Steele Creek

In Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 5,861
Median household income: $117,260
Median home value: $331,200

Steele Creek is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to 5,861 residents. The median household income of $117,260 is above the Fairbanks North Star Borough median ($84,722).

From 2019 to 2023, Steele Creek's population declined 23.9% from 7,704 to 5,861, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $269,100 to $331,200.

90.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,861
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $117,260
Median home value: $331,200
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 2,600
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7045,861

Median household income

$99,382$117,260

Median home value

$269,100$331,200

Median gross rent

$861$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,704	$99,382	$269,100	$861
2020	7,365	$105,938	$271,600	$869
2021	7,399	$127,014	$274,900	$909
2022	6,542	$118,934	$309,900	$980
2023	5,861	$117,260	$331,200	$980

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	225	3.8%
5 to 17	961	16.4%
18 to 24	768	13.1%
25 to 34	340	5.8%
35 to 44	905	15.4%
45 to 54	980	16.7%
55 to 64	1,018	17.4%
65 to 74	470	8.0%
75 and over	194	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,576	78.1%
Black or African American	19	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	444	7.6%
Asian	133	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	1.5%
Two or more races	416	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate15.0%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	4.5%
High school graduate	588	15.0%
Some college or associate's	1,336	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,050	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	759	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,370	76.8%
Carpooled	215	7.0%
Public transit	62	2.0%
Walked	3	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	401	13.0%
Other means	33	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	243	9.1%
15 to 29 min	1,800	67.1%
30 to 44 min	351	13.1%
45 to 59 min	47	1.8%
60+ min	242	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 0.6% (37 of 5,841)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,572	73.7%
Nonfamily households	562	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,134	82.1%
Vacant	466	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,875	87.9%
Renter-occupied	259	12.1%

1-unit, detached90.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,357	90.7%
1-unit, attached	47	1.8%
2 to 4 units	16	0.6%
5 to 19 units	62	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	118	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0272985
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 93 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 64.9256, -147.4351