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People QuickFacts |
Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Alaska |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
97,970 | 686,293 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
18.3% | 9.5% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
82,840 | 626,931 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.3% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
27.8% | 26.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
5.6% | 7.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
47.4% | 48.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
79.6% | 70.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
6.0% | 4.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
7.3% | 15.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.6% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
4.2% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
6.3% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
74.1% | 66.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
39.4% | 46.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.0% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.8% | 14.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
91.8% | 88.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.0% | 24.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
9,069 | 83,220 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.3 | 19.6 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
37,960 | 282,234 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
54.0% | 62.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
33.8% | 27.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$132,700 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
29,777 | 221,600 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.68 | 2.74 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$62,155 | $62,854 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,553 | $22,660 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
7.8% | 9.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Alaska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
2,489 | 19,8921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
26,983 | 241,6211 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
24.9% | 17.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
5,077 | 50,670 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,878 | 62,145 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.4% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.4% | 8.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.2% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 2.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
35.1% | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 3,832,024 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
298,322 | 3,616,674 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,112,694 | 7,437,071 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,126 | $11,605 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
155,038 | 1,393,225 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
113 | 1,7061 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,592,600 | 9,378,2971 |