Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has a population of 7,068 and has grown 6.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $282,000, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $73,882.

Home price
$282,000
Income
$73,882
Population
7,068
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$282,000county
Median gross rent$1,351county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198028.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant29.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,816(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,313county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,198county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,826county
Home insurance / yr$1,397(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living124.9(statewide)
Median household income$73,882county
Family health premium / yr$25,493(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,943(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.783(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.0%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government34.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.7%county
Economic output per resident$149,229county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.19%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax1.82%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service115 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport574012county
Miles to nearest general aviation field34 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here10county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1,288 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths42.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0006.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1326county
Students per full-time teacher18.7county
Free lunch eligible42.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution116 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians57county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance14.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,068county
Land area in square miles24,839county
People per square mile of land0.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store26.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age38.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.6%county
Second languages16.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents441county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in198county
Households that moved away211county
Average income of arriving households$69,914county
Average income of departing households$67,218county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year848(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate724(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature29°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.0 incounty
Annual snowfall46.7 incounty
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing231 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4acounty
Frost-free days114 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostSep 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$179county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh30.3¢county
Household electricity use591 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity2.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.5%county
Homes heated by propane0.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil56.3%county
Homes heated by wood36.5%county
Households with broadband80.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk9.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk86.5county
Hail risk1.0county
Earthquake risk86.5county
Tornado risk0.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk68.9county
Strong wind risk0.9county
Wildfire risk97.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alaska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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