Housing density: 432 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $99,749.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,261 (lower quartile is $1,057, upper quartile is $1,727)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $627
Median gross rent in Fairbanks, AK in 2022: $1,412
Housing units in Fairbanks with a mortgage: 2,781 (176 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 166 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 58
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $103,921
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $88,092
5,796 married couples with children.
1,701 single-parent households (552 men, 1,149 women).
85.6% of residents of Fairbanks speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 2,451 (7.6%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.7% Number of people working at home: 569 (3.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 641
5 to 9 minutes: 5,574
10 to 14 minutes: 4,052
15 to 19 minutes: 3,307
20 to 24 minutes: 1,207
25 to 29 minutes: 287
30 to 34 minutes: 599
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 70
45 to 59 minutes: 69
60 to 89 minutes: 120
90 or more minutes: 177
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 21,589 (73.5%)
Carpooled: 4,207 (14.3%)
Bus: 291 (1.0%)
Taxi: 271 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 92 (0.3%)
Walked: 1,434 (4.9%)
Worked at home: 1,127 (3.8%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.8%Males
4.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
2.6%Males
12.8%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
18.3%Males
9.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
26.3%Males
4.9%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
1.9%Males
1.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
4.1%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairbanks, Alaska
6492010 or later
4152000 to 2009
6401990 to 1999
3811980 to 1989
2761970 to 1979
266Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
European: 843 (6.0%)
Irish: 741 (5.2%)
English: 719 (5.1%)
American: 697 (4.9%)
German: 665 (4.7%)
Italian: 504 (3.6%)
French: 221 (1.6%)
Norwegian: 195 (1.4%)
Scottish: 169 (1.2%)
Polish: 160 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 131 (0.9%)
Northern European: 113 (0.8%)
Dutch: 111 (0.8%)
Czech: 83 (0.6%)
Swedish: 81 (0.6%)
Romanian: 69 (0.5%)
Welsh: 67 (0.5%)
Iranian: 57 (0.4%)
Haitian: 52 (0.4%)
Canadian: 50 (0.4%)
African: 47 (0.3%)
British: 46 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 44 (0.3%)
Scandinavian: 41 (0.3%)
Russian: 36 (0.3%)
Nigerian: 33 (0.2%)
Czechoslovakian: 31 (0.2%)
Belgian: 30 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 30 (0.2%)
Danish: 24 (0.2%)
Finnish: 17 (0.1%)
Slavic: 16 (0.1%)
Guyanese: 15 (0.1%)
Slovene: 15 (0.1%)
Serbian: 13 (0.09%)
Swiss: 11 (0.08%)
Kenyan: 8 (0.06%)
Pennsylvania German: 7 (0.05%)
Bahamian: 6 (0.04%)
Croatian: 2 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Korea
Fairbanks:
23.5% (525)
Alaska:
5.8% (3,384)
Philippines
Fairbanks:
10.8% (241)
Alaska:
33.1% (19,195)
Mexico
Fairbanks:
8.8% (196)
Alaska:
6.6% (3,837)
Canada
Fairbanks:
8.4% (187)
Alaska:
5.0% (2,924)
Togo
Fairbanks:
4.2% (94)
Alaska:
0.2% (103)
Taiwan
Fairbanks:
3.7% (83)
Alaska:
0.5% (313)
Germany
Fairbanks:
3.2% (72)
Alaska:
2.4% (1,382)
Kenya
Fairbanks:
3.0% (68)
Alaska:
0.3% (159)
Laos
Fairbanks:
3.0% (66)
Alaska:
2.0% (1,137)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fairbanks:
2.9% (64)
Alaska:
2.2% (1,300)
El Salvador
Fairbanks:
2.8% (62)
Alaska:
0.8% (483)
Ecuador
Fairbanks:
2.3% (52)
Alaska:
0.4% (242)
Moldova
Fairbanks:
2.2% (50)
Alaska:
0.6% (368)
Oceania, n.e.c.
Fairbanks:
2.1% (48)
Alaska:
5.3% (3,101)
Iran
Fairbanks:
2.0% (45)
Alaska:
0.5% (310)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,974
Other state: 18,397
Northeast: 2,057
Midwest: 3,018
South: 6,023
West: 7,274
73.2% of Fairbanks residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.7% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 11.1% lived in Alaska.
Fairbanks:
73.2%
State average:
84.8%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 103
11th grade: 122
12th grade, no diploma: 119
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,906
Less than 1 year of college: 813
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,494
Associate degree: 1,569
Bachelor's degree: 1,447
Master's degree: 437
Professional school degree: 340
Doctorate degree: 72
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 182
Nursery to 4th grade: 73
5th and 6th grade: 31
7th and 8th grade: 144
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 62
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 115
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,869
Less than 1 year of college: 547
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,741
Associate degree: 857
Bachelor's degree: 1,631
Master's degree: 440
Professional school degree: 165
Doctorate degree: 125
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,743
One, attached: 1,694
Two: 1,032
3 or 4: 1,964
5 to 9: 1,468
10 to 19: 707
20 to 49: 836
50 or more: 1,257
Mobile homes: 72
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.7%
