College

Population & Demographics

College, AK

College is home to 11,924 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 6,051 resident workers commute each day.

AlaskaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2016
Based on 2016 Census LODES data — the most recent available for Alaska.
11,924
people
Population

11,924 residents

Median age 32.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

College population & demographics

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

Population
11,924
Median age
32.7yrs
Median household income
$83,895
Median home value
$297,500
Median gross rent
$1,454/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.9%
Poverty rate
6.5%

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 College

How College 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).

White55.9%
Two or more races15.9%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7.9%
Asian6.0%
Black3.4%
Some other race1.0%

Race across College

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 College.

College at a glance
Employed Residents
6,051
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
3.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
15.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fairbanks
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for College 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 College 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

87 / 100

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

College

6,051 commutes, one dot at a time

College

Where 6,051 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Fairbanks3.6 mi3,076
2College0.0 mi914
3Ketchikan857.9 mi501
4Anchorage municipality260.6 mi395
5South Van Horn3.5 mi245
6Prudhoe Bay380.5 mi212
7Badger14.0 mi82
8North Pole15.7 mi54

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into College.

1Fairbanks3.6 mi1,357
2College0.0 mi914
3Badger14.0 mi621
4Chena Ridge4.9 mi398
5Steele Creek9.7 mi367
6Farmers Loop5.8 mi246
7Anchorage municipality260.6 mi208
8Goldstream6.4 mi179

Top industries

The sectors that employ College’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%)
EDEducational Services35.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.8%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
PAPublic Administration11.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance5.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.8%
Connectivity

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