North Pole

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 2,663
Median household income: $93,355
Median home value: $272,000

North Pole is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to 2,663 residents. At $93,355, its median household income sits above Fairbanks North Star Borough's $84,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Pole's population declined 2.8% from 2,740 to 2,663, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $226,000 to $272,000.

27.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,663
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $93,355
Median home value: $272,000
Median gross rent: $1,281
Housing units: 1,110
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7402,663

Median household income

$81,042$93,355

Median home value

$226,000$272,000

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,281

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,740	$81,042	$226,000	$1,122
2020	2,969	$81,491	$222,400	$1,134
2021	2,825	$83,524	$232,200	$1,190
2022	2,816	$91,583	$261,800	$1,382
2023	2,663	$93,355	$272,000	$1,281

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

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3425.5%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 544.1%

55 to 644.2%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	304	11.4%
5 to 17	663	24.9%
18 to 24	158	5.9%
25 to 34	679	25.5%
35 to 44	430	16.1%
45 to 54	110	4.1%
55 to 64	113	4.2%
65 to 74	163	6.1%
75 and over	43	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,520	57.1%
Black or African American	86	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	117	4.4%
Asian	50	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	1.1%
Two or more races	465	17.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	397	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	2.2%
High school graduate	478	31.1%
Some college or associate's	609	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	300	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	117	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,042	86.0%
Carpooled	110	9.1%
Public transit	12	1.0%
Walked	38	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	224	18.5%
15 to 29 min	690	57.0%
30 to 44 min	201	16.6%
45 to 59 min	70	5.8%
60+ min	26	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 7.0% (186 of 2,641)

	Count	Share
Family households	635	63.4%
Nonfamily households	366	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,001	90.2%
Vacant	109	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	571	57.0%
Renter-occupied	430	43.0%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units21.4%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	685	61.7%
1-unit, attached	52	4.7%
2 to 4 units	237	21.4%
5 to 19 units	70	6.3%
20 or more units	66	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0255910
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 64.7527, -147.3627