Chena Ridge vs Fairbanks

A side-by-side comparison of Chena Ridge and Fairbanks: population, income, housing, and more.

Chena Ridge and Fairbanks are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairbanks has the higher population (32,242 vs 5,927 in Chena Ridge). Chena Ridge has the higher median household income ($140,722 vs $72,077 in Fairbanks). Chena Ridge has the higher median home value ($411,600 vs $255,700 in Fairbanks).

Population, income & housing

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
Population	5,927	32,242
Median age	38.5 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$140,722	$72,077
Median home value	$411,600	$255,700
Median gross rent	$1,148	$1,470
Housing units	2,557	13,924
Homeownership rate	73.2%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
Population	6,111 → 5,927 (-3.0%)	31,551 → 32,242 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$100,744 → $140,722 (+39.7%)	$62,602 → $72,077 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$281,000 → $411,600 (+46.5%)	$211,500 → $255,700 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,148 (+45.5%)	$1,388 → $1,470 (+5.9%)

Chena Ridge

Population

6,1115,927

Median household income

$100,744$140,722

Median home value

$281,000$411,600

Median gross rent

$789$1,148

Fairbanks

Population

31,55132,242

Median household income

$62,602$72,077

Median home value

$211,500$255,700

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,470

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
Under 5	6.5%	8.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	16.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	20.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.9%
75 and over	3.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	57.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.5%	7.5%
Asian	2.4%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	10.6%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	18.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
Drove alone	72.7%	66.1%
Carpooled	13.9%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.6%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.5%
Worked from home	9.7%	5.2%
Other means	2.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
1-unit, detached	91.4%	33.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	15.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Chena Ridge	Fairbanks
Poverty rate	4.0%	9.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1996	1979