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Population (year 2000): 30,224. Estimated
population in July 2005: 31,324 (+3.6% change)
Males: 15,501 (51.3%), Females: 14,723 (48.7%)
Zip codes:
99701,
99709,
99712,
99775.
Median resident age: 27.6 years
Median household income: $40,577 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,400 (year 2000)
Races in Fairbanks:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.2%)
- American Indian (13.3%)
- Black (11.2%)
- Two or more races (6.6%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Korean (0.9%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.1%), Irish (11.0%),
English (8.6%), United States (5.9%), Norwegian (3.9%), Italian
(3.6%).
Elevation: 440 feet
Land area: 31.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairbanks
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairbanks city
- Never married: 28.7%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 11.9%
5.1% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.8%
Latin America, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -872 (-2.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Fairbanks:
- FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1650 COWLES
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairbanks:
- VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 241 miles; PALMER, AK)
- VALDEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 275 miles; VALDEZ,
AK)
- PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 283 miles;
ANCHORAGE, AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairbanks:
- WAINWRIGHT AAF (about 9 miles; FAIRBANKS/FT
WAINWRIGHT, AK; ID: FBK)
- FAIRBANKS INTL (about 9 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID:
FAI)
- EIELSON AFB (about 46 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: EIL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairbanks:
- CHENA RIVER (about 8 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; ID: 2Z5)
- BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (about 25 miles; NORTH POLE, AK;
ID: 95Z)
- LIVENGOOD CAMP (about 79 miles; LIVENGOOD, AK; ID:
4AK)
Colleges/Universities in Fairbanks:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (Full-time
enrollment: 5,034; Location: SIGNERS HALL; Public;
Website: www.uaf.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- NEW CONCEPTS BEAUTY SCHOOL INC (FT
enrollment: 25; Location: 3677 COLLEGE RD STE 4;
Private, for-profit)
- SST TRAVEL SCHOOLS OF ALASKA-FAIRBANKS
(Location: 100 CUSHMAN STE 309; Private, for-profit)
- ASBESTOS REMOVAL SPECIALISTS OF ALASKA INC
(Location: 3049 DAVIS ROAD; Private, for-profit)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(Location: 910 YUKON DR; Public; Website:
info.alaska.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Fairbanks:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 289 miles;
ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2038 miles; PORT ANGELES,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2067 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2069 miles;
BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
- SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2087 miles; MT VERNON,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
- OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 2103 miles; BREMERTON, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,889)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2103 miles; OLYMPIA,
WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public high schools in Fairbanks:
- WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,372;
Location: 3800 GIEST ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LATHROP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,355;
Location: 901 AIRPORT WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOWARD LUKE ACADEMY (Students: 111; Location:
601 LOFTUS RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HUTCHISON CAREER CENTER (Location: 3750 GEIST
ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fairbanks:
- MONROE CATHOLIC HIGH SCH (Students: 213;
Location: 615 MONROE STREET; Grades: 7 - 12)
- FAR NORTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 122;
Location: 1110 20TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- FRONTIER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location:
946 COWLES STREET STE 210; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fairbanks:
- INTERIOR DISTANCE EDUCATION OF AK (IDEA)
(Students: 3,769; Location: 609 2ND AVENUE; Grades: PK -
12)
- RAVEN CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL (Students: 1,041;
Location: 4762 OLD AIRPORT WAY; Grades: KG - 12)
- TANANA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 569;
Location: 600 TRAINOR GATE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 516;
Location: 554 LOFTUS ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
- RYAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 507; Location:
951 AIRPORT WAY; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WELLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 507; Location:
635 ELEMENTARY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- TICASUK BROWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 496;
Location: 785 LAKLOEY DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LADD ELEMENTARY (Students: 491; Location: 601
F STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- RANDY SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 478;
Location: 1401 BAINBRIDGE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BADGER ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 468;
Location: 2301 BROADWAY ROAD, NORTH POLE; Grades: PK -
06)
Private primary/middle schools in Fairbanks:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 715 MONROE STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- FAIRHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 129;
Location: 101 CITY LIGHTS BLVD; Grades: KG - 8)
- FAIRBANKS MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 120;
Location: 2014 30TH AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- FAIRBANKS SDA SCHOOL (Students: 16; Location:
PO BOX 82997; Grades: 1 - 9)
Library in Fairbanks:
- FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $3,629,653; Location: 1215 COWLES
STREET; 269,957 books; 9,680 audio materials; 8,804
video materials; 585 serial subscriptions)
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