CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Knik-Fairview

Alaska · 7,049 residents · 73.5 sq mi

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Knik-Fairview is a city of 7,049 people in Alaska. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average. The population has fallen 33% since 2009. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $781 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,049

−33%vs 2009

vs 10,595 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

33.2

−1%vs 2009

vs 33.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

73.5 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.6%(538)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.2%(649)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.7%(756)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.3%(587)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.9%(277)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.9%(906)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4420.3%(1,430)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.5%(1,094)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.1%(497)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.2%(225)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841%(74)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.2%(16)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,113

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $69,604 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,895

−6%vs 2009

vs $22,214 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.1%

+3.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 7.9% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$127,000

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $191,300 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$781

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $939 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.0%

−5.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 88.9% in 2009

16.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic82.6%(8,748)

Black1.5%(158)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(297)

Asian1.9%(204)

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(6,069)

Black0.7%(47)

Hispanic / Latino3%(214)

Asian0.8%(53)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(406)

Puerto Rican0.9%(174)

South American0.8%(159)

Colombian0.7%(132)

Central American0.6%(118)

Guatemalan0.2%(44)

Spaniard0.2%(37)

Honduran0.2%(35)

Nicaraguan0.1%(24)

Chilean0.1%(20)

Salvadoran0.1%(15)

Uruguayan0%(7)

Asian origin

Hmong0.8%(167)

Filipino0.5%(90)

Cambodian0.3%(69)

Korean0.2%(44)

Japanese0.2%(33)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(140)

Ancestry

German17.8%(3,559)

English11.4%(2,285)

Irish10.4%(2,084)

American6.7%(1,345)

Norwegian2.9%(583)

Polish2.1%(413)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(317)

Swedish1.6%(314)

Russian1.6%(312)

Italian1.5%(299)

Dutch1%(195)

Scottish0.9%(170)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

French0.8%(161)

Danish0.8%(152)

Czech0.6%(113)

Welsh0.5%(109)

Finnish0.5%(100)

Arab0.3%(61)

Greek0.2%(46)

French Canadian0.2%(44)

Syrian0.2%(40)

Croatian0.2%(34)

Hungarian0.2%(32)

Canadian0.1%(29)

Portuguese0.1%(27)

Romanian0.1%(26)

West Indian0.1%(25)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

British0.1%(21)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Austrian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.5%

−3.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 19.2% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

88.6%

Unchangedvs 2009

vs 88.6% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.0% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.4 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.9%(669)

Married60.6%(1,629)

Widowed2.4%(64)

Divorced12.1%(324)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(449)

Married66.4%(1,631)

Widowed3%(74)

Divorced12.3%(303)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.6%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)42.7%(787)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(484)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(493)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.1%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,841 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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