How many people live in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 7,300 people living in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK. That makes Southeast Fairbanks Census Area the 13th-most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 0.99% of people living in the state.
7.31K
population of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK (2024)
0.99%
County share of the Alaska population (2024)
About 7,300 people lived in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK’s age demographics?
About 1,200 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,900 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK residents, or 25.6% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.3% of Alaska’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 72.6% of the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (10.3%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.1% of the area, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Alaska as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK is Delta Junction with about 985 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within boroughs or census area
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Delta Junction | 985 |
| 2. | Eagle | 89 |
| 3. | Balance of Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 6,239 |
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