City safety & data profile
Knik-FairviewAK
Knik-Fairview, AK is a 15K-resident city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough with a median household income of $96,437.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Knik-Fairview, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Knik-Fairview has a population larger than 27% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $340,200.
Data updated 2026-08-21
- 15K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 28%
- By size
- $96,437
- Median income (place)
- $340,200
- Median home (place)
- 9.2%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Knik-Fairview
Knik-Fairview posts a median household income higher than 66% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
- Top 34%
- by median income, US cities
Where Knik-Fairview income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$96,437 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Knik-Fairview, AK beyond the headline numbers
Knik-Fairview sits inside Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, at roughly 61.51°N, -149.60°W. Population 14,923, $96,437 median household income. Median home value $340,200, median rent $1,588. Poverty rate 9.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
At 9.2%, poverty in Knik-Fairview, AK runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.
The median home in Knik-Fairview costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.
Remote work covers 9.9% of Knik-Fairview workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.6% in Knik-Fairview, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Knik-Fairview's median age is 33.2 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Knik-Fairview from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Matanuska-Susitna Borough): Knik-Fairview's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 9.2% -26% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 20.9% |
| Work From Home | 9.9% |
| Public Transit | 0.7% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Alerts & News - Knik-Fairview Area
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Knik-Fairview right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
Frequently Asked Questions 5
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Safety Context
Knik-Fairview, AK is located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. With a population of 15K and a $96,437 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and short sleep duration. Safety alerts for the Knik-Fairview area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Alaska
Real-time AQI for every monitored Alaska location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Knik-Fairview, both outside Alaska so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AK (9.2% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AK ($96,437 here).
Nearby Cities 8
Using Knik-Fairview's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Knik-Fairview area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Knik-Fairview against Alaska peers on any ranking lens. Explore Alaska
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Matanuska-Susitna Borough) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.