Population
Alaska Health Area: Fairbanks-Denali
Borough/Census Area: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Denali Census Area
Sources: US Census, Alaska Department of Labor
Population	Fairbanks	Denali	Fairbanks- Denali	Alaska
Population 2000	82,840	1,893	84,733	626,932
Population change 1990-2000 (percent)	7%	7%	7%	14%
Sex	Fairbanks	Denali	Fairbanks- Denali	Alaska
Male: Number	43,217	1,101	44,318	324,112
Male:Percent	52%	58%	52%	52%
Female: Number	39,623	792	40,415	302,820
Female:Percent	49%	42%	48%	48%
Age	Fairbanks	Denali	Fairbanks- Denali	Alaska
Persons under 5 years	6,722	98	6,820	47,591
Percent under 5 years	8%	5%	8%	8%
Persons 65 and over	3,843	58	3,901	35,699
Percent 65 and over	5%	3%	5%	6%
Median age	29.5	37.6		32.4
Race: Numbers*	Fairbanks	Denali	Fairbanks- Denali	Alaska
White	68,386	2	68,388	463,999
Black/African-American	5,792	29	5,821	27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian	8,174	162	8,336	119,241
Asian	2,673	40	2,713	32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	477	10	487	5,515
Other	2,155	33	2,188	15,151
Hispanic (any race)	3,440	47	3,487	25,852
Race: Percent*	Fairbanks	Denali	Fairbanks Denali	Alaska
White	81%	89%	81%	70%
Black/African-American	7%	2%	7%	4%
Alaska Native/ American Indian	9%	7%	10%	18%
Asian	3%	2%	3%	5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander	1%	1%	1%	1%
Other	3%	2%	3%	2%
Hispanic (any race)	4%	2%	4%	4%
* Racial data for Alaska uses Modified Estimates (MARS) of Race and Ethnicity to distribute "more than one race" respondents among the racial categories.
Alaska Health Profiles Online Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit, Division of Public Health, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Updated 8/7/02