Badger

Population & Demographics

Badger, AK

Badger is home to 18,677 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 7,787 resident workers commute each day.

AlaskaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2016
Based on 2016 Census LODES data — the most recent available for Alaska.
18,677
people
Population

18,677 residents

Median age 35.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Badger population & demographics

Who lives in Badger — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
18,677
Median age
35.1yrs
Median household income
$97,183
Median home value
$310,600
Median gross rent
$1,629/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.6%
Poverty rate
4.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Badger

How Badger breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White76.4%
Two or more races10.1%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.9%
Asian1.1%
Some other race0.8%
Black0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%

Race across Badger

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Badger.

Badger at a glance
Employed Residents
7,787
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fairbanks
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Badger proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Badger commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

65 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Badger

7,787 commutes, one dot at a time

Badger

Where 7,787 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Badger, by worker count.

1Fairbanks10.5 mi3,483
2Anchorage municipality259.8 mi922
3Ketchikan844.9 mi763
4College14.0 mi621
5Badger0.0 mi353
6North Pole2.3 mi348
7South Van Horn11.6 mi331
8Eielson AFB11.5 mi86

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Badger.

1Badger0.0 mi353
2Fairbanks10.5 mi150
3College14.0 mi82
4North Pole2.3 mi52
5Chena Ridge17.3 mi46
6Anchorage municipality259.8 mi45
7Steele Creek9.4 mi42
8Farmers Loop11.7 mi27

Top industries

The sectors that employ Badger’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
COConstruction45.0%
TRTransportation and Warehousing11.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.0%
RTRetail Trade6.5%
MFManufacturing6.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.7%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing3.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services3.3%
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