ZIP 99709 · Fairbanks
Who lives in ZIP code 99709 (Fairbanks, AK): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairbanks, AK · Fairbanks North Star
uszips 2026
People29,551
Median age37.2
Household income$86,294
Home value$306,606
Median rent$1,337/mo
Poverty6.5%
College degree+43.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fairbanks-College, AK
- Time zone
- Alaska
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,509
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.4% are 65 or older; 78.0% are adults.
Household income
43.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,468.
Education (adults 25+)
59.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.0%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 53.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.8%
- Rent burden
- 27.5%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 10.5%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.