Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Alaska Division of Public Health: Alaska Office Building, Juneau
Population:
- Total Population: 82,840
- Males: 43,190
- Females: 39,650
Ethnicity:
- White: 63,018
- Black/African American: 4,838
- Hispanic: 3,486
- Native American/Eskimo: 5,251
- Asian: 1,957
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 241
- Other: 238
- 2 or more: 3,811
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (70,245)
- Spanish (1,950)
- German (560)
- Korean (455)
- Tagalog (375)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 3,353
- Korea (508)
- Philippines (441)
- Canada (373)
- Germany (302)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (196)
- United Kingdom (145)
- Mexico (134)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (5,336)
- Catholic Church (5,284)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (2,783)
- Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses (2,272)
- Independent, Charismatic Churches (1,500)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 16,106
- Sensory: 2,736
- Physical: 4,075
- Mental: 2,885
- Self-care: 1,127
- Go outside home: 2,283
- Employment: 3,614
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 511
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 29,777
- Utility gas: 761
- Bottled or LP gas: 389
- Electricity: 2,850
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 22,851
- Coal or Coke: 893
- Wood: 906
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 826
- No fuel used: 301
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 54,914
- No vehicle: 3,118
- 1 or more vehicle: 51,796
Education Attainment:
- No School: 165
- No High School: 872
- Some High School: 2,881
- High School: 12,240
- Some College: 15,253
- Associate's Degree: 3,595
- College Degree: 7,859
- Master's Degree: 3,344
- Professional Degree: 824
- Doctoral Degree: 941
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 29,777
- Owners with phone: 15,770
- Owners without phone: 300
- Renters with phone: 13,288
- Renters without phone: 419
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Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
99701, 99702, 99703, 99705, 99706, 99707, 99708, 99709, 99710, 99711, 99712, 99714, 99716, 99725, 99775, 99790
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KFXF ( TV) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KJNP-TV (66 TV) NORTH POLE, AK
- KUAC-TV (186 TV) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KRUA (88.1 FM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KJHA (88.7 FM) NORTH POLE, AK
- KUAC (89.9 FM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KSUA (91.5 FM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KNOM-FM (96.1 FM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KWLF (98.1 FM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KJNP-FM (100.3 FM) NORTH POLE, AK
- KFAR (660 AM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KNOM (780 AM) FAIRBANKS, AK
- KJNP (1170 AM) NORTH POLE, AK
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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