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Population (year 2000): 5,400
Males: 2,832 (52.4%), Females: 2,568 (47.6%)
Zip code:
99702
Median resident age: 22.3 years
Median household income: $35,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $122,900 (year 2000)
Races in Eielson AFB:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.5%)
- Black (9.4%)
- Hispanic (5.8%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Filipino (1.3%)
- Korean (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (12.5%),
United States (12.4%), English (8.9%), Polish (4.5%), Italian
(4.1%).
Land area: 52.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eielson AFB
- High school or higher: 98.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eielson AFB CDP
- Never married: 15.8%
- Now married: 82.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 0.6%
- Divorced: 1.3%
3.4% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.7% Latin
America, 0.5% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eielson AFB:
- FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles;
FAIRBANKS, AK)
- VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 247 miles; PALMER, AK)
- VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 250 miles; VALDEZ,
AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eielson AFB:
- EIELSON AFB (about 4 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: EIL)
- WAINWRIGHT AAF (about 35 miles; FAIRBANKS/FT
WAINWRIGHT, AK; ID: FBK)
- FAIRBANKS INTL (about 50 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID:
FAI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eielson AFB:
- BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (about 19 miles; NORTH POLE, AK;
ID: 95Z)
- CHENA RIVER (about 50 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: 2Z5)
- TOTATLANIKA RIVER (about 105 miles; TOTATLANIKA
RIVER, AK; ID: 9AK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eielson AFB:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 50 miles;
FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 300 miles;
ANCHORAGE, AK; FT enrollment: 9,453)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1997 miles; PORT ANGELES,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2026 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2028 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2046 miles; MT VERNON,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 2062 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,889)
Public high school in Eielson AFB:
- BEN EIELSON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 611;
Location: 5271 RAVEN'S WAY; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Eielson AFB:
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 499; Location:
5305 RAVEN'S WAY; Grades: 03 - 06)
- ANDERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 415; Location:
5227 KODIAK STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
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