
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Fairbanks North Star Borough
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 33,291 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 29,777 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 17,733 | 53.3 | 1.00 or less | 27,751 | 93.2 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 2,399 | 7.2 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 1,178 | 4.0 | |
| 2 units | 2,239 | 6.7 | 1.51 or more | 848 | 2.8 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,442 | 7.3 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 2,902 | 8.7 | Specified owner-occupied units | 12,298 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 1,090 | 3.3 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2,588 | 7.8 | Less than $50,000 | 571 | 4.6 | |
| Mobile home | 1,832 | 5.5 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,603 | 21.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 66 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 4,849 | 39.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 2,763 | 22.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 1,310 | 10.7 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 578 | 1.7 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 176 | 1.4 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,523 | 7.6 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 20 | 0.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,147 | 6.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 6 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 9,894 | 29.7 | Median (dollars) | 132,700 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9,022 | 27.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 3,688 | 11.1 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 4,979 | 15.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 460 | 1.4 | With a mortgage | 9,060 | 73.7 | |
| Less than $300 | 19 | 0.2 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 156 | 1.3 | |||
| 1 room | 2,129 | 6.4 | $500 to $699 | 470 | 3.8 | |
| 2 rooms | 3,424 | 10.3 | $700 to $999 | 1,588 | 12.9 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,208 | 12.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,945 | 32.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 5,403 | 16.2 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,094 | 17.0 | |
| 5 rooms | 6,073 | 18.2 | $2,000 or more | 788 | 6.4 | |
| 6 rooms | 4,525 | 13.6 | Median (dollars) | 1,294 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 3,211 | 9.6 | Not mortgaged | 3,238 | 26.3 | |
| 8 rooms | 2,122 | 6.4 | Median (dollars) | 431 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 2,196 | 6.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 4.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 29,777 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,279 | 34.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 8,780 | 29.5 | 15 to 19 percent | 2,402 | 19.5 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,133 | 34.0 | 20 to 24 percent | 1,868 | 15.2 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,144 | 13.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,193 | 9.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 4,328 | 14.5 | 30 to 34 percent | 773 | 6.3 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 1,749 | 5.9 | 35 percent or more | 1,749 | 14.2 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 643 | 2.2 | Not computed | 34 | 0.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 13,623 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 1,950 | 6.5 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,028 | 33.7 | Less than $200 | 159 | 1.2 | |
| 2 | 11,747 | 39.4 | $200 to $299 | 316 | 2.3 | |
| 3 or more | 6,052 | 20.3 | $300 to $499 | 2,024 | 14.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,780 | 27.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,619 | 19.2 | |||
| Utility Gas | 761 | 2.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 1,145 | 8.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 389 | 1.3 | $1,500 or more | 241 | 1.8 | |
| Electricity | 2,850 | 9.6 | No cash rent | 3,339 | 24.5 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 22,851 | 76.7 | Median (dollars) | 679 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 893 | 3.0 | ||||
| Wood | 906 | 3.0 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 826 | 2.8 | Less than 15 percent | 2,116 | 15.5 | |
| No fuel used | 301 | 1.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,675 | 12.3 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,411 | 10.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,044 | 7.7 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 2,092 | 7.0 | 30 to 34 percent | 921 | 6.8 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 1,911 | 6.4 | 35 percent or more | 3,017 | 22.1 | |
| No telephone service | 719 | 2.4 | Not computed | 3,439 | 25.2 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

