College

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 11,730
Median household income: $76,831
Median home value: $279,100

Located in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, College is a community with a population of 11,730. Its median household income of $76,831 runs below the Fairbanks North Star Borough figure of $84,722.

From 2019 to 2023, College's population declined 8.3% from 12,791 to 11,730, while its median home value rose 14.1% from $244,700 to $279,100.

The median gross rent is $1,405. 44.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,730
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $76,831
Median home value: $279,100
Median gross rent: $1,405
Housing units: 5,186
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,79111,730

Median household income

$80,561$76,831

Median home value

$244,700$279,100

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,405

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,791	$80,561	$244,700	$1,304
2020	12,734	$69,724	$247,000	$1,338
2021	11,797	$70,319	$256,900	$1,250
2022	12,376	$76,052	$275,100	$1,341
2023	11,730	$76,831	$279,100	$1,405

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,036	8.8%
5 to 17	1,445	12.3%
18 to 24	1,537	13.1%
25 to 34	2,126	18.1%
35 to 44	1,471	12.5%
45 to 54	962	8.2%
55 to 64	1,037	8.8%
65 to 74	1,546	13.2%
75 and over	570	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,044	60.1%
Black or African American	455	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	708	6.0%
Asian	702	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	80	0.7%
Two or more races	1,589	13.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,152	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree24.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	353	4.6%
High school graduate	1,275	16.5%
Some college or associate's	2,637	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,554	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,893	24.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked12.3%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,772	68.2%
Carpooled	614	11.1%
Public transit	59	1.1%
Walked	678	12.3%
Bicycle	117	2.1%
Worked from home	280	5.1%
Other means	7	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,079	39.6%
15 to 29 min	2,621	50.0%
30 to 44 min	320	6.1%
45 to 59 min	180	3.4%
60+ min	47	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 6.1% (685 of 11,195)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,568	54.9%
Nonfamily households	2,109	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,677	90.2%
Vacant	509	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,928	62.6%
Renter-occupied	1,749	37.4%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,897	55.9%
1-unit, attached	461	8.9%
2 to 4 units	799	15.4%
5 to 19 units	692	13.3%
20 or more units	235	4.5%
Mobile home & other	102	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0216750
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 64.8673, -147.8195