Fairbanks, Alaska Demographics

Fairbanks is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Fairbanks is 2nd in Alaska out of 10 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Fairbanks is 2nd in Alaska out of 12 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Fairbanks is 2nd in Alaska out of 13 other cities in Retail sales

Fairbanks is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Housing units

Fairbanks is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Fairbanks is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Fairbanks is 3rd in Alaska out of 11 other cities in Current population (2012)

Fairbanks is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Households

Fairbanks is 3rd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	32,312	3rd	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	31.7	12th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	995	4th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	3rd	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.0%	14th	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.3%	12th	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.9%	22nd	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.4%	17th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	66.1%	17th	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	9.0%	1st	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	10.0%	5th	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.6%	7th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.8%	3rd	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	7.9%	6th	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	2nd	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	61.8%	19th	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	46.8%	22nd	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.8%	7th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	13,056	2nd	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	49.3%	2nd	24.4%	25.9%
Households	12,215	3rd	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	37.5%	22nd	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$197,900	19th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.4	17th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$27,522	17th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$55,409	20th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.5%	8th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Fairbanks	Rank	Alaska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,649	4th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,185,557	2nd	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$33,695	2nd	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$155,725	2nd	$1,851,293	$613,795,732