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North Pole city, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
North Pole city is a Census city of 2,370 people across 4.09 square miles of land, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Median household income is $92,273, 55.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.3 m.
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North Pole
What North Pole is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.09 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land580
- 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 North Pole
- Population2,370
- Median age28.2
- Population under 18887 plus or minus 196
- Share under 1837.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over184 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over7.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Households876
- Family households553
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in North Pole
- Median household income$92,273
- Per capita income$37,339
- Civilian labor force884
- Employed843
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 42
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over1,314
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in North Pole
- Housing units969
- Occupied units876
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied490
- Renter occupied386 plus or minus 122
- Ownership rate55.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$289,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,304
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent
- Single family units612
- Share single family63.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more357 plus or minus 117
- Share in buildings of two or more36.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How North Pole gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,039
- Commuting under 15 minutes175 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more245 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone80.3 percent
- Carpooled15.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in North Pole (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$8,326,900
- Average approval$462,606
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,000,000
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported194
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 7 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in North Pole (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$380,000
- Average approval$380,000
- Median approval$380,000
- Largest approval$380,000
- Jobs supported18
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, not North Pole
Fairbanks North Star Borough context, not North Pole figures
These are Fairbanks North Star Borough figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as North Pole measurements.
- Establishments in Fairbanks North Star Borough2,576
- Employment at those establishments, Fairbanks North Star Borough26,009
- Covered employment, Fairbanks North Star Borough37,015
- Average annual pay, Fairbanks North Star Borough$69,700
- Average weekly wage, Fairbanks North Star Borough$1,340
- Housing units permitted, Fairbanks North Star Borough18
- Of those, single family, Fairbanks North Star Borough6
- County product, 2024, Fairbanks North Star Borough$7,891,256,000
- County product change over the prior year, Fairbanks North Star Borough9.5 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Fairbanks North Star Borough$58,653
Every figure in this section is published for Fairbanks North Star Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of North Pole. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
North Pole questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in North Pole, Alaska?
2,370, in 876 households. North Pole city covers 4.09 square miles of land, which is 580 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is North Pole 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 North Pole?
$92,273. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $289,400. Median gross rent is $1,304 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to North Pole businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totalling $8.3 m, across 7 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $380,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in North Pole, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to North Pole borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for North Pole. only 7 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page North Pole figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 North Pole.
Is zoning published for North Pole?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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