Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska

Southeast Fairbanks population, land area and income

Southeast Fairbanks had 7,313 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 24,832.3 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 30 in Alaska by population and 5th by land area. That works out to 0.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alaska has 6,175 residents; Southeast Fairbanks is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,014 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Southeast Fairbanks's population changed since 2020

Southeast Fairbanks gained 487 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.1%. That ranks 2nd of 30 in Alaska for growth. The median Alaska county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +1.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Southeast Fairbanks recorded 433 births and 243 deaths, a natural change of +190. Net international migration added +167 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +147. The largest single component was natural change, which added 190 people.

Where Southeast Fairbanks is

The Census internal point of Southeast Fairbanks is at 63.865000, -143.218600. It sits in UTM zone 7N. The map shades Alaska's 30 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Southeast Fairbanks outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Southeast Fairbanks

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Southeast Fairbanks. Its 7,313 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Southeast Fairbanks

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Southeast Fairbanks. The most populous is Matanuska-Susitna, AK, with 117,613 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Matanuska-Susitna

  117,613 people

  225 mi WSW

• Fairbanks North Star

  94,951 people

  113 mi WNW

• Yukon-Koyukuk

  5,099 people

  268 mi WNW

• Copper River

  2,631 people

  128 mi S

• Denali

  1,621 people

  208 mi W

Distance to Juneau and the nearest big city

Juneau is 483.0 miles SE of Southeast Fairbanks's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Anchorage, AK (population 289,600), 268.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fairbanks, AK (population 31,732), 148.6 miles away.

Southeast Fairbanks FIPS code

The FIPS code of Southeast Fairbanks is 02240: state code 02 for Alaska plus borough or census area code 240. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,014.