 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

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Notable locations in Harding-Birch Lakes: Bingle Camp (A), Washburn (B), Canyon Creek Camp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Birch Lake (A), Little Harding Lake (B), Chisholm Lake (C), Harding Lake (D), Hartman Lake (E), Little Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Buckeye Creek (A), Canyon Creek (B), Shamrock Creek (C), Mosquito Creek (D), Little Delta River (E), Gunnysack Creek (F), Junction Creek (G), Democrat Creek (H), Banner Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Harding-Birch Lakes: Harding Lake State Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Fairbanks North Star Borough has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

60.5%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.5%
Whole state:

8.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 3.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Harding-Birch Lakes:

Marital status in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
  • Never married: 3.0%
  • Now married: 76.9%
  • Separated: 16.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

For population 25 years and over in Harding-Birch Lakes:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 63.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.9
Alaska average:

10.3

Religion statistics for Harding-Birch Lakes, AK (based on Fairbanks North Star Borough data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant13,98771
Other5,34723
Catholic4,1955
Mainline Protestant3,96917
Black Protestant4716
Orthodox1351
None69,477-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Fairbanks North Star Borough:

0.71 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Fairbanks North Star Borough:

0.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
This county:

1.84 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 60
Fairbanks North Star Borough:

6.12 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Fairbanks North Star Borough:

4.6%
State:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

26.1%
State:

27.8%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Harding-Birch Lakes:

61.2%
Alaska:

49.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Harding-Birch Lakes:

67.9%
Alaska:

48.0%

Average BMI:
This city:

27.0
State:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

21.3%
Alaska:

21.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Harding-Birch Lakes:

8.3%
State:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Harding-Birch Lakes:

7.3
Alaska:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

34.2%
Alaska:

34.1%

General health condition:
Harding-Birch Lakes:

68.4%
Alaska:

57.5%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

86.4%
State:

81.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Harding-Birch Lakes, AK Residents

10.17% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.17%
Alaska average:

7.48%

0.31% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,803 average AGI)
Fairbanks North Star Borough:

0.31%
Alaska average:

0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.47% ($57,131 average AGI)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.23% ($50,172)
from El Paso County, CO  0.19% ($55,384)


10.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.86%
Alaska average:

8.00%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,351 average AGI)
Fairbanks North Star Borough:

0.25%
Alaska average:

0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  0.79% ($62,548 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.27% ($64,911)
to El Paso County, CO  0.22% ($46,738)

Strongest AM radio stations in Harding-Birch Lakes:

  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KFAR (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KCBF (820 AM; 10 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KIAK (970 AM; 5 kW; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KCAM (790 AM; 5 kW; GLENNALLEN, AK; Owner: NORTHERN LIGHT NETWORK)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KZPA (900 AM; 5 kW; FORT YUKON, AK; Owner: GWANDAK PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harding-Birch Lakes:

  • K203CT (88.5 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KUAC (89.9 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA)
  • KIAK-FM (102.5 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYSC (96.9 FM; FAIRBANKS, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)
  • KJNP-FM (100.3 FM; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVANGELISTIC AK. MISSIONARY FLWSHP)

Harding-Birch Lakes fatal accident list:

Dec 8, 2010 09:45 AM, Sr-4 Richardson Hwy, Lat: 64.300631, Lon: -146.497106, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$140,3601$107,7503$201,2731$15,4702$87,495
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$01$157,3400$01$70,940
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$97,3300$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0017.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$156,330
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0017.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
  • 80.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 9.2%Utility gas
  • 5.5%Wood
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Harding-Birch Lakes, AK
  • 100.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Harding-Birch Lakes compared to Alaska state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.

Harding-Birch Lakes on our top lists:

  • #14 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
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