ZIP Code 99705

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Population: 22,281
Median household income: $96,966
Median home value: $290,100

ZIP Code 99705 (Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska) is home to about 22,281 residents. Its median household income of $96,966 runs above the Fairbanks North Star Borough figure of $84,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 99705's population declined 3.7% from 23,131 to 22,281, while its median gross rent rose 20.5% from $1,241 to $1,496.

The median gross rent is $1,496. 26.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,281
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $96,966
Median home value: $290,100
Median gross rent: $1,496
Housing units: 9,091
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,13122,281

Median household income

$80,875$96,966

Median home value

$225,200$290,100

Median gross rent

$1,241$1,496

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,131	$80,875	$225,200	$1,241
2020	23,633	$85,739	$231,600	$1,359
2021	22,925	$88,824	$236,400	$1,403
2022	22,872	$88,788	$273,800	$1,409
2023	22,281	$96,966	$290,100	$1,496

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,527	6.9%
5 to 17	4,120	18.5%
18 to 24	2,150	9.6%
25 to 34	3,872	17.4%
35 to 44	3,527	15.8%
45 to 54	2,009	9.0%
55 to 64	2,689	12.1%
65 to 74	1,416	6.4%
75 and over	971	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,754	75.2%
Black or African American	322	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	905	4.1%
Asian	315	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	107	0.5%
Some other race	60	0.3%
Two or more races	2,207	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,611	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	958	6.6%
High school graduate	3,854	26.6%
Some college or associate's	5,866	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,484	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,322	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,210	83.5%
Carpooled	1,020	9.2%
Public transit	53	0.5%
Walked	65	0.6%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	458	4.2%
Other means	218	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,019	19.1%
15 to 29 min	5,769	54.5%
30 to 44 min	2,254	21.3%
45 to 59 min	300	2.8%
60+ min	236	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 4.5% (987 of 22,145)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,285	67.4%
Nonfamily households	2,551	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,836	86.2%
Vacant	1,255	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,134	78.3%
Renter-occupied	1,702	21.7%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,369	70.1%
1-unit, attached	472	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,385	15.2%
5 to 19 units	300	3.3%
20 or more units	86	0.9%
Mobile home & other	479	5.3%

ZIP Code 99705

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