Moose Creek

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 332
Median household income: $86,607
Median home value: $233,900

Moose Creek is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to 332 residents. The median household income of $86,607 is in line with the Fairbanks North Star Borough median ($84,722).

From 2019 to 2023, Moose Creek's population declined 58.2% from 795 to 332, while its median home value rose 13.9% from $205,400 to $233,900.

79.6% of workers drive to work alone. 38.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 332
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $86,607
Median home value: $233,900
Median gross rent: $1,368
Housing units: 269
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

795332

Median household income

$64,293$86,607

Median home value

$205,400$233,900

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,368

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	795	$64,293	$205,400	$1,164
2020	574	$59,869	$185,300	$897
2021	547	$108,264	$185,100	$1,308
2022	584	$74,762	$164,900	$1,388
2023	332	$86,607	$233,900	$1,368

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2433.7%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	112	33.7%
25 to 34	56	16.9%
35 to 44	19	5.7%
45 to 54	58	17.5%
55 to 64	55	16.6%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	32	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	262	78.9%
Black or African American	14	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	2	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	9.5%
High school graduate	78	35.5%
Some college or associate's	72	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	39	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means7.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	164	79.6%
Carpooled	11	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	15	7.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	23.3%
15 to 29 min	73	35.4%
30 to 44 min	70	34.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	15	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 15.7% (52 of 332)

	Count	Share
Family households	98	57.0%
Nonfamily households	74	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	172	63.9%
Vacant	97	36.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	95	55.2%
Renter-occupied	77	44.8%

1-unit, detached38.3%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units30.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	103	38.3%
1-unit, attached	14	5.2%
2 to 4 units	55	20.4%
5 to 19 units	81	30.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0250080
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 64.7163, -147.1666