
Alaska · FIPS 02240
Southeast Fairbanks ZIP codes — Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
Quick answer
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is home to 6,936 residents with a median household income of $74,223 and a median home value of $262,800. 75.9% of households own their home and 13.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Southeast Fairbanks ZIP code? 7 ZIP code areas fall inside Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, listed in full below.
- Population
- 6,936Southeast Fairbanks Census Area residents
- Median household income
- $74,223Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $262,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,304Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.9%Owner-occupied households
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a mid-size town in Alaska, with 6,936 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area earn a median of $74,223 a year, 5.5% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is valued at $262,800, 13.4% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,304 a month, 7.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,648 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area.
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What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Alaska
Largest Census places in Alaska by population.
- Anchorage municipality 289,069
- Fairbanks city 32,242
- Juneau city and borough 31,969
- Badger CDP 19,033
- Knik-Fairview CDP 18,921
- College CDP 11,730
- North Lakes CDP 10,583
- Tanaina CDP 9,738
- Wasilla city 9,435
- Meadow Lakes CDP 8,994
- Sitka city and borough 8,393
- Ketchikan city 8,151
Nearby counties
Other counties in Alaska.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has 6,936 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
- Median household income in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is $74,223 a year, 5.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
- Median gross rent is $1,304 a month and the median home value is $262,800, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
- Is Southeast Fairbanks Census Area affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Southeast Fairbanks Census Area data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.