Household Types in the Fairbanks Area, Alaska (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska and the Fairbanks Area
Fairbanks Area
Alaska
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.567940%49.841149%50.567940%50.6%17,85217.9k8.155114%10.936520%8.155114%8.2%2,8794.367901%5.811337%4.367901%4.4%1,54227.909809%25.696246%27.909809%27.9%9,8538.999235%7.714748%8.999235%9.0%3,177
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Alaska and the Fairbanks Area
Fairbanks Area
Alaska
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads72.903820%68.527192%72.903820%72.9%7,92118.407731%21.241383%18.407731%18.4%2,0008.688449%10.231425%8.688449%8.7%944

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska and the Fairbanks Area
Fairbanks Area
Alaska
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.776421%31.824885%30.776421%30.8%10,86510.9k69.070617%67.990089%69.070617%69.1%24,38424.4k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alaska and the Fairbanks Area
Fairbanks Area
Alaska
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3Other3-9.518072%-3.734940%-21.566265%-9.277108%-14.011171%-10.006627%-19.265360%-7.232794%-44.096386%44%55.903614%49.484048%55.903614%56%830-6.917808%-6.369863%-30.958904%-1.438356%-14.758883%-8.223350%-26.192893%-5.609137%-45.684932%46%54.315068%45.215736%54.315068%54%1,460-6.641613%-3.927875%-27.310833%-9.351738%-7.570911%-4.394906%-26.562280%-8.016192%-47.232059%47%52.767941%53.455711%52.767941%53%27,67427.7k-13.329615%-3.959844%-24.818740%-11.042945%-17.494832%-8.858434%-24.607610%-9.807825%-53.151143%53%46.848857%39.231299%46.848857%47%1,793-7.498198%-11.751983%-34.318673%-8.074982%-19.474006%-6.764526%-31.229358%-6.214067%-61.643836%62%38.356164%36.318043%38.356164%38%1,387-23.992589%-4.492821%-34.414081%-8.383511%-22.578080%-10.125111%-21.993821%-6.276957%-71.283001%71%28.716999%39.026032%28.716999%29%2,159
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Household Types by Place in the Fairbanks Area

There are 17 places in the Fairbanks Area. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the Fairbanks Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fairbanks Area.

Married by Place#5

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fairbanks Area, selected places in the Fairbanks Area, and entities that contain the Fairbanks Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Eielson AFBPleasant VlyFoxSteele CreekFarmers LoopSalchaChena RidgeBadgerEsterFairbanks N Star BoroFairbanks N Star …FairbanksAlaskaWestPacificNorth PoleUnited StatesGoldstreamCollegeFairbanksTwo RiversHarding-Birch LksS Van HornMoose Creek78.751501%78.751501%79%656172.727273%72.727273%73%48270.560748%70.560748%71%151360.554885%60.554885%61%1,506459.098787%59.098787%59%1,023557.326478%57.326478%57%223656.776400%56.776400%57%1,328753.884748%53.884748%54%3,759851.625616%51.625616%52%524950.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k49.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.174079%49.174079%49%3871048.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M46.600813%46.600813%47%8021145.565217%45.565217%46%2,0961245.189238%45.189238%45%4,9551335.714286%35.714286%36%651430.487805%30.487805%30%251526.511628%26.511628%27%571621.403509%21.403509%21%6117
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Fairbanks Area

There is 1 county in the Fairbanks Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Fairbanks Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fairbanks Area.

Married by County#11

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fairbanks Area, selected counties in the Fairbanks Area, and entities that contain the Fairbanks Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Fairbanks N Star BoroFairbanks N Star …FairbanksFairbanks North StarAlaskaWestPacificUnited States50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k149.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Fairbanks Area

There is 1 county subdivision in the Fairbanks Area. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, the Fairbanks Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fairbanks Area.

Married by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fairbanks Area, selected county subdivisions in the Fairbanks Area, and entities that contain the Fairbanks Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Fairbanks N Star BoroFairbanks N Star …FairbanksFairbanks N StarAlaskaWestPacificUnited States50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k149.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Alaska

There are 4 metro areas in Alaska. This section compares the Fairbanks Area to all of the metro areas in Alaska and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fairbanks Area.

Married by Metro Area#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fairbanks Area, selected other metro areas in Alaska, and entities that contain the Fairbanks Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#AnchorageFairbanks N Star BoroFairbanks N Star …FairbanksJuneau AreaAlaskaWestPacificUnited StatesKetchikan50.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k150.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k250.428407%50.428407%50%6,121349.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.283548%47.283548%47%2,4634
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 4 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the Fairbanks Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fairbanks Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

Married by Metro Area#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fairbanks Area, selected other metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the Fairbanks Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Provo AreaOgden AreaGreeley AreaSan Jose AreaOxnard AreaSalt Lake CityKennewickColorado SpringsUrban HonoluluBremertonRiversideVisalia AreaBoise CityPrescott AreaStockton AreaSalinas AreaModesto AreaOlympia AreaBakersfieldSalem AreaAnchorageSan Luis ObispoMerced AreaFairbanks N Star BoroFairbanks N Star …FairbanksFort CollinsYakima AreaVallejo AreaSan DiegoAlaskaWestPacificPortland AreaSeattle AreaSanta MariaSpokane AreaLas CrucesSacramentoMedford AreaUnited StatesDenver AreaSan FranciscoBellinghamPhoenix AreaSanta CruzSanta RosaLake Havasu CityBoulder AreaLos AngelesFresno AreaReno AreaAlbuquerqueEugene AreaLas VegasTucson AreaChico Area71.275170%71.275170%71%110,118110k164.142275%64.142275%64%127,892128k257.888962%57.888962%58%55,93055.9k356.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k455.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k555.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k653.904355%53.904355%54%50,44150.4k753.415482%53.415482%53%138,368138k852.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k952.854962%52.854962%53%51,93051.9k1052.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k1152.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k1252.433770%52.433770%52%126,314126k1352.023115%52.023115%52%48,61348.6k1451.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k1551.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k1651.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k1751.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k1851.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k1951.126660%51.126660%51%73,58273.6k2050.841629%50.841629%51%69,04769.0k2150.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k2250.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k2350.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.562302%50.562302%51%64,24864.2k2450.357873%50.357873%50%40,38540.4k2550.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k2649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k2749.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k2848.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k2948.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k3048.642286%48.642286%49%104,130104k3148.429770%48.429770%48%36,31736.3k3248.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k3348.274959%48.274959%48%40,53640.5k3448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k3548.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k3647.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k3747.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k3847.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k3947.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k4047.375981%47.375981%47%38,91738.9k4147.226063%47.226063%47%58,40458.4k4247.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M4346.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k4445.577893%45.577893%46%77,83277.8k4543.875048%43.875048%44%150,609151k4643.849017%43.849017%44%64,32364.3k4743.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4843.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k4943.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Fairbanks Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fairbanks Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fairbanks Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Fairbanks Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisFairbanks N Star BoroFairbanks N Star …FairbanksSan DiegoAlaskaWestNashvillePacificCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k750.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k50.567940%50.567940%51%17,85217.9k49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.841149%49.841149%50%124,720125k49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Fairbanks Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Alaska
Borough:
Fairbanks North Star
Principal City:
Fairbanks
Census Subareas:
Fairbanks North Star
Cities:
Fairbanks, North Pole
Unincorporated Places:
Badger, Chena Ridge, College, Eielson AFB, Ester, Farmers Loop, Fox, Goldstream, Harding-Birch Lakes, Moose Creek, Pleasant Valley, Salcha, South Van Horn, Steele Creek, Two Rivers
ZIP Codes:
99701, 99702, 99703, 99705, 99709, 99712, 99714, 99760, 99775
Unified School District:
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State Senate Districts:
AK-A, AK-B, AK-C
State House Districts:
AK-1, AK-2, AK-3, AK-4, AK-5, AK-6