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 14.99 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Fairbanks who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.49% of adults in Fairbanks have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fairbanks in 2022 was $34,820, which is lower middle income relative to Alaska, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,280 for a family of four. However, Fairbanks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fairbanks is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fairbanks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairbanks residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Fairbanks also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fairbanks include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Fairbanks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
