Fairbanks, AK Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	30,224	100.0

Male	15,501	51.3
Female	14,723	48.7

Under 5 years	2,908	9.6
5 to 9 years	2,503	8.3
10 to 14 years	2,233	7.4
15 to 19 years	2,283	7.6
20 to 24 years	3,423	11.3
25 to 34 years	5,588	18.5
35 to 44 years	4,340	14.4
45 to 54 years	3,262	10.8
55 to 59 years	989	3.3
60 to 64 years	709	2.3
65 to 74 years	1,086	3.6
75 to 84 years	700	2.3
85 years and over	200	0.7

Median age (years)	27.6	(X)

18 years and over	21,324	70.6
Male	11,082	36.7
Female	10,242	33.9
21 years and over	19,586	64.8
62 years and over	2,376	7.9
65 years and over	1,986	6.6
Male	845	2.8
Female	1,141	3.8

RACE
One race	28,239	93.4
White	20,150	66.7
Black or African American	3,370	11.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,994	9.9
Asian	821	2.7
Asian Indian	47	0.2
Chinese	92	0.3
Filipino	206	0.7
Japanese	45	0.1
Korean	284	0.9
Vietnamese	29	0.1
Other Asian ¹	118	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	164	0.5
Native Hawaiian	38	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	43	0.1
Samoan	45	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	38	0.1
Some other race	740	2.4
Two or more races	1,985	6.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	21,843	72.3
Black or African American	3,914	12.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,017	13.3
Asian	1,221	4.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	295	1.0
Some other race	1,099	3.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	30,224	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,854	6.1
Mexican	880	2.9
Puerto Rican	348	1.2
Cuban	46	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	580	1.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,370	93.9
White alone	19,406	64.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	30,224	100.0
In households	28,325	93.7
Householder	11,075	36.6
Spouse	5,230	17.3
Child	9,367	31.0
Own child under 18 years	8,250	27.3
Other relatives	847	2.8
Under 18 years	387	1.3
Nonrelatives	1,806	6.0
Unmarried partner	803	2.7
In group quarters	1,899	6.3
Institutionalized population	327	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	1,572	5.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,075	100.0
Family households (families)	7,187	64.9
With own children under 18 years	4,424	39.9
Married-couple family	5,230	47.2
With own children under 18 years	2,971	26.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,395	12.6
With own children under 18 years	1,058	9.6
Nonfamily households	3,888	35.1
Householder living alone	3,036	27.4
Householder 65 years and over	667	6.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,696	42.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,415	12.8

Average household size	2.56	(X)
Average family size	3.15	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,357	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,075	89.6
Vacant housing units	1,282	10.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	121	1.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,075	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,863	34.9
Renter-occupied housing units	7,212	65.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.62	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.53	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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