Fairbanks, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

5%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairbanks	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$31,455	$34,191	$29,829
Median household income	$64,397	$74,444	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$93,607	$90,966	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$55,528	$51,397	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,936	$42,898	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,671	$30,988	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.3%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairbanks is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fairbanks is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairbanks is 5% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairbanks is 39% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,927 $64,397 $128,794

City

$49,624 $74,444 $148,888

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fairbanks median earnings by income bracket

Fairbanks employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	11.2%
Manufacturing sector	2.6%	2.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	14.4%	14.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	9.4%	9.4%
Other	32.5%	32.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Steele Creek, AK	7,365	$105,938	91.5%
Chena Ridge, AK	5,863	$96,838	75.0%
Badger, AK	19,434	$92,872	67.9%
Farmers Loop, AK	5,089	$87,579	58.3%
North Pole, AK	2,969	$81,491	47.3%
Fairbanks, AK	31,427	$64,397	16.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aiken, SC	31,428	$56,202	1.6%
Saint-Constant, QC	31,461	n/a
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA	31,480	$69,297	25.3%
Shawnee, OK	31,361	$41,123	25.7%
Redmond, OR	31,359	$64,852	17.2%
Fairbanks, AK	31,427	$64,397	16.4%

Source: The Fairbanks, AK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).