Language Spoken At Home in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 89,678 | 100% |
English only | 80,701 | 90.0% |
Language other than English | 8,977 | 10.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,083 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 3,459 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 975 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,429 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 266 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,225 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 753 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 864 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 89 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 97,523 | 100% |
American | 4,646 | 4.8% |
Arab | 144 | 0.1% |
Czech | 512 | 0.5% |
Danish | 862 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 2,083 | 2.1% |
English | 9,226 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 3,282 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 1,043 | 1.1% |
German | 23,647 | 24.2% |
Greek | 139 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 532 | 0.5% |
Irish | 13,387 | 13.7% |
Italian | 5,166 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 62 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 4,118 | 4.2% |
Polish | 2,535 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 196 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,267 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,565 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 3,215 | 3.3% |
Slovak | 95 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 411 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 3,476 | 3.6% |
Swiss | 556 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 226 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,043 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 159 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 35,740 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 23,968 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,860 | 33.2% |
Married-couple family | 18,860 | 52.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,390 | 23.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,483 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 894 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,625 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,576 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 11,772 | 32.9% |
Householder living alone | 9,078 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 1,600 | 4.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,974 | 36.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,650 | 13.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 93,979 | 100% |
Householder | 35,740 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 18,865 | 20.1% |
Child | 29,003 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 3,899 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 6,472 | 6.9% |
Unmarried partner | 2,373 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 40,666 | 100% |
Never married | 14,497 | 35.6% |
Now married, except separated | 21,028 | 51.7% |
Separated | 914 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 529 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 3,698 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 35,855 | 100% |
Never married | 9,587 | 26.7% |
Now married, except separated | 19,603 | 54.7% |
Separated | 857 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 1,742 | 4.9% |
Divorced | 4,066 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,770 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 562 | 31.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,850 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 940 | 50.8% |
Less than 1 year | 413 | 22.3% |
1 or 2 years | 168 | 9.1% |
3 or 4 years | 142 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 217 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 940 | 100% |
Who are female | 569 | 60.5% |
Who are married | 667 | 71.0% |
School Enrollment in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,213 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,236 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 1,263 | 4.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,449 | 37.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,088 | 18.0% |
College or graduate school | 10,177 | 36.1% |
Educational Attainment in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 59,076 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,288 | 2.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,693 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,031 | 25.4% |
Some college, no degree | 17,824 | 30.2% |
Associate's degree | 5,350 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,857 | 16.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,033 | 11.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.6% |
Veteran Status in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 67,174 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,438 | 17.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 91,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,191 | 10.1% |
Under 18 years | 24,839 | 100% |
With a disability | 789 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 60,322 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,930 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 6,272 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,472 | 39.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 95,895 | 100% |
Same house | 70,515 | 73.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 24,211 | 25.2% |
Same county | 14,318 | 14.9% |
Different county | 9,893 | 10.3% |
Same state | 2,277 | 2.4% |
Different state | 7,616 | 7.9% |
Abroad | 1,169 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 97,523 | 100% |
Native | 92,397 | 94.7% |
Born in United States | 89,742 | 92.0% |
State of residence | 31,694 | 32.5% |
Different state | 58,048 | 59.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,655 | 2.7% |
Foreign born | 5,126 | 5.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,126 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,594 | 50.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,532 | 49.4% |
Year of Entry in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,781 | 100% |
Native | 2,655 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 47 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,608 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 5,126 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 139 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,987 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fairbanks North Star Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,126 | 100% |
Europe | 1,321 | 25.8% |
Asia | 2,026 | 39.5% |
Africa | 118 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 136 | 2.7% |
Latin America | 1,215 | 23.7% |
Northern America | 310 | 6.0% |