Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Alaska

What stands out

If you had to describe Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in numbers, start here: the average commute is in the bottom 3% of American counties (14 minutes), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and unemployment is in the top 9% of American counties (5.2%). Within Alaska it ranks 7th of 9 counties for the average commute, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. 6,888 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population grew 0.9% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -8).

Alaska has no state income tax and no state sales tax, and it pays residents an annual Permanent Fund Dividend from oil revenue. Most goods arrive by barge or air, so groceries, fuel and building materials cost well above the national average, and winter heating is a major line item. Roughly half the population lives in the Anchorage area; much of the rest is reachable only by plane or ferry.

Money

The typical household here brings in $75,378 a year, higher than 83% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $90,122. Unemployment runs 5.2%, higher than 91% of American counties. 9% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 14 minutes each way.

Alaska has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $293K, pricier than 68% of American counties, about 2.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,008 a month. Property tax is 0.85% of home value, roughly $1,893 a year on that median home, lower than 51% of American counties. 75% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 64% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 75.4 years, shorter than 55% of American counties. There are 4 active physicians in the county, about 5.8 per 10,000 people. 16.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

94% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

Under Alaska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 58 out of 100, riskier than 59% of American counties; the county has had 23 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 86 Mbps down, slower than 91% of American counties. There are 20 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 National Park Service site.