Ester

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 2,784
Median household income: $67,640
Median home value: $242,000

Ester, a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, has 2,784 residents. The median household income of $67,640 is below the Fairbanks North Star Borough median ($84,722).

From 2019 to 2023, Ester's population grew 71.6% from 1,622 to 2,784, while its median home value rose 4.1% from $232,500 to $242,000.

85.1% of workers drive to work alone. 80.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,784
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $67,640
Median home value: $242,000
Median gross rent: $1,232
Housing units: 1,483
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6222,784

Median household income

$65,664$67,640

Median home value

$232,500$242,000

Median gross rent

$668$1,232

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,622	$65,664	$232,500	$668
2020	2,174	$66,683	$252,900	$662
2021	2,719	$67,788	$248,100	$668
2022	2,989	$72,917	$260,300	$743
2023	2,784	$67,640	$242,000	$1,232

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3426.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over0.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	3.1%
5 to 17	286	10.3%
18 to 24	168	6.0%
25 to 34	737	26.5%
35 to 44	374	13.4%
45 to 54	343	12.3%
55 to 64	451	16.2%
65 to 74	335	12.0%
75 and over	5	0.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,196	78.9%
Black or African American	71	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	2.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	193	6.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	193	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	4.6%
High school graduate	955	42.5%
Some college or associate's	380	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	422	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	384	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,140	85.1%
Carpooled	9	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	8.4%
Other means	60	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	382	31.1%
15 to 29 min	442	36.0%
30 to 44 min	249	20.3%
45 to 59 min	95	7.7%
60+ min	60	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 9.9% (265 of 2,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	560	41.7%
Nonfamily households	783	58.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,343	90.6%
Vacant	140	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	696	51.8%
Renter-occupied	647	48.2%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,186	80.0%
1-unit, attached	74	5.0%
2 to 4 units	137	9.2%
5 to 19 units	26	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0223460
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 64 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 64.8791, -148.0412