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Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Fairbanks North Star Borough — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Fairbanks North Star Borough yet — not gathered, never hidden.

94,951 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.4% since 2020)
7,335 square miles of land · 13 people per square mile

How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares — against the other counties in Alaska

94,951 — people: 3rd highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$16,688 — spending per student in its school districts: 25th highest of 29 Alaska counties.
77.7 years — life expectancy: 9th highest of 23 Alaska counties.
11.1% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: the lowest of 30 Alaska counties.
7.9% — child poverty: 29th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
90.6% — households with broadband internet: 6th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$86,780 — median household income: 10th highest of 30 Alaska counties.
5.4% — share of bridges rated poor: 17th highest of 24 Alaska counties.
$3,693 — federal grant dollars per resident: 23rd highest of 30 Alaska counties.
$101.3 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 4th highest of 30 Alaska counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Fairbanks North Star Borough

24 active community water systems list Fairbanks North Star Borough in the area they serve, reporting 155,105 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES groundwater · private · AK2310730	78,324 served
COLLEGE UTILITIES CORPORATION buys groundwater · private · AK2310900	27,000 served
FT WAINWRIGHT - MAIN POST groundwater · private · AK2310918	20,076 served
EIELSON - AIR FORCE BASE groundwater · federal · AK2370625	11,870 served
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS buys groundwater · state · AK2310683	6,200 served
NORTH POLE UTILITIES groundwater · local government · AK2310675	4,005 served
H2O 2U, DBA THE FILL buys groundwater · private · AK2314653	2,400 served
VALLEY WATER COMPANY groundwater · private · AK2310926	1,575 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

No county jail figure in the national data for Fairbanks North Star Borough — not gathered, never hidden. Some counties share a regional jail or have none.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

2 school districts have their office in Fairbanks North Star Borough. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

FAIRBANKS N STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT12,703 students

Spent $226.7 million — $223.8 million to run schools, about $17,616 per student, plus $704,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $59 million local (mostly property tax), $140.4 million state, $47.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $64.7 million.

YUKON-KOYUKUK REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE AREA (REAA)3,100 students

Spent $44.4 million — $39.9 million to run schools, about $12,886 per student, plus $4.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $26.5 million state, $10.1 million federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Fairbanks North Star Borough beside Alaska

Life expectancy77.7 years · Alaska 76.3 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance11.1% · Alaska 13.3%

Children in poverty7.9% · Alaska 12.5%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)11.1% · Alaska 12.8%

Households with broadband internet90.6% · Alaska 90.6%

Households with severe housing problems19.3% · Alaska 19.8%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00019.5 · Alaska 30.7

Residents per primary care doctor1,166 · Alaska 1,033

Residents per mental health provider118 · Alaska 131

Unemployment3.8% · Alaska 4.2%

Median household income$86,780 · Alaska $88,696

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Fairbanks North Star Borough about $101.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very Low.

The costliest hazards here

Earthquake$55.4 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Cold wave$20 million a year · Relatively High

Wildfire$12.7 million a year · Relatively Moderate

River and inland flooding$7.9 million a year · Relatively Low

Landslide$2.9 million a year · Relatively High

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

112 bridges in Fairbanks North Star Borough: 55 in good condition, 51 fair, and 6 poor (5.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

MINNIE STREET over NOYES SLOUGH (MINNIE ST) · built 1953	4,130 vehicles a day
STANDARD CREEK RD over GOLDSTREAM CREEK · built 1994	30 vehicles a day
STANDARD CREEK RD over STANDARD CREEK · built 2006	30 vehicles a day
SECTION LINE RD over LITTLE CHENA RIVER · built 1980	20 vehicles a day
NUC CIRCLE ROAD over CREEK · built 1998	10 vehicles a day
TANANA BRIDGE ROAD over BOUNDRY SLOUGH · built 2012	10 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $353.3 million of work in Fairbanks North Star Borough in fiscal 2025, about $3,693 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Alaska are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Fairbanks North Star Borough come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Fairbanks North Star Borough built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of Alaska: the state government and every county in Alaska.

Nearby counties: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (112 mi) · Denali Borough (125 mi) · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (158 mi) · Matanuska-Susitna Borough (188 mi) · Copper River Census Area (197 mi) · Anchorage Municipality (255 mi).