Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the population of the city proper at 32,515 and the population of the Fairbanks North Star Borough at 95,655, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Alaska after Anchorage. The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located 196 miles (315 kilometers) by road (140 mi or 230 km by air) south of the Arctic Circle.
In August 1901, E. T. Barnette founded a trading post on the south...
| Ethnicity | Fairbanks | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 59.5% | 60.1% |
| African American | 8.5% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 7.4% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 7.6% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 10.9% | 18.2% |
| Other | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Fairbanks | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 3.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 5.9% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 10.7% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 10.9% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 23% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 20.1% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| Education | Fairbanks | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 2% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 4% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 28% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 29% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 18% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |