Goldstream

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 3,238
Median household income: $92,604
Median home value: $289,600

Goldstream is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to 3,238 residents. The median household income of $92,604 is above the Fairbanks North Star Borough median ($84,722).

From 2019 to 2023, Goldstream's population declined 9.9% from 3,592 to 3,238, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $269,700 to $289,600.

The typical home was built around 1988. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,238
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $92,604
Median home value: $289,600
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 1,879
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 73.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5923,238

Median household income

$81,750$92,604

Median home value

$269,700$289,600

Median gross rent

$691$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,592	$81,750	$269,700	$691
2020	3,315	$70,060	$237,800	$678
2021	2,822	$68,216	$249,400	$719
2022	2,798	$86,724	$276,200	$766
2023	3,238	$92,604	$289,600	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 342.6%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	3.2%
5 to 17	532	16.4%
18 to 24	337	10.4%
25 to 34	83	2.6%
35 to 44	627	19.4%
45 to 54	540	16.7%
55 to 64	369	11.4%
65 to 74	537	16.6%
75 and over	108	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,065	94.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	111	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate10.4%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree35.3%

Graduate or professional degree37.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	236	10.4%
Some college or associate's	371	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	799	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	858	37.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone59.4%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.1%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,162	59.4%
Carpooled	199	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	452	23.1%
Other means	107	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	6.3%
15 to 29 min	637	42.4%
30 to 44 min	565	37.6%
45 to 59 min	123	8.2%
60+ min	85	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 6.3% (205 of 3,236)

	Count	Share
Family households	733	48.7%
Nonfamily households	773	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,506	80.1%
Vacant	373	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,179	78.3%
Renter-occupied	327	21.7%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,716	91.3%
1-unit, attached	54	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	109	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0229130
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 86 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 64.9422, -148.0273