Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
68.8%
Hispanic
8.2%
Native American
7.7%
Other
7.6%
African
4.7%
East Asian
3%

Compared with Alaska and the United States

Fairbanks North Star Boroughnext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricFairbanks North Star BoroughAlaskaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White68.8%56.7%58%
Hispanic8.2%8.2%—
American Indian and Alaska Native7.7%14.7%—
Black or African American4.7%2.9%—
East Asian3%1.8%—
Indian0.3%0.2%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Fairbanks North Star Borough next to Alaska and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricFairbanks North Star BoroughAlaskaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—102.4 (+2.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—93.8 (−6.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$88,267$92,788$80,734
Median home value$298,200$352,900$332,700
Home price to income3.4×3.8×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,459/mo$1,419/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income19.8%18.4%21.0%