Moving to Ester, Alaska

Population: 1,680
Males: 915 (54.5%), Females: 765 (45.5%)

Zip code: 99725

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $50,461
Median house value: $117,500

Population by Race

Races in Ester:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
• American Indian (7.8%)
• Two or more races (5.1%)
• Hispanic (2.5%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• Black (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (28.6%), English (16.7%), Irish (16.5%), United States (7.1%), Swedish (6.1%), Scottish (4.9%).

Land area: 64.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ester

• High school or higher: 96.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 51.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 25.1%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ester CDP

• Never married: 35.6%
• Now married: 50.4%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 11.9%

2.6% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ester:

• FAIRBANKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK)
• VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 236 miles; PALMER, AK)
• PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 277 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ester:

• FAIRBANKS INTL (about 10 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Abbreviation: FAI)
• WAINWRIGHT AAF (about 27 miles; FAIRBANKS/FT WAINWRIGHT, AK; Abbreviation: FBK)
• EIELSON AFB (about 63 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Abbreviation: EIL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ester:

• CHENA RIVER (about 11 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Abbreviation: 2Z5)
• BRADLEY SKY-RANCH (about 42 miles; NORTH POLE, AK; Abbreviation: 95Z)
• LIVENGOOD CAMP (about 64 miles; LIVENGOOD, AK; Abbreviation: 4AK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ester:

• UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 11 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; Full-time enrollment: 5,034)
• UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 282 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
• PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2053 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
• WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2082 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 11,889)
• WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2085 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
• SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 2102 miles; MT VERNON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,420)
• OLYMPIC COLLEGE (about 2118 miles; BREMERTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,889)