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Alaska·Fairbanks North Star County
4 tracts·11K people·$298K median·595/mi²
White 56 · Multiracial 16 · Hispanic 10 · Other 9 · Asian 6 · Black 3
Married couple 46 · Living alone 38 · Other 16
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Service 25 · Sales · office 14 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 28 · Walk 9 · Work from home 6 · Bike 2 · Transit 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in College is $297,500 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
College has 11,924 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.7; the population is 55.9% White, 15.9% Multiracial, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Other, 6.0% Asian and 3.4% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 39.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.5% (Census ACS).
Watershed Charter School (66%), Woodriver Elementary (51%) and Pearl Creek Elementary (42%) lead the elementary schools; West Valley High School (34%), Hutchison High School (31%) and Effie Kokrine Charter School (12%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,454/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in College is $83,895 a year, 3% below the US median (Census ACS).
In College, median rent is $1,454/month and the median home value is $297,500 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 70°F; winter lows average -11°F; annual precipitation is 13 inches; snowfall averages 62 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in College are winter weather (99), cold wave (99) and earthquake (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.51g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
College scores 5.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).