Fairbanks is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 30,259 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Fairbanks is the third largest community in Alaska.

Fairbanks is a military town: the armed forces employs 14.70% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Healthcare are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 13.91% and 11.66% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fairbanks spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Fairbanks is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Fairbanks, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Fairbanks Information and Demographics

The citizens of Fairbanks are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 19.36% of adults in Fairbanks having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fairbanks in 2000 was $19,814, 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 $79,256 for a family of four.

Fairbanks is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairbanks home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fairbanks is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairbanks include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fairbanks is English. Some people also speak Spanish.