Badger

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 19,033
Median household income: $98,042
Median home value: $291,600

Badger is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to 19,033 residents. At $98,042, its median household income sits above Fairbanks North Star Borough's $84,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Badger's population held roughly steady from 18,911 to 19,033, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $224,900 to $291,600.

25.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,033
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $98,042
Median home value: $291,600
Median gross rent: $1,672
Housing units: 7,603
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,91119,033

Median household income

$81,111$98,042

Median home value

$224,900$291,600

Median gross rent

$1,309$1,672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,911	$81,111	$224,900	$1,309
2020	19,434	$92,872	$231,200	$1,553
2021	19,226	$89,375	$236,300	$1,527
2022	19,182	$87,169	$274,600	$1,461
2023	19,033	$98,042	$291,600	$1,672

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,223	6.4%
5 to 17	3,433	18.0%
18 to 24	1,824	9.6%
25 to 34	3,137	16.5%
35 to 44	3,078	16.2%
45 to 54	1,743	9.2%
55 to 64	2,469	13.0%
65 to 74	1,230	6.5%
75 and over	896	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,796	77.7%
Black or African American	222	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	787	4.1%
Asian	263	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.6%
Some other race	32	0.2%
Two or more races	1,626	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,200	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	903	7.2%
High school graduate	3,279	26.1%
Some college or associate's	5,125	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,068	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,178	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,854	83.0%
Carpooled	894	9.4%
Public transit	41	0.4%
Walked	11	0.1%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	458	4.8%
Other means	194	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,735	19.3%
15 to 29 min	4,912	54.5%
30 to 44 min	1,944	21.6%
45 to 59 min	230	2.6%
60+ min	185	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 3.9% (730 of 18,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,471	68.1%
Nonfamily households	2,092	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,563	86.3%
Vacant	1,040	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,368	81.8%
Renter-occupied	1,195	18.2%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,472	72.0%
1-unit, attached	406	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1,093	14.4%
5 to 19 units	149	2.0%
20 or more units	20	0.3%
Mobile home & other	463	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0205000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 66 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 64.8001, -147.3851