Chena Ridge

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 5,927
Median household income: $140,722
Median home value: $411,600

Chena Ridge, a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, has 5,927 residents. At $140,722, its median household income sits above Fairbanks North Star Borough's $84,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chena Ridge's population declined 3.0% from 6,111 to 5,927, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $281,000 to $411,600.

4.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.59 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,927
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $140,722
Median home value: $411,600
Median gross rent: $1,148
Housing units: 2,557
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1115,927

Median household income

$100,744$140,722

Median home value

$281,000$411,600

Median gross rent

$789$1,148

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,111	$100,744	$281,000	$789
2020	5,863	$96,838	$273,300	$933
2021	5,643	$114,655	$300,800	$1,050
2022	5,321	$106,688	$359,000	$1,145
2023	5,927	$140,722	$411,600	$1,148

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	384	6.5%
5 to 17	1,051	17.7%
18 to 24	416	7.0%
25 to 34	879	14.8%
35 to 44	846	14.3%
45 to 54	968	16.3%
55 to 64	769	13.0%
65 to 74	399	6.7%
75 and over	215	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,055	68.4%
Black or African American	24	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	742	12.5%
Asian	140	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.5%
Two or more races	629	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	309	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate18.8%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree24.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	1.6%
High school graduate	766	18.8%
Some college or associate's	1,312	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	945	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	989	24.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,094	72.7%
Carpooled	401	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	0.6%
Bicycle	11	0.4%
Worked from home	280	9.7%
Other means	76	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	508	19.5%
15 to 29 min	1,593	61.3%
30 to 44 min	417	16.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	82	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 4.0% (237 of 5,901)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,630	71.2%
Nonfamily households	660	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,290	89.6%
Vacant	267	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,677	73.2%
Renter-occupied	613	26.8%

1-unit, detached91.4%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,338	91.4%
1-unit, attached	71	2.8%
2 to 4 units	71	2.8%
5 to 19 units	77	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0212920
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 64.7943, -148.0329