Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,597 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,937 (1.3%)
Area name: Fairbanks, AK MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $649 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $830 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1202 a month.
2005 air pollution in Fairbanks North Star Borough:
Carbon Monoxide: 5 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Denali Borough
, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fairbanks North Star Borough: Glenn
Creek
(A),
Engineer
(B),
English Camp
(C),
Chena
(D),
Ester Crossing
(E),
Gilmore Data Aquisition Facility
(F),
Gilmore
(G),
Pedro Creek
(H),
Alder Creek Camp
(I),
Pedro Camp
(J),
Fairbanks Creek Camp
(K),
Eldorado Camp
(L),
Faith Creek
(M),
Cleary Summit
(N),
Johnsons Roadhouse
(O),
Dome
(P),
Dome Camp
(Q),
US Camp
(R),
Cleary
(S),
Bartlett
(T)
Church in Fairbanks North Star Borough: Badger
Road Baptist Church
(A).
Lakes and reservoirs: Killarney,
Lake
(A),
Star Lake
(B),
Middle Lake
(C),
Birch Lake
(D),
Blair Lakes
(E),
Paul, Lake
(F),
Goldstream Lakes
(G),
Reindeer Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clark
Creek
(A),
Clear Creek
(B),
Cleary Creek
(C),
Colorado Creek
(D),
Conner Creek
(E),
Cora Creek
(F),
Crane Creek
(G),
Crawford Creek
(H),
Cushman Creek
(I)
Parks in Fairbanks North Star Borough include: Creamers
Field State Game Refuge
(1),
Chena River State Recreation Area
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 6,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,353 (52% naturalized citizens)
| Fairbanks
North Star Borough: |
4.0% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 785
- 1990
to 1994: 552
- 1985
to 1989: 450
- 1980
to 1984: 334
- 1975
to 1979: 384
- 1970
to 1974: 213
- 1970
to 1974: 211
- 1965
to 1969: 424
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Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 17,733
- One,
attached: 2,399
- Two:
2,239
- 3
or 4: 2,442
- 5
to 9: 2,902
- 10
to 19: 1,090
- 20
or more: 2,588
- Mobile
homes: 1,832
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 66
Housing units in Fairbanks North Star Borough with a mortgage: 9,060 (677 second mortgage, 494 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,238 Agriculture
in Fairbanks North Star Borough
Average size of farms: 588 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $28261
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $270.96
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.61%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27936
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.59%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72156
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.21
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.76%
Vegetables: 40 harvested acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Public
administration (12%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Other
transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (19%)
- Health
care (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Social
assistance (7%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Korea
(15%)
- Philippines
(13%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Germany
(9%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- Mexico
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Fairbanks North Star Borough:
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- German
(17%)
- Irish
(10%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- English
(8%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 29,500 (73%)
- Carpooled:
6,796 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 213 (1%)
- Railroad:
11 (0%)
- Taxi:
75 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
43 (0%)
- Bicycle:
297 (1%)
- Walked:
1,688 (4%)
- Other
means: 356 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,525 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
- 1362
people in military barracks, etc.
- 743
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 205
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 181
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 130
people in other group homes
- 93
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 81
people in nursing homes
- 80
people in halfway houses
- 53
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 44
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 41
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 31
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18
people in other workers' dormitories
- 13
people in religious group quarters
- 5
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $58,155.
10.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,936 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.27% | | Alaska
average: |
9.33% |
0.80% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,032 average AGI)
| Fairbanks
North Star Borough: |
0.80% | | Alaska
average: |
0.28% |
2.34% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($8,787 average AGI)
7.12% relocated from other states ($23,116 average AGI)
| Fairbanks
North Star Borough: |
7.12% | | Alaska
average: |
6.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
0.77% ($42,709 average AGI) |
| from
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
|
0.30% ($29,294) |
| from
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.21% ($28,901) |
| from
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
|
0.20% ($36,561) |
| from
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
|
0.19% ($37,328) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.15% ($38,865) |
| from
Pierce County, WA
|
0.13% ($38,814) |
11.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,893 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.90% | | Alaska
average: |
9.43% |
0.64% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,452 average AGI)
| Fairbanks
North Star Borough: |
0.64% | | Alaska
average: |
0.24% |
2.16% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($7,247 average AGI)
9.11% relocated to other states ($26,194 average AGI)
| Fairbanks
North Star Borough: |
9.11% | | Alaska
average: |
6.19% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
1.00% ($41,729 average AGI) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.21% ($41,644) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.21% ($42,264) |
| to
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.20% ($54,529) |
| to
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
|
0.17% ($48,035) |
| to
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
|
0.15% ($33,038) |
| to
Clark County, NV
|
0.14% ($29,735) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.2
Births
per 1000 population in Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 3.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,233 (4,275 aged, 958 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 79,771
- In
family households: 67,935 (16,093 male householders, 4,565 female householders)
16,593
spouses, 27,144 children (24,434 natural, 723 adopted, 1,987 stepchildren), 740 grandchildren, 264 brothers or sisters, 253 parents, 691 other relatives, 1,592 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 11,836 (5,536 male householders (4,244 living alone)), 3,578 female householders (2,742 living alone)), 2,722 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,069 (439 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 7,326 2-persons, 5,103 3-persons, 4,820 4-persons, 2,166 5-persons, 853 6-persons, 390 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,986 1-person, 1,750 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 3 6-persons.
18,091 married couples with children.
5,203 single-parent households (1,645 men, 3,558 women).
92.2% of residents of Fairbanks North Star Borough speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,441,735,000 ($16778 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $870,295,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $142,723,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,890,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,415,000
Federal grants: $307,831,000
Federal procurement contracts: $498,837,000 ($446,443,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $435,039,000 ($376,346,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $16,394,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $44,062,000
Federal Government insurance: $120,425,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,087
| Here: |
92 per 1000 residents | | State: |
80 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,777
| Here: |
20 per 1000 residents | | State: | 25
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +649
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,109
| Here: |
-24 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Fairbanks North Star Borough
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 578
- 1995
to 1998: 2,523
- 1990
to 1994: 2,147
- 1980
to 1989: 9,894
- 1970
to 1979: 9,022
- 1960
to 1969: 3,688
- 1950
to 1959: 3,645
- 1940
to 1949: 1,334
- 1939
or earlier: 460
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 371
- 2
rooms: 623
- 3
rooms: 1,295
- 4
rooms: 2,037
- 5
rooms: 3,270
- 6
rooms: 2,831
- 7
rooms: 2,288
- 8
rooms: 1,588
- 9
or more rooms: 1,767
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 1,304
- 2
rooms: 2,115
- 3
rooms: 2,215
- 4
rooms: 2,653
- 5
rooms: 2,347
- 6
rooms: 1,462
- 7
rooms: 831
- 8
rooms: 434
- 9
or more rooms: 346
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairbanks North Star Borough: |
- no
bedroom: 433
- 1
bedroom: 1,448
- 2
bedrooms: 3,774
- 3
bedrooms: 6,955
- 4
bedrooms: 2,643
- 5
or more bedrooms: 817
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Fairbanks North Star Borough:
|
- no
bedroom: 1,480
- 1
bedroom: 3,602
- 2
bedrooms: 4,556
- 3
bedrooms: 3,050
- 4
bedrooms: 842
- 5
or more bedrooms: 177
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Fairbanks North Star Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 277
- 1
vehicle: 3,530
- 2
vehicles: 7,145
- 3
vehicles: 3,529
- 4
vehicles: 1,156
- 5
or more vehicles: 433
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Fairbanks North Star Borough in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,673
- 1
vehicle: 6,498
- 2
vehicles: 4,602
- 3
vehicles: 688
- 4
vehicles: 148
- 5
or more vehicles: 98
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41% of Fairbanks North Star Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Alaska.
| Fairbanks
North Star Borough: |
40.6% | | State
average: | 47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 24471
- Northeast:
7153
- Midwest:
13993
- South:
13366
- West:
18482
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $107,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (91%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Electricity
(2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Electricity
(19%)
- Coal
or coke (6%)
- Other
fuel (5%)
- Utility
gas (5%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 949
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 482
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 436
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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Fairbanks
North Star Borough government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $4,826,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $3,084,000
All Other: $2,341,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,835,000
Parks & Recreation: $868,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $41,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,877,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $142,232,000
General - Other: $13,063,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,069,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,749,000
Regular Highways: $4,544,000
Financial Administration: $4,455,000
Fire Protection: $3,525,000
Central Staff Services: $3,461,000
Libraries: $3,103,000
Transit Utilities: $2,200,000
Health Services - Other: $990,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $590,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $16,438,000
All Other: $1,261,000
General Support: $606,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,508,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $130,340,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,164,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $136,214,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,290,000
Other, NEC: $266,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $4,025,000
Interest Earnings: $1,428,000
Property Sale Other: $782,000
Rents: $67,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $3,671,000
General - Other: $2,375,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $817,000
Parks & Recreation: $736,000
Libraries: $420,000
Transit Utilities: $136,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Central Staff: $8,000
Judicial: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $102,858,000
- Revenue
- Transit Utilities: $1,196,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $112,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $87,868,000
All Other: $3,412,000
General Support: $988,000
Highways: $228,000
Housing & Community Development: $26,000
- Tax
- Property: $73,205,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,508,000
NEC: $810,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $126,622,000
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