North Pole is a very small city located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 2,373 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Pole is the 33rd largest community in Alaska.

North Pole is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.29% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Public Service and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 16.48% and 12.91% of the civilian workforce respectively.

In terms of college education, North Pole is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.85% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Pole in 2018 was $38,326, which is middle income relative to Alaska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,304 for a family of four. However, North Pole contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Pole is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Pole home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Pole residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in North Pole include German, Irish, English, Scandinavian, and European.

The most common language spoken in North Pole is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Tagalog.