County profile
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
United States · GDP 2024
#530 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 85% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
26,009
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,576
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
93,972
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$88.3k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
33.1%±2.1%
Poverty rate
6.1%±1.0%
Business applications
1,173 · 2025
Retail establishments
271
28.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Denali Bancorporation, Inc.Financial Services$27.3M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation21%
Transportation10%
Construction10%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
93,972
residents · 2025 · -1.4% since 2020
Income per capita $75.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−5,799
International migration+920
Natural change+3,533
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.0B2019
$5.9B2020
$6.5B2021
$6.8B2022
$7.2B2023
$7.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$298.2k±$9.5k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
14.8%±1.7%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$11.1M
31 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Wildfire 98Earthquake 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3442016
3572017
3672018
3702019
3832020
4112021
4532022
4792023
4952024
5202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -14% since 2021362021
272022
492023
182024
312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.9 km
I-2
Nearest freight rail
28.5 km
ARR
Nearest port
123.1 km
YUTANA BARGE LINES, NENANA DK
Nearest commercial airport
61.2 km
FAIRBANKS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.4k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Fairbanks North Star Borough?
Fairbanks North Star Borough's economy produced $7.9B in 2024, growing 9.5% year over year — faster than 90% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.