Eielson AFB, Alaska
Eielson Air Force Base is located in
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska. As of the
2000 census, the population of the base is 5,400.
Geography
\nEielson AFB is located at 64°38'34" North, 147°8'44" West (64.642701, -147.145469)1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 138.6
km² (53.5
mi²). 134.7 km² (52.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.84% water.
Demographics
\nAs of the census2 of
2000, there are 5,400 people, 1,448 households, and 1,414 families residing in the base. The
population density is 40.1/km² (103.8/mi²). There are 1,531 housing units at an average density of 11.4/km² (29.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the base is 81.70%
White, 9.37%
Black or
African American, 0.63%
Native American, 2.13%
Asian, 0.17%
Pacific Islander, 2.15% from
other races, and 3.85% from two or more races. 5.81% of the population are
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There are 1,448 households out of which 77.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 92.4% are married couples living together, 2.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 2.3% are non-families. 2.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 0.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.52 and the average family size is 3.55.
In the base the population is spread out with 40.8% under the age of 18, 16.6% from 18 to 24, 41.2% from 25 to 44, 1.2% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 22 years. For every 100 females there are 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 114.7 males.
The median income for a household in the base is $35,938, and the median income for a family is $35,688. Males have a median income of $24,961 versus $21,432 for females. The per capita income for the base is $11,512. 6.0% of the population and 5.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.5% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.