2022 population: 95,356 ( 2,225 from 2010 , 301 from 2020)
Land area: 7334.8 square miles
Population density: 13.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	65,146	68.32%	9.8%
Black:	4,548	4.77%	9.5%
Indian:	7,414	7.78%	11.2%
Asian:	3,639	3.82%	26.0%
2+ races:	6,397	6.71%	10.9%
Hispanic:	8,212	8.61%	45.3%

Total non-White:	30,210	31.68%	19.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,990	15.6
Deaths:	1,323	6.9
Net Migration:	-2,108	-11.0
Net Immigration:	152	0.8

Change in White population:	-7,113	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,888	5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
97,581
72,259	74.05%
4,154	4.26%
6,669	6.83%
2,887	2.96%
5,770	5.91%
5,651	5.79%
25,322	25.95%

2000
82,840
62,942	75.98%
4,719	5.70%
5,596	6.76%
1,919	2.32%
3,959	4.78%
3,440	4.15%
19,898	24.02%

1990
77,720
62,463	80.37%
5,347	6.88%
5,214	6.71%
2,009	2.58%
n/a
2,687	3.46%
15,257	19.63%

1980
53,983
45,489	84.27%
2,988	5.54%
2,967	5.50%
884	1.64%
n/a
1,499	2.78%
8,494	15.73%

1970
45,864
39,665	86.48%
2,501	5.45%
989	2.16%
1,018	2.22%
n/a
1,413	3.08%
6,199	13.52%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,991	18.1
3,184	3.8
-2,676	-3.2
503	0.6

9,317	11.2
5,424	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
15,360	19.8
2,945	3.8
-10,302	-13.3
820	1.1

479	0.6
4,641	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
17,013	31.5
2,348	4.3
0	0.0
n/a

16,974	31.4
6,763	12.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

5,824	12.7
2,295	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.1
22,959	24.1%
72,397	75.9%
11,333	11.9%

35,824
2.58

22,854	63.8%
18,581	81.3%
1,721	7.5%
12,970	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
31.0
25,001	25.6%
72,580	74.4%
6,375	6.5%

36,441
2.56

23,726	65.1%
18,686	78.8%
2,155	9.1%
12,715	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
29.8
24,882	30.0%
57,958	70.0%
3,863	4.7%

29,772
2.68

20,658	69.4%
16,582	80.3%
2,090	10.1%
9,114	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
27.6
24,197	31.1%
53,523	68.9%
2,473	3.2%

26,831
2.74

19,287	71.9%
16,320	84.6%
1,611	8.4%
7,544	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
25.8
16,740	31.0%
37,243	69.0%
1,174	2.2%

18,357
2.76

13,227	72.1%
11,554	87.4%
939	7.1%
5,130	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,276	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	885	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	904	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	827	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	688	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,109	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	902	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,648	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,291	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,374	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,404	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,088	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,085	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,234	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,541	9.9%
$200,000 or more	4,568	12.8%

Median Household Income	81,655
Per Capita Income	42,744

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	0

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,113	3.1%
Public Assistance	1,641	4.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,035	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	36,221	61.7%
Unemployed	2,310	3.9%
In Armed Forces	6,518	11.1%

Total Labor Force	45,049	76.8%
Not in Labor Force	13,628	23.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	11,854	10,481	53.1%
Non-Profit	1,540	2,577	37.4%
Self-Employed	2,399	1,823	56.8%

Local Government	1,460	1,435	50.4%
State Government	2,241	2,384	48.5%
Federal Government	2,415	1,388	63.5%

Total Private + Self	14,253	12,304	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,656	7,784	49.6%
Total	21,909	20,088	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	27.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,945	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,935	21.2%
Professional, Technical	10,227	24.3%
Service Occupations	8,078	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	338	0.8%
All others	8,893	21.1%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,037	14.3%
Educational services	4,916	11.7%
Retail trade	4,271	10.2%
Public administration	4,175	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	3,184	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3,127	7.4%
Construction	2,997	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,511	6.0%
Other services	1,881	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,233	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,098	2.6%
Finance and insurance	1,040	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,019	2.4%
Manufacturing	904	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	859	2.0%
Utilities	818	1.9%
Information	685	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	684	1.6%
Wholesale trade	639	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,390	4.56%
Puerto Rican	1,471	1.53%
Cuban	193	0.20%
Dominican	270	0.28%

Total Central American	401	0.42%
Costa Rican	34	0.04%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	15	0.02%
Nicaraguan	46	0.05%
Panamanian	71	0.07%
Salvadoran	235	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	390	0.40%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	54	0.06%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	145	0.15%
Ecuadorian	175	0.18%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	16	0.02%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	923	0.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	978	1.02%
Filipino	722	0.75%
Chinese	518	0.54%
Japanese	221	0.23%
Vietnamese	155	0.16%
Hmong	115	0.12%
Taiwanese	88	0.09%
Laotian	69	0.07%
Indian	50	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	80,412	89.9%
Spanish	3,119	3.5%
Other	1,262	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	766	0.9%
Other Asian	735	0.8%
Korean	682	0.8%
Tagalog	613	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	523	0.6%
German, other Germanic	408	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	14,809	15.4%
Irish	11,018	11.4%
English	9,324	9.7%
American	4,086	4.2%
European	3,407	3.5%
Italian	3,182	3.3%
Norwegian	2,559	2.7%
French	1,969	2.0%
Scottish	1,837	1.9%
French Canadian	1,774	1.8%
Polish	1,636	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,123	1.2%
Swedish	1,084	1.1%
Scandinavian	1,054	1.1%
Dutch	995	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	93,921	97.5%
Not a citizen	2,378	2.5%

Native	91,205	94.7%
Foreign-born	5,094	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,138	1.9%	2,133	3.5%	15,512	25.3%	22,355	36.4%	12,039	19.6%	8,173	13.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,138	1.9%
9-12 Years	2,133	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	15,512	25.3%
Some College	22,355	36.4%
Bach. Degree	12,039	19.6%
Grad Degree	8,173	13.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	71,712	65,472	6,240	8.7%
1991	73,510	66,378	7,132	9.7%
1992	77,584	70,262	7,322	9.4%
1993	79,106	72,430	6,676	8.4%
1994	81,414	74,816	6,598	8.1%
1995	82,368	76,164	6,204	7.5%
1996	85,248	79,050	6,198	7.3%
1997	86,580	80,822	5,758	6.7%
1998	86,762	81,446	5,316	6.1%
1999	87,212	81,990	5,222	6.0%

2000	82,096	77,086	5,010	6.1%
2001	82,918	77,998	4,920	5.9%
2002	83,830	78,384	5,446	6.5%
2003	85,426	79,530	5,896	6.9%
2004	88,294	82,610	5,684	6.4%
2005	90,380	85,068	5,312	5.9%
2006	90,182	85,042	5,140	5.7%
2007	90,638	85,648	4,990	5.5%
2008	91,800	86,418	5,382	5.9%
2009	91,942	85,236	6,706	7.3%

2010	96,468	89,834	6,634	6.9%
2011	96,334	89,984	6,350	6.6%
2012	96,018	90,094	5,924	6.2%
2013	94,114	88,584	5,530	5.9%
2014	93,324	88,032	5,292	5.7%
2015	92,616	87,724	4,892	5.3%
2016	92,886	87,648	5,238	5.6%
2017	93,010	87,712	5,298	5.7%
2018	91,924	87,138	4,786	5.2%
2019	91,020	86,746	4,274	4.7%

2020	89,358	83,676	5,682	6.4%
2021	90,134	85,482	4,652	5.2%
2022	90,770	87,432	3,338	3.7%
2023	90,998	87,536	3,462	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	42,772
Median Value	$276,800

Occupied	35,824	83.8%
Vacant	6,948	16.2%

Owned	21,494	60.0%
Rented	14,330	40.0%
Median Rent	$1,360

Single-Family Units	29,578	69.2%
Detached	25,803	60.3%
Attached	3,775	8.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,223	14.5%
Mobile Homes	1,130	2.6%

Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Fairbanks, AK Metro Area