Delta Junction

In Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.

Population: 1,154
Median household income: $85,694
Median home value: $268,700

Located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, Delta Junction is a community with a population of 1,154. At $85,694, its median household income sits above Southeast Fairbanks Census Area's $74,223.

From 2019 to 2023, Delta Junction's population grew 16.2% from 993 to 1,154, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $222,200 to $268,700.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 23.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,154
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $85,694
Median home value: $268,700
Median gross rent: $1,155
Housing units: 596
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9931,154

Median household income

$68,500$85,694

Median home value

$222,200$268,700

Median gross rent

$898$1,155

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	993	$68,500	$222,200	$898
2020	1,182	$64,792	$216,800	$860
2021	1,259	$71,765	$222,800	$1,014
2022	1,126	$80,556	$260,500	$1,046
2023	1,154	$85,694	$268,700	$1,155

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4423.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	9.0%
5 to 17	197	17.1%
18 to 24	64	5.5%
25 to 34	187	16.2%
35 to 44	269	23.3%
45 to 54	113	9.8%
55 to 64	97	8.4%
65 to 74	66	5.7%
75 and over	57	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	913	79.1%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	2.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.3%
Two or more races	81	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's47.0%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	4.9%
High school graduate	191	24.2%
Some college or associate's	371	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	120	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	68	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	415	77.6%
Carpooled	59	11.0%
Public transit	9	1.7%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	6	1.1%
Worked from home	38	7.1%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	264	53.1%
15 to 29 min	200	40.2%
30 to 44 min	8	1.6%
45 to 59 min	6	1.2%
60+ min	19	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.7% (100 of 1,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	258	55.8%
Nonfamily households	204	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	462	77.5%
Vacant	134	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	345	74.7%
Renter-occupied	117	25.3%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	421	70.6%
1-unit, attached	11	1.8%
2 to 4 units	59	9.9%
5 to 19 units	58	9.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0218620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 64.0573, -145.7000