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Alaska·Fairbanks North Star County
8 tracts·25K people·$268K median·775/mi²
White 55 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 11 · Other 10 · Black 8 · Asian 4
Married couple 46 · Living alone 32 · Other 23
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 24 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 29 · Walk 7 · Work from home 7 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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The median home value in Fairbanks is $268,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Fairbanks has 32,083 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.0; the population is 55.0% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Multiracial, 10.4% Other, 8.3% Black and 4.2% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 26.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.7% (Census ACS).
Chinook Montessori Charter School (49%), Barnette Magnet School (48%) and Ladd Elementary (34%) lead the elementary schools; Randy Smith Middle School (40%), Tanana Middle School (32%) and Ryan Middle School (21%) lead the middle schools; Lathrop High School is the high school with reported scores (26%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,496/month, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fairbanks is $73,534 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fairbanks, median rent is $1,496/month and the median home value is $268,400 (Census ACS).
Fairbanks reported 5.9 violent crimes and 40.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 70°F; winter lows average -10°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 13 inches; snowfall averages 58 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fairbanks are earthquake (100), winter weather (99) and cold wave (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.48g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Fairbanks scores 9.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 6.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).