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Ester, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Ester is a Census CDP of 2,752 people across 64.24 square miles of land, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Median household income is $53,272, 55.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ester
What Ester is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area64.24 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land43 plus or minus 14
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairbanks North Star Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ester
- Population2,752 plus or minus 885
- Median age38.0 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 18361 plus or minus 307
- Share under 1813.1 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Population 65 and over359 plus or minus 242
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households1,386 plus or minus 372
- Family households559 plus or minus 257
- Share of households that are families40.3 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ester
- Median household income$53,272 plus or minus $34,700
- Per capita income$41,460 plus or minus $8,667
- Civilian labor force1,355 plus or minus 458
- Employed1,281 plus or minus 430
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over2,192 plus or minus 585
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent plus or minus 36.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.5 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.1 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ester
- Housing units1,556 plus or minus 386
- Occupied units1,386 plus or minus 372
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 137
- Vacancy rate10.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied771 plus or minus 335
- Renter occupied615 plus or minus 289
- Ownership rate55.6 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$255,400 plus or minus $84,790
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,208 plus or minus $365
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Single family units1,365 plus or minus 394
- Share single family87.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more126 plus or minus 119
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,160 plus or minus 378
- Commuting under 15 minutes493 plus or minus 239
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.5 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more263 plus or minus 183
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled1.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, not Ester
Fairbanks North Star Borough context, not Ester figures
- Establishments in Fairbanks North Star Borough2,576
- Covered employment, Fairbanks North Star Borough37,015
- Average annual pay, Fairbanks North Star Borough$69,700
- Housing units permitted, Fairbanks North Star Borough18
Every figure in this section is published for Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Ester.
All Fairbanks North Star Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ester, Alaska?
2,752, in 1,386 households. Ester CDP covers 64.24 square miles of land, which is 43 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ester in?
Fairbanks North Star Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ester?
$53,272. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,400. Median gross rent is $1,208 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Ester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ester.
Is zoning published for Ester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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