Fairbanks North Star Borough County vs. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County

Fairbanks North Star Borough County (AK)Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County (AK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)98,9716,918
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.4%-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)97,5857,029
Population, Census, April 1, 201097,5817,029
Persons under 5 years, percent7.6%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.1%25.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.3%14.5%
Female persons, percent46.1%44.9%
White alone, percent75.7%77.4%
Black or African American alone, percent5.5%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent7.9%12.6%
Asian alone, percent3.5%2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent6.9%5.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.4%6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.3%72.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,586804
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.2%9.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)44,3003,905
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201858.5%73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$236,800$184,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,894$1,355
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$607$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,296$1,076
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.9%16.9%
Households, 2014-201836,5132,163
Persons per household, 2014-20182.613.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201878.4%83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.0%89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.8%71.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.5%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.6%19.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.2%21.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.5%62.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.1%56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)255,34516,534
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,732,50578,590
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,278$11,001
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.615.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$77,095$71,541
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,374$32,409
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%13.4%
Total employer establishments, 20172,492177
Total employment, 201727,0951,287
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,368,581101,677
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.1%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,825515
All firms, 20127,301696
Men-owned firms, 20123,581349
Women-owned firms, 20122,470172
Minority-owned firms, 201292037
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,902624
Veteran-owned firms, 201289273
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,936531
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201013.30.3
Land area in square miles, 20107,338.2124,768.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fairbanks North Star Borough county (AK) and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area county (AK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.