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COMMUNITY RESEARCH QUARTERLY A Socio - Economic Review

Spring 2012 Volume XXXV, No. 1 COMMUNITY RESEARCH CENTER

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Community Research Center would like to thank the many persons, businesses, government agencies and organizations who contributed to this report. FNSB has established a policy of equal opportunity in employment, service, programs and activities.

COVER PAGE Cover page photo taken by long time Fairbanksan Peggy Phillips at Haystack. The Great Grey Owl is the largest owl in North America. Its fluffy feathers give the owl a larger appearance than its actual body size of about 1.7 lbs. The length of the bird is 2 feet (up to 2 feet 8 inches) and it has a wingspan of 4 feet 6 inches (up to 5 feet). This owl is characterized by its lack of ear tufts, a white moustache, a black triangular beard, and yellow piercing eyes. FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH

COMMUNITY RESEARCH QUARTERLY

A Review of Socio - Economic Trends

Volume XXXV, Number 1

Spring 2012

BOROUGH MAYOR

Luke Hopkins

COMMUNITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Bernardo Hernandez, Director

COMMUNITY RESEARCH CENTER

Janet R. Davison, (ed.) Documentation Coordinator II

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Community Research Center PO Box 71267, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707-1267 Phone: (907) 459-1212; e-mail: [email protected] WEBSITE: http://co.fairbanks.ak.us/CommunityPlanning/CRC

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Fairbanks Economy at a Glance 1-2 Economic Indicators 3-19 Bank Deposit & Loan Summary 3 Bankruptcies Filed 4 Notices of Default 5 Foreclosures 6 Fairbanks International Airport Freight 7 Fairbanks International Airport Transit Freight 8 Fairbanks International Airport Revenue Landings 9 Fairbanks International Airport Passengers 10 Alaska Highway Statewide Entering Passengers 11 Alaska Highway Statewide Exiting Passengers 11 Alaska Highway Statewide Net Annual Migration Trends 12 Alaska Highway Statewide Net Monthly Migration 12 Alaska Railroad Passengers 13 Alaska Railroad Freight Tonnage and Revenue Dollars 13 Hotel / Motel Room Receipts 14 Quarterly Hotel / Motel Room Receipts 14 Annual Hotel / Motel Room Receipts 15 University of Alaska Museum Visitors 16 Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center 16 Delinquent Property Taxes 17 Alaska Native Corporations Annual Shareholders and Revenue Dollars 18 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) Applicant by Zipcode and Amounts 19 Employment 20-28 Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Rates 20-21 Average Unemployment Insurance Claimants and Payments 21 Unemployment Insurance Claimants and Payments 22 Average Monthly Employment Estimates by Industry 23 Annual Average Monthly Employment by Industry 24 Annual Average Monthly Wage by Industry 25 Fairbanks Largest Employers by Organization /Business 26 Alaska's Per Capita Income by Borough and Census Area 27 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages by Industry 28

a Spring 2012 Community Research Quarterly Table of Contents

Page Housing 29-34 Apartment/Multi-Plex Vacancy Rates 29 Rental Housing Units Available 30 Average Monthly Rents for Available Housing Units 31 Residential Housing Sales 32 Annual Average Residential Housing Sales 33 New Structures Annual Report 34 Cost of Living 35-43 C2ER Cost of Living Index 35-36 Consumer Price Index-U for All Items 36 Consumer Price Index-U (Anchorage) 37 Consumer Price Index-U for All Items (U.S. City Average) 37 Cost of Food at Home for a Week 38 Average Self-service Unleaded Gasoline Prices 39 Electric Customers 40 Natural Gas Customers and Rates 41 Telephone Customers 42 Cellular Phone Statewide Customers 42 Water Customers 43 Population & Social Conditions 44-55 Population Counts & Estimates 44 Military Population 45 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Alaska 46 Superior Court Filings 47 Distribution of Population, Police and Lawyers 47 District Court Filings 48 Criminal Offense Summary 49 Traffic Accidents 50 Alcoholic Beverages Distributed or Sold 51 Air Quality Summary-Maximum 8 Hour Carbon Monoxide Concentrations 52 Precipitation 52-53 Snowfall 53 Average & Record Temperatures 54 Air Quality Summary-Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Monitoring-AQI 55

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Community Research Quarterly Spring 2012 b A SPOTLIGHT

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC TRENDS*

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*SPOTLIGHT SOURCE: Alaska Still A Cool Destination For Tourists, Ski Buffs In Winter, By Jonathan Grass, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Volume 36, No. 1; January 1, 2012. Jonathan Grass can be reached at [email protected].

i Spring 2012 Community Research Quarterly Alaska Still A Cool Destination For Tourists, Ski Buffs In Winter

By Jonathan Grass Alaska Journal of Commerce

International competitive champion and performance skier Elyse Saugstad tackles the slopes of the Chugach Mountains.

In the dead of winter, the air outside swings past zero on the Fahrenheit scale around the Anchorage area. Further north around Fairbanks, it gets even colder. But none of this dissuades tourists who see this as a time to take in some of the attractions that have built Alaska’s tourism reputation.

Deb Hickok, president of the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau, said Fairbanks remains a big draw to visitors in the winter despite subarctic temperatures. She said the big attraction there is the Aurora borealis, while other Alaskan-style activities like dog-mushing and ice fishing also draw tourists into the cold.

Such attractions have been packing the customers into the Chena Hot Springs Resort in Fairbanks for years. The resort’s Marketing Director Denise Ferree said the top draw is the hot springs themselves. Of course, Aurora borealis viewing is also at the top of the list, flowed by the Aurora Ice Museum, sled dog rides, flying snow machine tours and cross country skiing.

Free geothermal renewable energy tours are also bringing in a lot of interested groups, including students.

The northern lights in Alaska have still remained a unique business boost for much of the state. Hickok said Japanese tourists are coming in with really strong charter flight numbers to see the northern lights.

“The proprietor of the resort, Bernie Karl, always says about viewing the Aurora — ‘you can’t see them if you are not here,’” Ferree said.

Alaska’s terrain is also keeping visitors coming to the rest of the state. For example, skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding and snow machine tours, not to mention the Spring Carnival in April and the Roundhouse Museum, have helped build Alyeska Resort into a staple of Girdwood.

January 1, 2012 • Alaska Journal of Commerce • 1 Anchorage also holds popular tourist attractions in the winter, namely with the Iditarod, Tour of Anchorage and Fur Rendezvous.

Many resorts are gearing up for an anticipated busy winter. Their personnel contend that customers keep coming in during these months. A majority of these customers are domestic but the resorts are seeing more and more customers from overseas.

Ferree said a lot of visitors from Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China come between December and March to see the aurora borealis. The resort is also seeing increased visitors from Australia and Germany. Domestically, Chena’s largest visitor groups are from California, Arizona, Florida and Texas.

International tourism has grown so much that the resort has a designated vice president of Japanese marketing who partners with Japanese wholesalers and visits the country twice a year to set up groups.

“We are fortunate to have our Asian visitors sustain us during our busy season which is winter from mid December to the first part of April. We are an anomaly for the state of Alaska in that summer is our ‘slow’ season from May to mid-August and winter is our busiest season,” Ferree said.

Alyeska Resort spokeswoman Sandy Choi said they’re getting strong visitation from both the east and west American coasts as well as Europe. She said there are definitely more domestic visitors but that guests from predominant ski countries like the United Kingdom and Germany are up. She said there are more people from Switzerland and France in recent years too.

“They come to us because of the skiing,” she said.

Girdwood has a new addition this ski season: a season-wide itinerary of skiing and snowboarding professionals, courtesy of the adventure company EpicQuest, which operates out of Alyeska Resort. Customers will be accompanied by reigning free-skiing world champion Jess McMillan one week or ski film regular Ian McIntosh another.

Nine different experts from around the world plus Chugach powder guides will lead guests through their week-long, heli-skiing expeditions.

Famed ski photographer Scott Markewitz will also return to EpicQuest for a week this year to teach skiers how to capture their best moments.

EpicQuest has brought in renowned professionals before but this will be the first time they will be on-board continuously throughout the season from February through April.

“It’s something we always wanted to do,” said Chris Owens, EpicQuest co-founder and vice president of marketing and brand development. He said it can take quite a bit of time to build a roster of professionals.

“You’re not going to find another program like this in heli-skiing,” Owens said.

The ski business itself for the area is expected to increase. Choi said business has been increasing and the resort sees just more than 200,000 skier visits in the winter.

Owens said the ski business went down several years ago, estimating the economy discouraged such trips. He said it took a while for people to get back out there but business has been slowly increasing.

At the same time tourists explore what a last frontier winter is about, many Alaskans themselves decide it’s the season to take a trip out of the cold and the dark. Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Marianne Lindsey said California and Mexico are also popular winter destinations for Alaskans. Still, Hawaii is leading the pack here, particularly Honolulu.

During the first 2011 quarter Alaska Air had roughly 160 passengers flying daily between Alaska and Hawaii.

January 1, 2012 • Alaska Journal of Commerce • 2 Alaska Airlines started flying between Alaska and Hawaii Dec. 9, 2007. Now, the airline has seven weekly nonstop roundtrip flights between Anchorage and Honolulu and three weekly nonstop roundtrip flights between Anchorage and Maui.

Alaska Air also has flights to Honolulu, Maui, the Big Island and Kauai via connections in Seattle.

Alaska Airlines acquired the customer base for Anchorage-based Hawaiian Vacations in 2008. Since then, it started offering its own packages via Alaska Airlines Vacations. There are still other carrier options between Alaska and Hawaii.

Hawaii has had 59,700 visitors from Alaska between January and November 2011, a 17 percent increase over the same period in 2010, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Some Alaska residents do choose to see more of their home state while on vacation. But this is not what such resorts bank on.

“Although we do have a good in-state business, and provided an Alaska Resident Rate year-round, our larger groups and visitors are from outside the state either domestically or internationally,” Ferree said.

Jonathan Grass can be reached at [email protected].

January 1, 2012 • Alaska Journal of Commerce • 3 ECONOMY AT-A-GLANCE

Fairbanks North Star Borough

One Period One Year Economic Indicator Current Data Period Ago Ago % Change % Change from from Reporting Period 1st Qtr. '12 4th Qtr. '11 1st Qtr. '11 BANKING Total Bank Deposits (millions of $) $957.0 -0.3% 2.0% Total Bank Loans (millions of $) $619.5 -2.7% -4.2% BANKRUPTCIES Business 0 - - Non-Business 24 -27.3% -40.0% TRANSPORTATION Fairbanks International Airport Incoming Freight (thousands of lbs.) 1,394 -18.0% -45.6% Outgoing Freight (thousands of lbs.) 7,976 -1.0% 10.8% Transit Freight (thousands of lbs.) 919 -3.5% -33.4% Revenue Landings 5,038 -8.8% -2.3% Incoming Passengers 102,501 9.7% -1.2% Outgoing Passengers 97,821 -3.0% -0.9% Alaska Highway (statewide) Entering Passengers 7,432 -6.5% -10.2% Exiting Passengers 5,655 -33.9% 4.0% EMPLOYMENT Total Employment 37,200 -4.1% 0.5% Mining and Logging 1,300 8.3% 18.2% Construction 1,900 -24.0% -5.0% Manufacturing 500 -16.7% -16.7% Trade/Transportation/Utilities. 7,200 -6.5% -1.4% Information 500 0.0% 0.0% Financial Activities 1,400 0.0% 0.0% Professional & Business Services 2,400 -7.7% 4.3% Education & Health Services 5,100 0.0% 2.0% Leisure & Hospitality 3,600 -7.7% -2.7% Other Services 1,200 9.1% 9.1% Government 12,100 -0.8% 0.0% NOTE: Employment numbers rounded to nearest 100.

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NA = Not available. (continued) Fairbanks North Star Borough

One Year Economic Indicator Current Data Period One Period Ago Ago

Reporting Period (annual/by qtr.) CONSTRUCTION Annual New Structures Annual Report 402 -1.0% -13.4%

Reporting Period (annual/by qtr.) 1st Qtr. '12 4th Qtr. '11 1st Qtr. '11 REAL ESTATE Single Family Houses Number Sold 144 61.8% -12.7% Average Price $220,776 -0.3% -2.3% RENTALS Residential Rentals Rental Units Advertised 405 -46.0% -4.7% Average Rent (2 bdrm. apartment) $1,163 5.7% 1.7% MILITARY Military Active Duty Personnel 9,346 -2.9% 0.8% Military Dependents 12,050 0.0% 1.4% POPULATION++ FNSB (Census annual)* 99,192 1.7% 1.7% City of Fairbanks* (annual) 31,535 0.0% 0.0% City of North Pole* (annual) 2,117 0.0% 0.0% FNSB (DCCED annual)^ 97,615 0.0% 0.0% FNSB (ADOL annual)** 97,615 0.0% 0.0% City of Fairbanks** (annual) 30,547 0.0% -3.1% City of North Pole** (annual) 2,115 0.0% -0.1% SOURCE: (1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, July 1st estimates. Table 1: Annual Estimates of0.0% the Resident Population for Counties of Alaska: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, April 2012. Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Alaska: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009, September 2010. Reflecting Census 2000 and Census 20100.0% data. Census website: http://www.census.gov. 0.0% (2) Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section;0.0% US Census Bureau. Reflecting (*) Intercensal 2000-2009, 2010 Census and Postcensal 2011. Vintage 2011. All numbers are based on 2010 Census geography. ADOL website: http://almis.labor.state.ak.us, May 2012. 0.0% (3) Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), Division-2.9% of Community and Regional Affairs, certified 2011 municipal population, January 13, 2012. DCCED Certified numbers may vary from ADOL population estimates as a result of the Population Estimate Appeal process available to incorporated communities on a0.0% yearly basis. Once certified, DCCED numbers may be applied for two consecutive calendar years. DCCED website: http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_COMDB.htm. NOTE: The FNSB numbers include population for all communities within the Borough plus Fort Wainwright Army Base and Eielson Air Force Base. ** U.S. Census estimated numbers may be revised annually. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development numbers are provisional.

Community Research Quarterly Spring 2012 2 ECONOMIC INDICATORS

BANK DEPOSIT & LOAN SUMMARY Fairbanks North Star Borough 2005-2012, End of Quarter 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 20.0 10.0 0.0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

BANK DEPOSIT & LOAN SUMMARY Fairbanks North Star Borough 2005-2012

2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009 2010 2011 2012 Deposits ------Millions of Dollars------March 31 $657.9 $698.4 $699.9 $751.1 $786.9 $873.8 $938.3 $957.0 June 30* $682.1 $717.2 $731.2 $754.6 $826.9 $889.4 $929.3 Sept. 30 $700.9 $747.3 $752.7 $807.4 $847.0 $927.1 $966.3 Dec. 31 $703.9 $741.1 $762.1 $782.3 $887.0 $949.2 $960.3 Loans ------Millions of Dollars------March 31^ $503.1 $543.2 $610.5 $629.1 $685.4 $660.0 $646.9 $619.5 June 30* $527.8 $587.0 $650.9 $653.7 $701.4 $674.4 $651.6 Sept. 30 $556.9 $600.7 $659.8 $662.9 $669.0 $656.0 $636.1 Dec. 31* $562.4 $608.9 $634.6 $673.0 $667.6 $676.0 $636.7 SOURCE: Denali State Bank, (Interior City Branch) 1st National Bank of Anchorage, Mt. McKinley Bank, Northrim Bank included in survey March 31, 1997, Key Bank of Alaska 1991 through June 30, 1997, Wells Fargo Bank Alaska, N.A. purchased and replaced National Bank of Alaska 2nd quarter 2001, personal communications 2005-2012. NOTE: As of June 30, 2004, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. will reflect the following 5 branches: Bentley Mall, College, Cushman, Gaffney and North Pole. * Adjustment made to data entered March-June 2008 in October 2008. ^ Calculation adjusted loan value only, November 2007.

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TOTAL BANKRUPTCIES FILED Alaska Fourth Judicial District, Fairbanks Office 2004-2011

Combined Bankruptcies 500

400

300

200

100

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

BANKRUPTCIES FILED Alaska Fourth Judicial District, Fairbanks Office 2005-2012 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 2011* 2012* Nonbusiness 1st Quarter 50 9 20 20 31 38 40 24 2nd Quarter 65 20 25 22 54 39 37 3rd Quarter 91 24 21 41 42 38 35 4th Quarter 161 37 32 40 48 33 33 Total 367 90 98 123 175 148 145 % Change from 104% -75% 9% 26% 42% -15% -2% Previous Year Business 1st Quarter 5 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 2nd Quarter 12 3 9 6 2 1 1 3rd Quarter 12 7 8 7 2 0 0 4th Quarter 27 6 4 2 2 0 0 Total 56 17 24 21 6 2 1 % Change from 211% -70% 41% -13% -71% -67% -50% Previous Year Combined 423 107 122 144 181 150 146 Annual Total SOURCE: U.S. Courts website: http://www.akb.uscourts.gov, and personal communications with FNSB Collections Department, May 2005- 2012. NOTE: S. 256, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the "Act") provides, at Section 1501, a general effective date of 180 days from the date of enactment. Section 1501 further provides that the Act's amendments are applicable only to cases filed on or after the effective date. Attorneys anticipate a rush of clients in the months leading up to October 17, trying to file before the changes take effect. Those who do not make that deadline will face a longer, more difficult process, involving more paperwork and, possibly, less relief at the end. The Act is expected to discourage consumers from filing personal bankruptcies and for those who file, to be more expensive in terms of attorneys' fees as well as more being paid to creditors due to the means test. Beginning in January 2009 the U.S. Bankruptcy Court changed the way they report bankruptcy cases. Due to staffing changes the information is no longer individually entered. They now use the nationwide formatting which does not sort business and non-business categories. FNSB will research the cases reported in effort to separate the two categories. * Beginning First Quarter 2010 bankruptcy records reflect refined research documenting through FNSB Collections Department who utilizes PACER (Public Access To Court Electronic Records).

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NOTICES OF DEFAULT Fairbanks Recording District* 2006-2012 ^ % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 9 14 18 17 17 14 8 -43% February 5 5 17 26 21 26 20 -23% March 17 8 8 19 10 21 25 19% April 10 14 15 12 20 21 May 8 18 15 14 18 10 June 14 12 18 10 22 14 July 11 6 19 29 20 11 August 7 10 11 20 16 21 September 10 13 17 15 19 18 October 3 8 24 12 13 12 November^ 13 10 13 13 8 14 December^ 6 6 20 15 9 17

Total 113 124 195 202 193 199

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Natural Resources website: http://www.dnr.alaska.gov, 2006-2012. NOTE: Notices of default indicate mortgage delinquencies of at least 30 days. The notices need not result in foreclosures because deficiencies can be corrected. There can be multiple notices if a default is corrected but the mortgage falls behind again in the future. A single notice can be for more than one parcel. Notices are tabulated by date of initiation. ^ Current data supersedes previous figures reported. * Fairbanks Recording District includes (bolded communities may reside in the FNSB) A.G.M.(Camp); Alaska Lodge; Alatna; Alder Creek; Alder Creek Camp; Alexanders Village; Allakaket; Amy Creek; Arctic City (Aband); Aurora Lodge; Barlett; P.O. (Ester); Bear Paw; Bearman Cabin; Beaver; Beaver Cr. Yukon; Bend S.C.; Berry; Berry Camp; Bettles; Bettles Field (Evansville); Biedermans Camp; Big Delta; Big Horn; Big Lake; Birch Creek; Black Jack Cabin; Bonanza; Bonanza Bar; Boundary; Burnt Paw; Cache; Canyon Creek Camp; Canyon Vil; Caribou; Caribou Bar; Caro; Cathedral Bluffs; Cathedral Rapids; Central; Chalkyitsik; Chandalar; Chapman; Chatanika; Chena; Chena Hot Springs; Chicken; Chisana; Christian; Circle; Circle Hot Springs; Cleary Summit; Coal Creek; Cold Foot; College; Crooked Creek; Dahten; Dall; Dalton; Delta Junction; Demarcation Pt; Diamond; Dome; Dome Creek; Donnelly; Doran; Dot Lake; Eagle; Eagle Creek; Eagle Village; Eielson Air Force Base; Ester (Bartlett; P.O.); Evansville (Bettles Field); Fairbanks; Fairbanks Creek Camp; Fiftysix Mile Cabin; Fish Camp; Fishook; Flume Creek; Fort Greely; Fort Hamlin; Fort Wainwright; Fort Yukon; Forty-Mile R.H. (Tetlin Junction); Fortysix Mile Cabin; Fossil Cr. S.C.; Fox; Franklin; Glacier; Glacier (Mine); Gold Bench; Goldstream; Graehl; Healy Lake; Heinie Creek; Henshaw Cabin; Horsfeld ; Jack Wade; Joe Ward Camp; John Herbert Village; Johnnie Frog Cabin; Johnson River; Joseph; Kantishna; Kochumstuk; Lake Harding Store; Lake Minchumina; Larson Cabin; Liberty; Lilywig Creek; Livengood; Log Cabin Inn; Mansfield Village; Martin; McCallum; Miller House; Millers Camp (Aband); Millers R.H.; Montana Creek Camp; Moose Creek; Mudbank Cabin; Murphy Dome; Muskeg; Myrtle Creek; Nabesna; Nabesna Village; Nation (Aband); Ninemile Cabin; Nineteen Mile; Nolan; North Pole; North Slope; Northway; Northway Junction; Old Camp; Old Rampart; Old Saulich; Olnes; Oscars Cabin; Poker Creek; Yukon Post & Scoby; Richardson; Riverside; Roosevelt; Salcha; Salchakat; Salmon; Salmon River; Sam Creek; Saulich; Scottie Creek; Seventeen mile; Shaw Creek Lodge; Shuman House; Silver Fox R.H.; Sixtymile (Glacier P.O.) Yukon; Sourdough Camp; South Fork; Standard; Steele Creek; Stephens (Stevens); Swede Boys Camp; Tanacross; Ten Mile; Tenderfoot; Tetlin; Tetlin Jct; Thirtysix Mile; Cabin Tok (Junction); Toklat; Tolovana; Tramway Bar; Tsukon Cabin; Twentyfour Mile Cabin; Twentytwo Mile Village; Two Rivers; United States Camp; Venetie; Venetie Landing; Wallen; West Fork (Aband); White Eye; Wild Lake; Willow House; Wiseman; Woodchopper (Aband); Woodchopper Creek.

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FORECLOSURES Fairbanks Recording District* 2006-2012 ^ % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 1 7 5 12 15 11 14 27% February 2 6 9 20 12 10 11 10% March 5 3 6 16 13 10 18 80% April 3 3 7 14 14 14 May 5 6 10 12 13 7 June 9 3 10 13 10 15 July 7 13 5 20 13 12 August 7 8 8 10 16 12 September 4 6 11 14 21 11 October 4 8 14 20 13 9 November 3 3 4 15 10 19 December 9 3 13 15 15 14 Total 59 69 102 181 165 144

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Natural Resources website: http://www.dnr.alaska.gov, 2006-2012. NOTE: Foreclosures in this table indicate the loss of property by a borrower as a result of an Affidavit of Foreclosure, Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, Relinquishment, Trustee Deed, or Judicial Deed of Foreclosure. More than a single parcel may be affected by the foreclosure. Foreclosures are tabulated by date of initiation. ^ Current data supersedes previous figures reported. CORRECTION: 2004-2006 adjustments occurred and are reflected because Patents were collected/reflected in error, January 2007. Patents are not foreclosures but rather a transfer of property between governments or from a government to an individual. * Fairbanks Recording District includes (bolded communities may reside in the FNSB) A.G.M.(Camp); Alaska Lodge; Alatna; Alder Creek; Alder Creek Camp; Alexanders Village; Allakaket; Amy Creek; Arctic City (Aband); Aurora Lodge; Barlett; P.O. (Ester); Bear Paw; Bearman Cabin; Beaver; Beaver Cr. Yukon; Bend S.C.; Berry; Berry Camp; Bettles; Bettles Field (Evansville); Biedermans Camp; Big Delta; Big Horn; Big Lake; Birch Creek; Black Jack Cabin; Bonanza; Bonanza Bar; Boundary; Burnt Paw; Cache; Canyon Creek Camp; Canyon Vil; Caribou; Caribou Bar; Caro; Cathedral Bluffs; Cathedral Rapids; Central; Chalkyitsik; Chandalar; Chapman; Chatanika; Chena; Chena Hot Springs; Chicken; Chisana; Christian; Circle; Circle Hot Springs; Cleary Summit; Coal Creek; Cold Foot; College; Crooked Creek; Dahten; Dall; Dalton; Delta Junction; Demarcation Pt; Diamond; Dome; Dome Creek; Donnelly; Doran; Dot Lake; Eagle; Eagle Creek; Eagle Village; Eielson Air Force Base; Ester (Bartlett; P.O.); Evansville (Bettles Field); Fairbanks; Fairbanks Creek Camp; Fiftysix Mile Cabin; Fish Camp; Fishook; Flume Creek; Fort Greely; Fort Hamlin; Fort Wainwright; Fort Yukon; Forty-Mile R.H. (Tetlin Junction); Fortysix Mile Cabin; Fossil Cr. S.C.; Fox; Franklin; Glacier; Glacier (Mine); Gold Bench; Goldstream; Graehl; Healy Lake; Heinie Creek; Henshaw Cabin; Horsfeld ; Jack Wade; Joe Ward Camp; John Herbert Village; Johnnie Frog Cabin; Johnson River; Joseph; Kantishna; Kochumstuk; Lake Harding Store; Lake Minchumina; Larson Cabin; Liberty; Lilywig Creek; Livengood; Log Cabin Inn; Mansfield Village; Martin; McCallum; Miller House; Millers Camp (Aband); Millers R.H.; Montana Creek Camp; Moose Creek; Mudbank Cabin; Murphy Dome; Muskeg; Myrtle Creek; Nabesna; Nabesna Village; Nation (Aband); Ninemile Cabin; Nineteen Mile; Nolan; North Pole; North Slope; Northway; Northway Junction; Old Camp; Old Rampart; Old Saulich; Olnes; Oscars Cabin; Poker Creek; Yukon Post & Scoby; Richardson; Riverside; Roosevelt; Salcha; Salchakat; Salmon; Salmon River; Sam Creek; Saulich; Scottie Creek; Seventeen mile; Shaw Creek Lodge; Shuman House; Silver Fox R.H.; Sixtymile (Glacier P.O.) Yukon; Sourdough Camp; South Fork; Standard; Steele Creek; Stephens (Stevens); Swede Boys Camp; Tanacross; Ten Mile; Tenderfoot; Tetlin; Tetlin Jct; Thirtysix Mile; Cabin Tok (Junction); Toklat; Tolovana; Tramway Bar; Tsukon Cabin; Twentyfour Mile Cabin; Twentytwo Mile Village; Two Rivers; United States Camp; Venetie; Venetie Landing; Wallen; West Fork (Aband); White Eye; Wild Lake; Willow House; Wiseman; Woodchopper (Aband); Woodchopper Creek.

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FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FREIGHT*^ 2006-2012 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12

Incoming ------Thousands of Pounds ------January 671 764 710 616 477 1,007 306 -70% February 794 907 724 647 482 459 500 9% March 976 994 802 6,189 637 1,120 588 -48% April 890 1041 879 627 739 597 May 1009 1,102 914 657 1,752 652 June 1,061 1,002 1,557 633 1,810 615 July 883 968 983 658 709 678 August 1,211 1,065 1,045 673 754 716 September 1,088 1,036 1,035 706 857 803 October 701 880 930 947 611 637 November 934 868 714 529 574 524 December 774 570 552 529 501 539

Total 10,992 11,197 10,845 13,411 9,903 8,347

Outgoing ------Thousands of Pounds ------January 4,113 3,368 2,182 1,806 2,189 2,883 2,666 -8% February 3,708 3,156 2,681 2,257 2,760 1,539 2,590 68% March 4,197 3,992 2,677 5,667 3,191 2,776 2,720 -2% April 4,151 3,552 2,935 3,216 2,929 2,482 May 4,790 3,324 3,077 2,836 1,863 2,587 June 4,285 4,096 3,126 3,188 2,511 3,340 July 4,038 3,754 3,595 3,624 3,600 3,017 August 7,663 4,726 2,930 3,513 3,402 3,650 September 4,285 3,311 2,768 3,202 3,652 3,233 October 3,794 2,617 3,407 2,951 3,023 2,660 November 3,664 2,982 2,479 2,595 2,254 2,623 December 2,996 2,314 2,866 2,017 2,542 2,775

Total 51,684 41,192 34,723 36,872 33,916 33,565

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Fairbanks International Airport, "Fairbanks International Airport Statistical Report", 2006-2012. NOTE: Marked decrease in outgoing freight directly related to Evergreen International Airlines moving Anchorage construction materials in June 2005. USPS began shipping bypass mail to Barrow via truck rather than air as of March 2006. UPS made a sizeable stop in March 2009. Everts Air Fuel notable stop in May-June 2010. Sizeable stop by a domestic carrier in January 2011. Kalitta Air stopped at FAI March 2011. ^ June-August 2005 Evergreen International Airlines is moving Anchorage construction materials. * Numbers are preliminary and may be subject to revision.

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FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRANSIT FREIGHT*^ 2006-2012 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 ------Thousands of Pounds------January 6,428 575 299 463 572 886 276 -69% February 7,078 1,410 341 298 1,543 235 282 20% March 6,379 483 335 14,296 1,118 258 361 40% April 4,888 650 338 302 296 297 May 5,173 699 261 245 342 344 June 1,434 823 307 361 1,574 342 July 1,059 371 4,334 359 327 341 August 910 572 5,168 350 593 321 September 1,543 376 329 292 8,508 305 October 428 805 1,294 268 451 309 November 400 577 317 748 993 293 December 304 1,362 553 940 364 350

Total 36,024 8,703 13,876 18,922 16,681 4,281

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Fairbanks International Airport, "Fairbanks International Airport Statistical Report", 2006-2012. NOTE: Lufthansa German Air Cargo reduced frequency of service to FAI starting October 2005 and terminated service May 2006. Cargolux reduced frequency of service to FAI starting January 2005 and terminated service October 2006. Volga-Dnepr Airlines started routing their AN124 tech stop charter operations through FAI as of September 2006. On average FAI should see between 70-100 operations from Volga-Dnepr Airlines per year. Ukraine-based Antonov Design Bureau, made transit landings Feb-Mar 2010. ^ International Airlines: Evergreen and Volga-Dnepr made non-routine stops at FAI in July-August 2008. UPS made a sizeable stop in March 2009. Asiana, Cathay Pacific, China Air, Nippon Cargo, Atlas Air, China Cargo, and Evergreen International plus domestic carriers Fed Ex and UPS had transit landings in September and November 2010. * Numbers are preliminary and may be subject to revision.

FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRANSIT FREIGHT 2006-2012

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FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REVENUE LANDINGS 2006-2012

3,500

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FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REVENUE LANDINGS* 2006-2012 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 1,711 1,662 1,758 1,610 1,643 1,673 1,614 -4% February 1,728 1,644 1,766 1,653 1,601 1,551 1,588 2% March 2,154 1,885 2,019 1,907 1,900 1,935 1,836 -5% April 1,887 1,828 1,868 1,836 1,810 1,797 May 2,132 2,028 2,208 2,039 1,906 2,070 June 2,554 2,476 2,571 2,370 2,410 2,416 July 2,671 2,488 2,686 2,481 2,510 2,368 August 2,955 2,720 2,820 2,464 2,641 2,751 September 2,545 2,483 2,503 2,338 2,523 2,544 October 1,944 2,005 2,009 1,922 1,957 1,942 November 1,782 1,878 1,668 1,650 1,567 1,760 December 1,729 1,843 1,802 1,813 1,791 1,820

Total 25,792 24,940 25,678 24,083 24,259 24,627

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Fairbanks International Airport, "Fairbanks International Airport Statistical Report", 2006-2012. * Numbers are preliminary and may be subject to revision.

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FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGERS* 2006-2012 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 Incoming January 31,035 33,903 33,333 32,118 32,275 33,897 33,555 -1% February 27,305 28,548 31,801 29,051 29,677 30,763 31,566 3% March 30,352 33,825 35,869 33,266 34,689 39,085 37,380 -4% April 27,373 29,406 30,386 28,065 29,191 30,449 May 41,968 49,863 45,270 40,536 40,531 41,461 June 57,856 58,926 60,012 51,532 51,352 51,949 July 59,698 61,865 60,249 54,055 56,896 55,490 August 61,360 62,223 64,713 54,191 57,370 57,039 September 36,718 38,013 39,664 37,907 37,040 38,298 October 30,314 33,784 31,565 47,049 35,120 32,048 November 28,865 32,184 28,568 31,077 29,939 30,024 December 29,859 32,339 31,534 31,855 32,823 31,408 Total 462,703 494,879 492,964 470,702 466,903 471,911

Outgoing January 27,801 28,912 29,821 29,763 28,908 30,157 29,447 -2% February 27,887 28,144 31,495 28,742 28,955 29,911 31,231 4% March 34,783 34,049 35,259 32,379 34,426 38,609 37,143 -4% April 27,723 28,648 29,871 27,517 29,076 29,943 May 37,112 37,992 40,420 35,530 36,495 37,776 June 52,090 54,648 54,765 48,923 47,899 48,027 July 52,512 55,668 58,257 52,252 54,198 52,019 August 56,570 57,332 58,267 50,500 53,742 53,832 September 42,548 43,330 44,796 43,105 44,985 45,230 October 31,312 35,169 34,349 35,654 36,204 33,996 November 29,236 32,430 28,909 31,291 30,499 30,905 December 35,735 35,697 34,171 36,778 36,844 35,921 Total 455,309 472,019 480,380 452,434 462,231 466,326

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Fairbanks International Airport, "Fairbanks International Airport Statistical Report", 2006-2012. NOTE: Numbers do not include passengers in transit. * Numbers are preliminary and may be subject to revision.

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ALASKA HIGHWAY STATEWIDE ENTERING PASSENGERS* Via the Yukon Territory 2006-2012 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 2,064 2,733 2,108 2,388 2,216 2,213 1,868 -16% February 2,259 2,301 2,365 2,419 2,139 2,350 2,037 -13% March 3,355 3,806 3,681 3,958 3,434 3,992 3,527 -12% April 5,257 5,529 5,168 4,899 5,662 5,068 May 12,261 13,386 11,033 12,447 11,989 11,732 June 26,560 28,967 17,887 22,929 23,610 22,411 July 24,925 27,583 16,946 24,187 21,002 22,964 August 20,296 21,776 13,246 18,311 16,553 20,063 September 9,998 8,584 5,987 7,954 5,829 7,901 October 4,149 3,549 3,832 3,803 3,949 3,512 November 3,027 2,806 2,096 2,783 2,547 2,424 December 2,451 2,456 2,145 2,237 2,334 2,016 Total 116,602 123,476 86,494 108,315 101,264 106,646

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, District 32, personal communications, 2006-2012. NOTE: This entry point includes statewide travel for automobiles on the Alaska Highway and, during the summer, the Taylor Highway (Poker Creek). Reminder: 1st Qtr 2009 Homeland Security changes Entering data release policy creating a lag in data release and no comparative figure. * Current year figures subject to revisions.

ALASKA HIGHWAY STATEWIDE EXITING PASSENGERS* Via the Yukon Territory 2006-2012 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 1,712 1,873 1,783 1,491 1,688 1,483 1,485 0% February 1,468 1,970 1,812 2,018 1,643 1,657 1,553 -6% March 2,717 3,204 2,455 2,380 2,542 2,297 2,617 14% April 3,200 3,701 2,608 2,884 3,155 2,615 May 3,892 7,283 6,990 7,057 7,358 6,771 June 16,913 18,767 15,502 13,932 14,771 15,473 July 26,855 24,747 22,729 20,196 24,479 22,377 August 24,114 24,601 21,827 20,089 11,766 20,734 September 12,236 13,657 10,585 10,522 11,196 10,341 October 6,403 4,827 3,657 4,145 4,673 4,470 November 2,997 2,387 2,054 2,781 2,070 2,213 December 2,283 2,326 1,573 1,998 1,613 1,867 Total 104,790 109,343 93,575 89,493 86,954 92,298

SOURCE: Canadian Customs Border Services, Area Ports, Yukon Government, 2006-2012. NOTE: This exit point includes statewide travel for automobiles on the Alaska Highway (Beaver Creek) and, during the summer through September 15th, the Taylor Highway (Little Gold). * Current year figures subject to revisions.

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ALASKA HIGHWAY STATEWIDE NET ANNUAL MIGRATION TRENDS Via the Yukon Territory 1990-2011 25,000 Net Migration 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

-5,000 -10,000 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 -15,000 Number Passengers Number of -20,000 -25,000 -30,000 SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, District 32, and Customs Border Services, Area Ports, Yukon Government, Canada, personal communications 1990-2011.

ALASKA HIGHWAY STATEWIDE NET MONTHLY MIGRATION* Via the Yukon Territory 2006-2012 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 January 352 860 325 897 528 730 383 February 791 331 553 401 496 693 484 March 638 602 1,226 1,578 892 1,695 910 April 2,057 1,828 2,560 2,015 2,507 2,453 May 8,369 6,103 4,043 5,390 4,631 4,961 June 9,647 10,200 2,385 8,997 8,839 6,938 July -1,930 2,836 -5,783 3,991 -3,477 587 August -3,818 -2,825 -8,581 -1,778 4,787 -671 September -2,238 -5,073 -4,598 -2,568 -5,367 -2,440 October -2,254 -1,278 175 -342 -724 -958 November 30 419 42 2 477 211 December 168 130 572 239 721 149 Net 11,812 14,133 -7,081 18,822 14,310 14,348

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, District 32, and Customs Border Services, Area Ports, Yukon Government, Canada, personal communications 2006-2012. NOTE: Numbers denote the difference between the number of passengers entering and exiting statewide Alaska on the Alaska Highway and the Taylor Highway (summer only through September 15th). Reminder: 1st Qtr 2009 Homeland Security changes Entering data release policy creating a lag in data release and no comparative figures at times. * Current year figures subject to revisions.

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ALASKA RAILROAD PASSENGERS Alaska 2005-2011* % Chg Passengers* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11 ARR Ridership 190,963 205,924 219,370 218,833 206,410 171,975 193,293 12.4% Cruiseline Railcars 270,155 319,369 345,430 323,838 264,376 233,160 218,916 -6.1% TOTAL 461,118 525,293 564,800 542,671 470,786 405,135 412,209 1.7% SOURCE: Alaska Railroad Corporation, Markets, Sales, Services, Anchorage, Alaska, personal communications, 2005-2011. NOTE: Ridership does not include private charters or the Portage-Whittier Shuttle (which was discontinued in 2000). While it looks like ARR only had a slight increase in ridership in 2004 - the ridership on ARR's three main summer trains grew by 7%. However, when combined with ARR's smaller/winter trains, like the Aurora Train & Hurricane Turn, it looks like ARR's ridership was almost unchanged from 2003. While some of ARR's smaller winter services may have seen a decrease in ridership - overall ARR's Passenger revenue has continued to climb thanks to increased sales on their main trains. * ARR ridership numbers include ridership only on scheduled services.

ALASKA RAILROAD FREIGHT TONNAGE Alaska 2005-2011 % Chg Tons 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11 ------in millions of tons------Bulk Petroleum 2,555 2,068 2,230 1,910 1,657 1,254 1,292 3.0% Coal (local) 683 713 766 761 762 791 836 5.7% Coal (export) 384 374 342 471 801 1,051 1,195 13.7% Gravel 4,024 3,900 2,377 2,776 2,306 2,614 2,252 -13.8% Other 580 607 742 681 637 622 619 -0.5% TOTAL 8,226 7,662 6,457 6,599 6,163 6,332 6,194 -2.2% SOURCE: Alaska Railroad Corporation, Markets, Sales, Services, Anchorage, Alaska, personal communications, 2005-2011.

ALASKA RAILROAD FREIGHT REVENUE DOLLARS* Alaska 2005-2011 % Chg Revenue 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11 ------in millions of dollars------TOTAL $ 94,499 $ 92,181 $ 94,341 $ 98,914 $ 87,515 $ 87,019 $ 98,045 12.7% SOURCE: Alaska Railroad Corporation, Markets, Sales, Services, Anchorage, Alaska, personal communications, 2005-2011. * Current data supercedes all previous data.

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HOTEL/MOTEL ROOM RECEIPTS* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012 % Change Quarter 2008 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012 2011-12 1st $4,928,353 $5,554,495 $5,536,300 $6,328,162 $6,596,863 4.2% 2nd* $15,450,099 $11,655,651 $14,635,993 $13,646,596 3rd $29,652,248 $25,322,981 $27,310,791 $26,149,158 4th* $7,251,731 $7,235,815 $6,969,241 $7,513,652 Total $57,282,431 $49,768,942 $54,452,325 $53,637,568

SOURCE: City of Fairbanks, Finance Dept., personal communications 2008-2012. City of Fairbanks bed tax website: http://www.ci.fairbanks.ak.us/departments/clerks/bedtax.php. City of North Pole Finance Department, FNSB Financial Services, personal communications, 2008-2012. NOTE: Room receipt figures are based on hotel/motel bed tax which is 8%. Receipts are calculated on taxes paid. There is a time lag between collection and reporting of these taxes. Added City of North Pole 3rd Qtr. 2009. ADDITION/ADJUSTMENT TO TABLE: City of North Pole began collecting Hotel-Motel Room Tax at (8%) according to Ordinance 09-03, February 2, 2009, (passed: February 17, 2009) an ordinance amending Title 4, and introducing Chapter 4.09, Hotel-Motel Room Tax; effective 5 p.m., February 28, 2009. City of North Pole data added to table above with adjustments beginning third quarter 2009. * Numbers revised based on new data from accrual adjustments 2Q 2007 corrected January 2008. 4Q 2009 corrected May 2010. 2Q 2011 corrected September 2011.

QUARTERLY HOTEL/MOTEL ROOM RECEIPTS Fairbanks North Star Borough 2000-2011 $35 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. $30 3rd Qtr. $25 4th Qtr.

$20

$15 Millions $10

2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011

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ANNUAL HOTEL/MOTEL ROOM RECEIPTS* Fairbanks North Star Borough 1993-2011 % Chg fr Year 1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr. Annual Total Prev Yr 1993 $1,912,664 $6,509,495 $13,079,188 $2,910,413 $24,411,760 15.6% 1994 $2,139,404 $7,282,236 $14,218,355 $3,889,047 $27,529,042 12.8% 1995 $2,342,331 $8,112,819 $14,946,769 $3,811,319 $29,213,238 6.1% 1996 $2,344,161 $8,651,705 $15,188,972 $3,189,160 $29,373,998 0.6% 1997 $2,414,719 $7,794,574 $18,608,324 $3,526,383 $32,344,000 10.1% 1998 $2,551,863 $10,173,376 $17,682,597 $4,296,950 $34,704,786 7.3% 1999 $3,055,908 $10,093,298 $18,457,738 $4,567,227 $36,174,171 4.2% 2000 $3,274,010 $9,923,679 $17,456,009 $4,959,298 $35,612,996 -1.6% 2001 $3,745,458 $10,072,118 $17,394,993 $7,476,847 $38,689,416 8.6% 2002 $3,421,975 $9,279,386 $15,610,143 $7,457,382 $35,768,886 -7.5% 2003 $4,269,920 $8,951,462 $18,034,906 $6,161,282 $37,417,570 4.6% 2004 $4,282,186 $11,444,548 $24,397,446 $6,245,425 $46,369,605 23.9% 2005 $4,341,420 $11,991,395 $26,148,408 $6,416,203 $48,897,426 5.5% 2006 $4,396,630 $13,755,407 $27,784,543 $6,628,268 $52,564,848 7.5% 2007 $5,253,550 $14,703,344 $29,164,266 $7,198,573 $56,319,733 7.1% 2008 $4,928,353 $15,450,099 $29,652,248 $7,251,731 $57,282,431 1.7% 2009 $5,554,495 $11,655,651 $25,322,981 $7,235,815 $49,768,942 -13.1% 2010 $5,536,300 $14,635,993 $27,310,791 $6,969,241 $54,452,325 9.4% 2011 $6,328,162 $13,646,596 $26,149,158 $7,513,652 $53,637,568 -1.5% SOURCE: Fairbanks North Star Borough, City of Fairbanks, and City of North Pole, Finance Departments, personal communications 1993-2011. NOTE: Room receipt figures are based on hotel/motel bed tax which is 8%. Receipts are calculated on taxes paid. There is a time lag between collection and reporting of these taxes. City of North Pole was added beginning third quarter 2009. * FNSB accrual adjustments will occur which means current figure supersede previous figures.

ANNUAL HOTEL/MOTEL ROOM RECEIPTS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1993-2011 30% 25% 20%

15%

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-15%

2008 2009 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011

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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM VISITORS Fairbanks, Alaska 2008-2012 % Change 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 1,955 2,236 1,647 1,705 2,235 31% February 3,784 4,502 4,465 3,199 3,969 24% March 4,607 3,394 3,725 4,230 5,934 40% April 3,503 2,328 2,272 2,525 May 7,595 5,767 5,367 4,303 June 19,837 15,275 14,051 12,517 July 22,709 16,548 16,587 14,169 August 19,369 14,709 14,193 12,851 September 9,215 7,567 7,698 6,743 October 3,517 3,249 4,207 2,841 November 2,146 1,886 2,567 2,124 December 2,532 2,437 3,785 2,588 Total 100,769 79,898 80,564 69,795

SOURCE: University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, personal communications 2008-2012. NOTE: Numbers are preliminary and may be subject to revision.

MORRIS THOMPSON CULTURAL AND VISITOR CENTER Fairbanks, Alaska 2008-2012 % Change Month 2008* 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January - 1,581 2,462 3,200 3,438 7% February - 2,334 3,142 4,039 5,222 29% March - 2,298 5,173 5,368 7,327 36% April - 2,573 3,892 4,119 May - 5,366 10,222 7,728 June - 10,489 16,975 17,896 July - 12,800 19,412 16,852 August - 10,314 18,127 15,981 September - 6,771 10,590 10,707 October 400 3,155 4,608 3,893 November 450 2,935 3,425 3,772 December 600 3,379 2,879 3,539 Total 1,450 9,469 100,907 97,094

SOURCE: The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center Administration Office, information can be found at http://www.morristhompsoncenter.org, personal communications 2008-2012. Admission is free. NOTE: Alaska Public Lands Information Center (APLIC) moved to and partnered with other agencies at the new Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center in September 2008. From October 2008 to present the counts reported are recorded at the entry for all Cultural Center partners. The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center partners include APLIC, (FCVB) Fairbanks Convention and Visitor Bureau, the Alaska Geographic Store, Denakkanaaga, the regional Alaska Native Elder's organization, and Tanana Chiefs Conference – Cultural Program. One headcount per visitor is recorded at the entry for all Cultural Center partners. The APLIC is a cooperative effort of the Alaska Division of Tourism, Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey. Additional note: Major road construction in front of the MTCC from May-July 2011 effected counts.

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DELINQUENT TAX ACCOUNTS Fairbanks North Star Borough December Billing 1993-2011 Taxable Delinquent Parcels Foreclosure on Parcels Parcels

Total % Chg from Foreclosed % of Outside Previous Parcels Available Parcels Foreclosed Year Cities* July 1st December 1st Year at Sale** Sold Parcels Sold 1993 15.9030 37,038 4,384 11.8366 35 16 45.7% 1994 16.1050 37,092 4,438 11.9648 19 14 73.7% 1995 15.5290 37,132 4,396 11.8388 14 12 85.7% 1996 15.1740 37,259 4,129 11.0818 17 13 76.5% 1997 15.1010 37,488 4,015 10.7101 28 22 78.6% 1998 15.4520 37,745 3,987 10.5629 18 13 72.2% 1999 16.1840 38,166 3,933 10.3049 17 10 58.8% 2000 15.3430 38,450 3,871 10.0676 19 7 36.8% 2001 15.5430 38,655 4,134 10.6946 22 14 63.6% 2002 15.4050 38,953 3,677 9.4395 19 13 68.4% 2003 15.4030 39,347 3,770 9.5814 12 7 58.3% 2004 15.2240 39,797 3,693 9.2795 16 15 93.8% 2005 14.8110 40,411 3,565 8.8218 12 9 75.0% 2006 14.4910 40,866 3,358 8.2171 11 9 81.8% 2007 13.7440 41,752 3,845 9.2091 20 17 85.0% 2008 12.7900 42,238 3,680 8.7125 20 19 95.0% 2009 12.7000 42,526 3,785 8.9004 NA - - 2010 12.9730 42,691 3,581 8.3882 NA - - 2011 12.9990 43,013 3,526 8.1970 NA - - SOURCE: FNSB Finance Department, Treasury and Budget, Collections Division, personal communication, 1993-2012. FNSB Land Department, Foreclosure Data, personal communication, 1993-2012. NOTE: As of May 8, 2012 there are 1,711 delinquent accounts (or 3.977 percent of the total taxable parcels for the calendar year of 2011). Foreclosure data has about a 2 1/2 year lag on release. All tax billing must be mailed by July 1st: taxes are due and payable on July 1st according to State and Local statutes. * The base mill levy (which includes non-areawide + areawide + solid waste district taxes). ** Includes prior year parcels carried over from unsold foreclosures.

DELINQUENT TAX ACCOUNTS Fairbanks North Star Borough December Billing 1993-2011 14.0000 12.0000 10.0000

8.0000 6.0000 Delinquent Parcels Percentage 4.0000 % Chg from Previous Year 2.0000 0.0000

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ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATIONS SHAREHOLDERS Statewide 2006-2010

% chg Native Regional Corporation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Ranking 2009-10

Sealaska Corp. 17,600 19,443 20,174 20,594 20,860 1 1.3% Doyon, Ltd. 14,000 16,000 17,500 17,974 18,300 2 1.8% Calista Corp. 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 3 0.0% NANA Regional Corp. 11,100 11,495 12,044 12,400 12,700 4 2.4% Arctic Slope Regional Corp. 9,761 9,616 9,616 10,445 10,725 5 2.7% Bristol Bay Native Corp. 7,900 8,200 8,400 8,600 9,000 6 4.7% Cook Inlet Region, Inc. 7,419 7,419 7,693 7,693 8,100 7 5.3% Bering Straits Native Corp. 6,334 6,334 6,334 6,334 6,700 8 5.8% The Aleut Corporation 3,249 3,547 3,547 3,656 3,717 9 1.7% Koniag, Inc. 3,612 3,633 3,633 3,695 3,695 10 0.0% Chugach Alaska Corp. 1,991 2,002 2,002 2,002 2,300 11 14.9% Ahtna, Inc. 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,547 1,649 12 6.6% The 13th Regional Corp. 6,188 NA NA 5,500 NA 13 - SOURCE: Alaska Business Monthly, "Power List", January 2006-2010 and September 2011, website: www.akbizmag.com, and Native Corporation personal communications, May 2012. NOTE: There is a lag time in reporting and numbers are subject to revision. These Native Regional Corporations were established between 1971-1972, except The Thirteenth Corporation which began in 1975. NA Not available at press time.

ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATIONS ANNUAL REVENUE Statewide 2006-2010

% chg Native Regional Corporation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Ranking 2009-10

------In Millions of Dollars------Arctic Slope Regional Corp. $1,751.3 $1,777.5 $2,297.3 $1,945.1 $2,331.7 1 19.9% NANA Regional Corp. $805.8 $975.5 $1,175.5 $1,257.8 $1,592.8 2 26.6% Bristol Bay Native Corp. $762.4 $1,006.1 $1,294.9 $1,391.6 $1,382.4 3 -0.7% Chugach Alaska Corp. $890.4 $900.1 $951.9 $1,105.3 $937.0 4 -15.2% Doyon, Ltd. $222.0 $280.5 $306.1 $416.4 $458.6 5 10.1% Ahtna, Inc.* $110.1 $136.2 $196.1 $231.0 $243.0 6 5.2% Calista Corp. $94.5 $138.4 $224.1 $203.0 $234.9 7 15.7% Sealaska Corp. $178.6 $203.2 $125.8 $196.0 $223.8 8 14.2% Bering Straits Native Corp. $42.6 $76.1 $113.3 $162.3 $190.3 9 17.2% Cook Inlet Region, Inc. $207.9 $119.9 $11.1 $79.9 $188.4 10 135.8% The Aleut Corporation $119.6 $154.2 $116.1 $146.1 $159.4 11 9.1% Koniag, Inc. $148.3 $128.2 $101.3 $115.6 $149.5 12 29.3% The 13th Regional Corp. $7.5 NA NA NA NA 13 - SOURCE: Alaska Business Monthly, "Power List", January 2006-2010 and September 2011, website: www.akbizmag.com, and Native Corporation personal communications, May 2012. NOTE: There is a lag time in reporting and numbers are subject to revision. Beginning in 2006, the 13th Regional Corporation has limited reporting. In 2008 the stock market decline affected some corporate revenue margins. * Numbers revised during personal communication with Ahtna accounting, May 2010. NA Not available at press time.

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PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND APPLICANT MAILING ADDRESS BY CITY* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2006-2011 ^ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010¹ 2011¹ % by Change zipcode Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child 2010-11 99701 9,407 3,312 9,400 3,282 9,685 3,324 9,952 3,281 9,891 3,143 10,095 3,204 2.0% 99702 1,368 1,127 1,219 1,003 970 795 886 783 692 605 714 612 2.2% 99703 1,740 1,495 1,582 1,252 1,564 1,219 1,963 1,724 1,484 1,254 1,540 1,300 3.7% 99705 10,670 4,542 11,046 4,656 11,758 4,575 11,969 5,025 11,902 4,934 12,163 4,923 1.5% 99706 1,243 344 1,204 327 1,247 270 1,215 281 1,180 268 1,153 267 -1.9% 99707 4,477 1,307 4,403 1,253 4,429 1,140 4,357 1,170 4,209 1,086 4,107 1,063 -2.4% 99708 5,279 1,509 5,313 1,494 5,441 1,375 5,474 1,523 5,448 1,451 5,364 1,397 -2.0% 99709 11,717 4,000 12,102 4,087 12,759 3,993 12,872 4,251 12,902 4,223 13,143 4,299 1.9% 99710 1,131 357 1,166 334 1,228 306 1,273 350 1,255 363 1,263 352 -0.2% 99711 1,082 370 1,113 404 1,180 375 1,156 386 1,102 348 1,116 357 1.6% 99712 5,338 1,960 5,403 1,930 5,745 1,818 5,775 1,956 5,854 2,001 5,983 1,978 1.3% 99714 669 238 674 276 699 258 718 279 693 274 689 260 -1.9% 99716 294 90 309 92 337 66 348 73 350 66 346 69 -0.2% 99725 672 165 665 171 705 159 736 179 743 169 717 179 -1.8% 99775 652 144 627 122 679 113 719 124 788 109 818 117 4.2% Total 55,739 20,960 56,226 20,683 58,426 19,786 59,413 21,385 58,493 20,294 59,211 20,377 1.0%

Adult + Child by 76,699 76,909 78,212 80,798 78,787 79,588 - Year

% Chg in applicants 1.3% 0.3% 1.7% 3.3% -2.5% 1.0% - by year SOURCE:f Alaska Department of Revenue; website: www.pfd.state.ak.us/forms/AnnualReports, 2006-2011. NOTE: The Alaska Permanent Fund was established by a constitutional amendment effective February 21, 1977. The amendment stated that contributions to the fund must consist of at least 25 percent of mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sales proceeds, Federal mineral revenue sharing payments, and bonuses received by the State. Enacted legislation (Ch. 18 SLA1980) has modified this contribution rate to the Permanent Fund from 25 percent to 50 percent. As a result, any future revenues transferable from Beaufort Sea production and any future lease sale bonuses will be subject to the 50 percent rate. * The figures above ONLY represent PFD applicants who applied for and received the dividend. This is not representative of the FNSB population as a whole as there are those who do not apply for nor qualify for the PFD. ¹ Military applicants declined in 2010 which affected the results. ^ Current data supersedes previous figures reported. PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND AMOUNTS 1991-2011

$2,500

$2,000

$1,500

$1,000

$500

1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

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CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES* Fairbanks MSA, Alaska and the United States 2006-2012 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 F January 6.8 6.3 6.4 7.7 8.6 7.9 7.4 A February 7.0 6.2 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.2 I March 6.5 5.8 6.1 7.5 8.1 7.3 7.2 R April 6.0 5.4 5.5 6.7 7.1 6.7 B May 5.4 4.9 5.5 7.0 6.5 6.3 A June 5.7 5.7 6.1 7.6 6.7 6.9 N July 5.2 5.0 5.4 6.6 6.1 6.1 K August 4.9 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 S September 5.0 4.9 5.3 6.7 6.1 6.0 October 4.7 4.6 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 M November 5.1 5.1 5.9 7.1 6.8 6.4 S December 5.3 5.7 6.5 7.3 7.0 6.6 A Average 5.6 5.3 5.8 7.1 6.9 6.7 January 7.7 7.1 7.1 8.0 9.2 8.8 8.0 February 8.1 7.0 7.1 8.3 9.4 8.7 7.9 March 7.5 6.7 7.0 8.2 9.2 8.3 7.9 A April 7.0 6.2 6.3 7.6 8.3 7.7 L May 6.4 5.7 6.3 7.5 7.6 7.3 A June 6.4 6.1 6.4 8.0 7.7 7.7 S July 5.8 5.4 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 K August 5.6 5.3 5.8 7.0 7.0 6.7 A September 5.7 5.5 5.8 7.4 7.1 6.9 October 5.6 5.5 6.0 7.8 7.3 6.9 November 6.1 5.9 6.4 7.8 7.8 7.2 December 6.4 6.5 6.9 8.2 8.1 7.6 Average 6.5 6.1 6.4 7.7 8.0 7.6 U January 5.1 5.0 5.4 8.5 10.6 9.8 8.8 N February 5.1 4.9 5.2 8.9 10.4 9.5 8.7 I March 4.8 4.5 5.2 9.0 10.2 9.2 8.4 T April 4.5 4.3 4.8 8.6 9.5 8.7 E May 4.4 4.3 5.2 9.1 9.3 8.7 D June 4.8 4.7 5.7 9.7 9.6 9.3 July 5.0 4.9 6.0 9.7 9.7 9.3 S August 4.6 4.6 6.1 9.6 9.5 9.1 T September 4.4 4.5 6.0 9.5 9.2 8.8 A October 4.1 4.4 6.1 9.5 9.0 8.5 T November 4.3 4.5 6.5 9.4 9.3 8.2 E December 4.3 4.8 7.1 9.7 9.1 8.3 S Average 4.6 4.6 5.8 9.3 9.6 8.9 SOURCES: Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis Section, website: http://www.laborstats.alaska.gov, and personal communications 2006-2012. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, and website: http://www.bls.gov, 2006-2012. NOTE: Rates presented are "not seasonally adjusted". Local data prior to 2000 is not comparable with data from 2000 forward due to the way the labor force stats are calculated for boroughs and census areas. * May be subject to revision.

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CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES State of Alaska, FNSB, the United States 2006-2012

12.0 Alaska FNSB U. S.

9.0

6.0

3.0 Percentage Unemployed Percentage

0.0

J/06 J/07 J/08 J/09 J/10 J/11 J/12 J = January/Year

AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS AND PAYMENTS Fairbanks North Star Borough 2000-2011

Claimants Average Monthly Amount ofPayments AmountMonthlyAverage 1,800 $2,000,000 Payment 1,600 $1,750,000

1,400 $1,500,000 1,200 $1,250,000 1,000 $1,000,000 800 $750,000 600 400 $500,000 $250,000

Average Number of Claimants perClaimants Monthof Number Average 200

0 $0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS AND PAYMENTS Fairbanks North Star Borough 2005-2011 % Chg. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11 Number of Claimants January 1,818 1,824 1,589 1,586 1,913 2,180 2,236 3% February 1,806 1,736 1,532 1,587 1,854 2,060 2,074 1% March 1,677 1,614 1,485 1,481 1,770 2,006 1,949 -3% April 1,439 1,404 1,214 1,289 1,606 1,678 1,620 -3% May 1,082 1,088 958 1,035 1,427 1,424 1,379 -3% June 943 910 873 994 1,335 1,250 1,206 -4% July 827 865 776 937 1,226 1,180 1,158 -2% August 755 857 697 849 1,166 1,124 1,187 6% September 702 727 581 689 1,050 1,052 1,068 2% October 996 943 735 1,004 1,356 1,331 1,239 -7% November 1,277 1,236 1,061 1,262 1,776 1,646 1,636 -1% December 1,469 1,385 1,307 1,511 1,987 1,923 1,932 0% Average 1,233 1,216 1,067 1,185 1,539 1,571 1,557 -1% Number of Payments January 7,406 7,285 6,218 5,242 5,745 7,271 8,820 21% February 6,483 6,383 5,285 5,311 6,391 7,374 7,175 -3% March 6,229 5,808 5,053 5,080 7,587 7,073 7,092 0% April 5,167 4,881 5,066 5,520 5,642 6,065 5,856 -3% May 4,796 4,641 3,245 3,682 5,075 4,979 5,666 14% June 3,405 2,905 2,844 3,870 5,696 4,231 4,086 -3% July 2,842 3,386 3,216 3,106 4,276 3,979 3,891 -2% August 3,172 2,851 2,358 2,798 4,702 4,480 4,758 6% September 2,307 2,364 1,798 2,881 3,597 3,537 3,559 1% October 3,525 3,280 2,627 2,042 4,104 3,882 4,653 20% November 4,435 3,934 3,369 3,732 6,841 6,693 5,460 -18% December 5,113 4,602 5,186 6,171 6,740 6,698 6,476 -3% Total 54,880 52,320 46,265 49,435 66,396 66,262 67,492 2% Amount of Payments------Thousands of Dollars------January $ 1,531 $ 1,509 $ 1,364 $ 1,170 $ 1,299 $ 2,202 2,482 13% February 1,326 1,316 1,144 1,174 1,535 2,222 2,011 -9% March 1,262 1,191 1,092 1,092 1,863 2,078 1,976 -5% April 1,047 1,008 1,084 1,183 1,823 1,744 1,622 -7% May 947 964 704 782 1,380 1,434 1,519 6% June 669 625 603 815 1,565 1,190 1,070 -10% July 565 705 659 647 1,148 1,066 1,013 -5% August 643 585 476 580 1,257 1,154 1,235 7% September 474 495 367 613 997 951 960 1% October 733 694 550 438 1,149 1,052 1,236 18% November 927 844 740 820 2,020 1,895 1,496 -21% December 1,073 1,003 1,155 1,375 2,052 1,879 1,790 -5% Total $11,197 $10,939 $9,938 $10,689 $18,088 $18,867 $18,412 -2%

SOURCE: Alaska Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development, Research & Analysis Section, personal communications 2005-2012.

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AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES BY INDUSTRY Fairbanks North Star Borough (MSA¹) 2011-2012 Year-to-Date Average 2012 % Change Industry 2012 2011 2011-12

Reporting Period Jan. Feb. Mar. Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Jan-Mar Mining and Logging³ 1,200 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 18.2% Construction 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,900 1,800 5.6% Manufacturing 500 500 500 500 500 0.0% Trade/Transportation/Utilities 7,200 7,100 7,300 7,200 7,300 -1.4% Wholesale Trade 600 600 600 600 600 0.0% Retail Trade 4,400 4,300 4,400 4,400 4,400 0.0% Trans/Warehouse/Utilities 2,200 2,200 2,300 2,200 2,200 0.0% Information 500 500 500 500 500 0.0% Financial Activities 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 0.0% Professional & Business Svcs 2,300 2,400 2,500 2,400 2,400 0.0% Educational & Health Services 5,000 5,100 5,200 5,100 4,900 4.1% Health Care 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 3,600 0.0% Leisure & Hospitality 3,500 3,600 3,700 3,600 3,600 0.0% Other Services 1,200 1,200 1,300 1,200 1,200 0.0% Government 11,500 12,400 12,500 12,100 12,300 -1.6% Federal Government 3,200 3,300 3,400 3,300 3,300 0.0% State Government 4,900 5,600 5,600 5,400 5,400 0.0% Local Government² 3,400 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,600 -2.8%

Total Nonfarm 36,200 37,400 38,100 37,200 36,900 0.8%

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. State website: http://labor.alaska.gov/research/ces/ces.htm, 2012. NOTE: Data provided are subject to change. Employment reporting format has changed because Fairbanks became a metropolitan area in 2003 and 2004. Please note that rounding is to nearest 100. - Excludes self-employed workers, fishers, domestics, and unpaid family workers. - Government includes employees of public school systems and the University of Alaska. - Beginning January 2001, wage and salary employment estimates were published under a new classification system. The Standard Industrial Classification system (SIC) has been replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data prior to 2001 are comparable only at the Total Nonfarm and Government levels. ¹ Metropolitan Statistical Area ² This category was previously called "Natural Resources and Mining". The change is in name only; the industries it includes remain the same.

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ANNUAL AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY Fairbanks North Star Borough 2007-2010 % Change Industry 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009-10 Natural Resources & Mining 1,153 1,100 1,108 1,161 4.8% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting 36 42 40 45 12.5% Mining 1,116 1,058 1,068 1,117 4.6% Construction 2,756 2,765 2,490 2,641 6.1% Construction of Buildings 849 804 743 751 1.1% Heavy Construction 263 206 229 374 63.3% Specialty Trade Contractors 1,644 1,755 1,519 1,517 -0.1% Manufacturing 653 649 639 604 -5.5% Trade, Transportation & Utilities 7,673 7,701 7,738 7,642 -1.2% Wholesale Trade 663 652 656 654 -0.3% Retail Trade 4,656 4,658 4,537 4,551 0.3% General Merchandise Stores 1,268 1,388 1,355 1,341 -1.0% Food & Beverage 450 486 456 471 3.3% Transportation & Warehousing 2,038 2,029 2,141 2,020 -5.7% Air Transportation 609 650 606 607 0.2% Transit & Ground Passenger 194 - 278 299 7.6% Information 564 588 533 497 -6.8% Telecommunication 296 317 309 296 -4.2% Financial Activities 1,597 1,534 1,558 1,553 -0.3% Finance & Insurance 875 894 887 877 -1.1% Credit Intermediation, etc. 519 536 534 517 -3.2% Real Estate, Renting & Leasing 722 641 671 676 0.7% Real Estate 465 384 407 428 5.2% Professional & Business Services 2,223 2,341 2,174 2,368 8.9% Professional, Scientific, Technical Services 1,089 1,197 1,300 1,515 16.5% Management of Companies & Enterprises 40 - 57 53 -7.0% Administrative & Waste Services 1,095 - 817 800 -2.1% Educational & Health Services 4,239 4,376 4,541 4,910 8.1% Health Care & Social Assistance 4,096 4,226 4,384 4,675 6.6% Leisure & Hospitality 4,316 4,161 4,001 4,084 2.1% Accommodation 1,061 1,051 927 969 4.5% Food Services & Drinking Places 2,777 2,653 2,591 2,671 3.1% Other Services 1,287 1,245 1,251 1,116 -10.8% Membership Organizations, etc. 607 602 610 510 -16.4% Repair & Maintenance 456 439 434 403 -7.1% Government 11,732 11,789 11,816 12,072 2.2% Federal Government 3,450 3,472 3,469 3,495 0.7% State Government 5,233 5,251 5,289 5,487 3.7% Local Government 3,049 3,066 3,058 3,090 1.0% Unclassified Establishments 36 11 7 39 457.1% Total Industries 38,228 38,261 37,855 38,688 2.2% SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section; Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages fka Employment & Earnings Summary, 2010 (data are preliminary and subject to revision). NOTE: Blanks in the Total Earnings & Avg Mo Earnings columns due to confidentiality; data are suppressed.

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ANNUAL AVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE BY INDUSTRY Fairbanks North Star Borough 2007-2010 % Change Industry 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009-2010 Natural Resources & Mining $6,448 $6,993 $7,414 $7,348 -0.9% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting $1,837 $1,695 $1,793 $1,711 -4.6% Mining $6,598 $7,201 $7,624 $7,574 -0.7% Construction $5,223 $5,625 $5,656 $5,922 4.7% Construction of Buildings $4,834 $5,273 $5,524 $5,382 -2.6% Heavy Construction $6,036 $6,493 $6,896 $6,217 -9.8% Specialty Trade Contractors $5,294 $5,684 $5,534 $6,117 10.5% Manufacturing $4,122 $4,212 $4,370 $4,416 1.1% Trade, Transportation & Utilities $3,189 $3,276 $3,390 $3,240 -4.4% Wholesale Trade $3,525 $3,809 $4,037 $4,035 0.0% Retail Trade $2,444 $2,475 $2,501 $2,549 1.9% General Merchandise Stores $2,264 $2,325 $2,302 $2,342 1.7% Food & Beverage $2,273 $2,274 $2,343 $2,358 0.6% Transportation & Warehousing $4,358 $4,443 $4,523 $3,849 -14.9% Air Transportation $3,471 $3,467 $3,674 $3,693 0.5% Transit & Ground Passenger - - $2,366 $2,272 -4.0% Information $4,042 $4,212 $4,251 $4,258 0.2% Telecommunication $5,272 $5,166 $5,058 $5,026 -0.6% Financial Activities $3,568 $3,611 $3,745 $3,878 3.6% Finance & Insurance $3,830 $3,828 $4,006 $4,238 5.8% Credit Intermediation, etc. $3,446 $3,419 $3,720 $3,914 5.2% Real Estate, Renting & Leasing $3,252 $3,308 $3,399 $3,410 0.3% Real Estate $3,350 $3,165 $3,213 $3,236 0.7% Professional & Business Services $3,321 $3,561 $3,719 $3,848 3.5% Professional, Scientific, Technical Services $3,617 $3,985 $4,107 $4,229 3.0% Management of Companies & Enterprises - - $5,564 $5,871 5.5% Administrative & Waste Services - - $2,971 $2,996 0.8% Educational & Health Services $3,200 $3,387 $3,465 $3,472 0.2% Health Care & Social Assistance $3,234 $3,425 $3,499 $3,512 0.4% Leisure & Hospitality $1,426 $1,484 $1,487 $1,487 0.0% Accommodation $2,259 $2,312 $2,349 $2,183 -7.1% Food Services & Drinking Places $1,155 $1,210 $1,240 $1,278 3.1% Other Services $2,213 $2,278 $2,363 $2,369 0.3% Membership Organizations, etc. $1,823 $1,868 $1,977 $1,852 -6.3% Repair & Maintenance $3,064 $3,150 $3,275 $3,389 3.5% Government $3,832 $3,948 $4,176 $4,297 2.9% Federal Government $4,762 $4,793 $4,946 $5,220 5.5% State Government $3,560 $3,727 $3,980 $4,004 0.6% Local Government $3,247 $3,370 $3,641 $3,774 3.7% Unclassified Establishments $2,277 $3,299 $3,291 $2,081 -36.8% Total Industries $3,452 $3,606 $3,738 $3,789 1.4% SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section; Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages fka Employment & Earnings Summary, 2010 (data are preliminary and subject to revision). NOTE: Blanks in the Total Earnings & Avg Mo Earnings columns due to confidentiality; data are suppressed.

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FAIRBANKS' LARGEST EMPLOYERS* Top 25 EMPLOYERS Average Monthly Employment by Range 2010 Avg Employment Range Firm Name A Federal Government A University of Alaska A Fairbanks North Star School District A State of Alaska (excluding University) A Banner Health System B Wal-Mart Associates Inc (including Sam's Club) B Fred Meyer Stores Inc C ASRC, AES Pipeline Power and Communication C Fairbanks North Star Borough C Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc C Tanana Chiefs Conference Inc C Safeway Inc D Fairbanks Resource Agency D Golden Valley Electric Association Inc D Fountainhead Development Inc D Ambrose LLC (formerly McDonald's Restaurants of Alaska) D City of Fairbanks D Fairbanks Native Association Inc D Laidlaw Education Services D Tanana Valley Medical Surgical Group Inc D Nana Management Services LLC D Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D The Home Depot USA Inc D Westmark Hotels Inc D Flint Hills Resources Alaska SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section, personal communication, May 2011. The above data is from the 2010 report. The State is not reporting at this time due to the confidentiality laws. If this should change between now and calendar year end this page will be renewed, May 2012. NOTE: Due to reporting confidentiality laws the method of presentation has changed with 2009 data. The new form of reporting will be the average monthly employment range showing a high and low figure. AVERAGE MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT RANGES: A = 1,000-3,500 B = 500-749 C = 250-499 D = 100-249

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ALASKA'S PER CAPITA INCOME BY BOROUGH AND CENSUS AREA 2006-2010 Rank % Chg 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 in 2009-10 State United States $37,725 $39,506 $40,947 $38,846 $39,937 - 2.8% Alaska $38,951 $41,316 $44,816 $43,259 $44,233 - 2.3% Haines Borough $44,528 $47,657 $56,683 $57,853 $61,270 1 5.9% Denali Borough $49,981 $52,483 $55,844 $56,110 $58,159 2 3.7% Skagway Borough (NA) (NA) $57,296 $55,633 $57,832 3 4.0% Ketchikan Gateway Borough $43,923 $47,831 $51,104 $50,244 $51,266 4 2.0% North Slope Borough $40,812 $45,332 $49,926 $49,573 $50,475 5 1.8% Bristol Bay Borough $42,332 $45,046 $45,439 $47,877 $49,595 6 3.6% Juneau City and Borough $42,885 $46,106 $49,636 $48,096 $49,458 7 2.8% Anchorage, Municipality of $44,573 $47,093 $50,657 $48,023 $48,993 8 2.0% Valdez-Cordova C.A. $37,807 $41,418 $44,708 $43,272 $44,354 9 2.5% Southeast Fairbanks C.A. $35,810 $39,885 $43,212 $42,850 $43,561 10 1.7% Petersburg C.A. (NA) (NA) (NA) $42,595 $43,395 11 1.9% Kodiak Island Borough $35,612 $38,246 $40,716 $39,125 $41,764 12 6.7% Sitka City and Borough $35,734 $39,365 $42,631 $40,718 $41,654 13 2.3% Kenai Peninsula Borough $34,292 $36,913 $40,881 $39,458 $40,873 14 3.6% Matanuska-Susitna Borough $34,004 $36,657 $40,159 $39,625 $40,656 15 2.6% Fairbanks North Star Borough $36,518 $38,072 $41,576 $40,483 $40,504 16 0.1% Yakutat City and Borough $39,382 $41,284 $43,879 $38,695 $40,129 17 3.7% Dillingham C.A. $33,354 $34,602 $37,484 $37,956 $39,106 18 3.0% Lake & Peninsula Borough $28,456 $30,945 $34,720 $35,045 $36,810 19 5.0% Hoonah-Angoon C.A. (NA) (NA) $36,582 $34,678 $36,519 20 5.3% Nome C.A. $28,441 $30,114 $33,934 $34,089 $36,043 21 5.7% Yukon-Koyukuk C.A. 27,472 29,245 32,029 33,656 35,538 22 5.6% Northwest Arctic Borough $27,601 $29,361 $32,684 $33,005 $34,592 23 4.8% Wrangell City and Borough (NA) (NA) (NA) $32,472 $34,316 24 5.7% Bethel C.A. $26,674 $27,873 $29,966 $31,230 $32,324 25 3.5% Prince of Wales-Hyder C.A.¹ (NA) (NA) (NA) $30,252 $31,349 26 3.6% Aleutian West C.A. $27,317 $28,466 $31,332 $28,419 $28,791 27 1.3% Aleutian East Borough $27,761 $26,152 $28,493 $25,882 $25,682 28 -0.8% Wade Hampton C.A. $17,301 $18,500 $20,880 $21,149 $22,353 29 5.7% Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan C.A. $24,089 $25,713 $30,448 (NA) (NA) - - Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon C.A. $38,446 $39,028 (NA) (NA) (NA) - - Wrangell-Petersburg C.A. $35,814 $37,916 $39,796 (NA) (NA) - - SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Regional Economic Information System, at website: http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm, CA1-3 Table, May 2012. NOTE: Per capita personal income was computed using Census Bureau midyear population estimates. New estimates for 2010 and revised estimates for 2000-2009 were released on April 2012. Data provided are preliminary estimates and may be subject to change. Rank in State numbers are reflecting most current year. - No calculation available.

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QUARTERLY CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES BY INDUSTRY* Fairbanks North Star Borough By Quarter --2Q 2011 Avg Mo-- --3Q 2011 Avg Mo-- % Chg from prev Qtr Industry Employmt Wage Employmt Wage Employmt Wage Natural Resources & Mining 1,311 $6,888 1,503 $7,296 14.6% 5.9% Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting 91 $1,435 54 $1,517 -40.7% 5.7% Mining 1,220 $7,295 1,449 $7,512 18.8% 3.0% Construction 2,608 $5,449 3,236 $6,669 24.1% 22.4% Construction of Buildings 727 $4,616 979 $5,968 34.7% 29.3% Heavy Construction 420 $6,254 545 $7,719 29.8% 23.4% Specialty Trade Contractors 1,461 $5,631 1,712 $6,736 17.2% 19.6% Manufacturing 611 $4,289 628 $4,653 2.8% 8.5% Trade, Transportation & Utilities 7,852 $3,211 8,204 $3,391 4.5% 5.6% Wholesale Trade 667 $4,163 670 $4,496 0.4% 8.0% Retail Trade 4,642 $2,498 4,806 $2,590 3.5% 3.7% Food & Beverage 462 $2,418 470 $2,463 1.7% 1.9% General Merchandise Stores 1,332 $2,331 1,384 $2,459 3.9% 5.5% Transportation & Warehousing 2,108 $3,790 2,291 $4,004 8.7% 5.6% Air Transportation 598 $3,730 614 $3,515 2.7% -5.8% Transit & Ground Passenger 273 $2,504 270 $2,004 -1.1% -20.0% Information 538 $4,376 545 $4,271 1.3% -2.4% Telecommunication 285 $6,116 293 $5,397 2.8% -11.8% Financial Activities 1,448 $3,735 1,485 $3,866 2.6% 3.5% Finance & Insurance 787 $3,927 803 $4,028 2.0% 2.6% Credit Intermediation, etc. 503 $3,727 514 $3,969 2.2% 6.5% Real Estate, Renting & Leasing 661 $3,506 682 $3,675 3.2% 4.8% Real Estate 416 $3,290 415 $3,242 -0.2% -1.5% Professional & Business Services 2,484 $3,672 2,678 $3,986 7.8% 8.6% Professional, Scientific, Technical Services 1,510 $3,987 1,629 $4,324 7.9% 8.5% Management of Companies & Enterprises 116 $5,313 124 $6,206 6.9% 16.8% Administrative & Waste Services 858 $2,895 925 $3,094 7.8% 6.9% Educational & Health Services 4,946 $3,673 4,999 $3,597 1.1% -2.1% Health Care & Social Assistance 4,716 $3,722 4,783 $3,642 1.4% -2.1% Leisure & Hospitality 4,333 $1,451 4,769 $1,620 10.1% 11.6% Accommodation 1,170 $1,855 1,390 $2,233 18.8% 20.4% Food Services & Drinking Places 2,744 $1,299 2,838 $1,373 3.4% 5.7% Other Services 1,144 $2,551 1,155 $2,515 1.0% -1.4% Repair & Maintenance 400 $3,825 393 $3,751 -1.8% -1.9% Membership Organizations, etc. 518 $1,961 537 $1,965 3.7% 0.2% Government 11,854 $4,803 11,404 $4,561 -3.8% -5.0% Federal Government 3,533 $5,775 3,561 $5,247 0.8% -9.1% State Government 5,589 $3,954 5,250 $4,423 -6.1% 11.9% Local Government 2,731 $5,282 2,593 $3,899 -5.1% -26.2% Unclassified Establishments 38 $1,745 36 $1,534 -5.3% -12.1% Total Industries 39,168 $3,889 40,642 $4,004 3.8% 3.0%

SOURCE: Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section; Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW) fka Employment & Earnings Summary, State of Alaska website: http://almis.labor.state.ak.us, 3rd Qtr. 2011. * All numbers are preliminary and subject to revision. There is an approximate 6 month lag in data release

Community Research Quarterly Spring 2012 28 HOUSING

APARTMENT / MULTI-PLEX VACANCY RATES ^ Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

------Percent Vacant ------March ^ 9.6 18.5 6.9 8.8 8.7 June 9.4 11.1 7.6 10.2 September 15.6 5.3 8.9 13.3 December 20.2 6.6 10.1 15.5 SOURCE: FNSB Community Research Center Rental Survey, 2008-2012. NOTE: Vacancy rates are based on a sample of 3,000 to 4,000 rental units and include data for apartments, duplexes, tri-plexes and larger multi-plex rental properties. They do not include single-family houses, mobile homes or cabins. Changes in seasonal apartment availability may also factor into the Fall and Winter figures. Vacancy influences: The Ft. Wainwright Army 172nd Stryker Brigade was deployed to Iraq in Fall-Winter 2005-06, Fall-Winter 2008-09, and Spring-Summer 2011-12. Ft. Wainwright base housing privatized and contracted management to New Haven Communities in May 2009. Birchwood Apartments (400 units; 3-5 bdrm.) which were once on-base military housing was privatized and started public advertising May 2007 (included in this survey June 2007). Alpine Lodge (16 Units: efficiencies) entered the market as seasonal rental housing beginning 4th Quarter 2007. Lazelle Estates (37 Units:3-4 bedrooms) appeared on market survey September 2007. Aging Fairview Manor demolished the last units in the fall 2011. Weeks Field Estates has replaced them with 74 affordable housing Units in 2009 and 56 Units more in 2011. Walden Estates, once off-base military housing, privatized and placed 150 units; 3-5 bdrms., on the market for sale or rent (27:duplexes; 23:4-plexes; 4:houses) in June 2010 (PHII). By September 2010 all units were under contract with none available for rent. ^ Correction made to March 2011 data on June 24, 2011.

APARTMENT / MULTI-PLEX VACANCY RATES Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012 25%

20%

15%

10% Vacancy Vacancy Rate 5%

2008 2009 2010 2011

Dec Dec Dec Dec

Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar

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RENTAL HOUSING UNITS AVAILABLE ^ Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012 ------Apartments ------Houses ------Mobile Total Eff. 1-BR 2-BR 3+BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4+BR Homes Cabins Rentals 2008 March 43 132 117 190 10 12 18 10 11 27 570 June 39 72 105 241 9 15 39 4 5 20 549 September 68 277 183 241 8 16 36 19 17 49 914 December 91 266 262 291 10 19 26 21 11 31 1,028 2009 March 59 257 234 233 5 14 15 13 3 18 851 June 36 198 138 149 7 10 12 16 7 21 594 September 35 67 57 51 8 9 3 12 5 18 265 December 56 106 81 64 9 6 16 16 7 34 395 2010 March 38 95 93 74 5 5 16 6 NA 16 348 June 34 64 107 108 2 5 8 6 2 10 346 September 70 121 112 103 1 16 36 15 6 21 501 December 51 173 143 80 5 15 18 12 2 23 522 2011 March ^ 41 146 120 66 5 11 8 15 1 12 425 June 40 170 180 116 4 16 45 7 3 30 611 September 84 199 239 100 9 25 45 12 3 35 751 December 64 242 214 134 9 17 19 22 3 26 750 2012 March 30 159 121 41 1 4 15 9 4 21 405 % Change 2011-12 -27% 9% 1% -38% -80% -64% 88% -40% 300% 75% -5% March SOURCESOURCE:: CommunityCommunity Research Research Center Center rental rental surveys, surveys, 2008 2006-2012,-2010 including, including most most major major apartment apartment complexes, complexes Fairbanks and Fairbanks Daily News Daily- NewsMiner- Mineradvertisements, advertisements and http://www.craigslist.com during the week surrounding during the the 19 thweek of March, surrounding June, theSeptember 19th of andMarch, December June, September. and December. NOTENOTE:: BirchwoodAging Fairview Apartments Manor demolished(400 units; 3the-5 bdrmlast units.) which in the were fall once2011. on Weeks-base housingField Estates was privatizedhas replaced and them started with public 74 affordable advertising Mayhousing 2007 Units. Birchwood in 2009 and Apts 56 .Units became more a inpart 2011. of this Walden survey Estates, in June once 2007 off.- base Alpine military Lodge housing, (16 Units privatized: efficiencies) and placed entered 150 units;the market 3-5 as seasonalbdrms., on rental the markethousing for beginning sale or rent 4th (27:duplexes; Quarter 2007 23:4. Lazelle-plexes; Estates 4:houses) (37 Units in June:3-4 2010 bedrooms) (PHII). appeared By September on market 2010 survey all units September were under 2007 . Thecontract Ft. withWainwright none available Army 172for ndrent. Stryker See Vacancy Brigade Rates deployed footer to for Iraq military Fall 05deployments.-06 and again Fall 08-09. Walden Estates, once off-base military^ housing, Correction placed made40 units to Marchon the market2011 data for onsale June or rent24, 2011.(18 duplexes ; 18 4-plexes; 4 houses) March 2010. NA not available.

RENTAL HOUSING UNITS AVAILABLE Fairbanks North Star Borough 2007-2012 1200 Houses Apartments

1000 800 600 400 200

Number Available Number 0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar

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AVERAGE MONTHLY RENTS FOR AVAILABLE HOUSING UNITS ^ Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012 ------Apartments ------Houses ------Mobile Eff. 1-BR 2-BR 3+ BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4+ BR Homes Cabins 2008 March $574 $759 $1,024 $1,662 $900 $1,137 $1,419 $1,650 $814 $492 June $620 $791 $1,019 $1,807 $922 $1,195 $1,525 $1,837 $748 $491 September $741 $849 $1,071 $1,763 $890 $1,248 $1,518 $2,314 $962 $518 December $713 $836 $1,023 $1,736 $827 $1,038 $1,437 $2,447 $866 $563 2009 March $678 $862 $1,035 $1,751 $1,008 $1,218 $1,476 $2,470 $898 $578 June $674 $857 $1,018 $1,705 $1,254 $1,129 $1,584 $2,227 $760 $558 September $835 $898 $1,078 $1,844 $931 $1,138 $1,333 $2,353 $824 $527 December $760 $867 $1,047 $1,852 $1,552 $1,111 $1,555 $2,230 $821 $505 2010 March $617 $817 $1,028 $1,763 $960 $1,489 $1,516 $2,073 NA $562 June $685 $874 $1,063 $1,837 $1,125 $1,310 $1,606 $1,903 $1,300 $535 September $842 $901 $1,124 $1,613 $950 $1,288 $1,649 $2,101 $795 $589 December $737 $901 $1,102 $1,583 $840 $1,319 $1,588 $2,098 $925 $608 2011 March ^ $644 $904 $1,143 $1,571 $990 $1,350 $1,481 $2,245 $850 $570 June $723 $901 $1,136 $1,642 $1,137 $1,318 $1,632 $2,187 $800 $628 September $833 $906 $1,073 $1,629 $969 $1,248 $1,647 $2,233 $750 $657 December $770 $897 $1,100 $1,693 $863 $1,141 $1,728 $2,217 $866 $599 2012 March $722 $926 $1,163 $1,454 $850 $1,100 $1,586 $2,104 $725 $557 % Change 2011-12 12% 2% 2% -7% -14% -19% 7% -6% -15% -2% March SOURCE: Community Research Center rental surveys, 2008-2012, including most major apartment complexes, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner advertisements, and http://www.craigslist.com during the week surrounding the 19th of March, June, September and December. NOTE: Aging Fairview Manor demolished the last units in the fall 2011. Weeks Field Estates has replaced them with 74 affordable housing Units in 2009 and 56 Units more in 2011. Walden Estates, once off-base military housing, privatized and placed 150 units; 3-5 bdrms., on the market for sale or rent (27:duplexes; 23:4-plexes; 4:houses) in June 2010 (PHII). By September 2010 all units were under contract with none available for rent. See Vacancy Rates footer for military deployments. ^ Correction made to March 2011 data on June 24, 2011.

AVERAGE MONTHLY RENTS FOR AVAILABLE HOUSING UNITS Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012 $1,200 $2,500 Avg.RentValuesHouse $1,000 $2,000 $800 $1,500 $600 $1,000 $400 2 Bdrm. Apts. $200 3 Bdrm. Houses $500 Avg. Apt. Avg. Rent Values

$0 $0

2008 2009 2010 2011 Dec Dec Dec Dec Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar

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RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SALES* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2010-2012** Quarter 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5+ Bedroom Total # Price # Price # Price # Price # Price # Sold Avg.Price 2010 1st Qtr. 4 $77,125 22 $145,470 74 $199,165 30 $249,569 7 $263,971 137 $201,328 2nd Qtr. 18 $115,860 36 $154,643 148 $238,118 60 $268,627 12 $266,016 274 $227,022 3rd Qtr. 20 $129,520 36 $156,949 137 $228,472 50 $285,938 13 $259,723 256 $223,494 4th Qtr. 17 $107,794 45 $136,580 134 $214,027 58 $256,721 15 $282,959 269 $207,407 2010 Total 59 $115,540 139 $147,941 493 $223,043 198 $266,623 47 $269,378 936 $216,659 2011 1st Qtr. 5 $107,300 30 $161,399 89 $232,332 35 $270,897 6 $293,258 165 $226,042 2nd Qtr. 10 $120,650 31 $174,480 110 $216,306 47 $264,488 13 $257,780 211 $218,915 3rd Qtr. 7 $102,785 30 $166,077 93 $212,814 35 $271,040 9 $272,744 174 $215,141 4th Qtr. 4 $86,125 13 $151,984 40 $216,743 25 $260,240 7 $316,785 89 $221,500 2011 Total 26 $109,868 104 $165,225 332 $222,347 142 $265,592 35 $281,853 639 $221,939 2012 1st Qtr. 8 $107,000 23 $156,582 81 $220,186 25 $293,744 7 $307,957 144 $220,776 2012 Total 8 $107,000 23 $156,582 81 $220,186 25 $293,744 7 $307,957 144 $220,776 % Chg. 1st Qtr. 60% 0% -23% -3% -9% -5% -29% 8% 17% 5% -13% -2% 2011-12 % Chg. ANNUAL -56% -5% -25% 12% -33% 0% -28% 0% -26% 5% -32% 2% 2010-11 SOURCE: Greater Fairbanks Board of Realtors and Alaska/Multiple Listing Service, Inc., personal and computer printout communications 2010-2012. Fairbanks Area MLS District data maintained by the Board or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market, and neither the Board nor its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for accuracy of the data. * Does not include houses without bedrooms or sales of housing with zero lot lines. ** The Year-End Total number of sales includes the calculated average price of sales.

RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SALES Fairbanks North Star Borough 2007-2012, Quarterly Data 350 $300,000 Sales Average Selling Price

300 $250,000

Average Selling Price

250 $200,000 200 $150,000 150 $100,000

100 Total Number Number Sold Total

50 $50,000

0 $0

1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

4th 4th 4th 4th 4th

3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd

2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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ANNUAL AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SALES* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2000-2011

Avg. % Chg fr prev yr 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4 Bedroom 5+ Bedroom Total # Selling Total # Avg. Year # Price # Price # Price # Price # Price Sold Price Sold Price 2000 59 $53,824 180 $92,473 396 $140,714 140 $173,130 41 $187,028 816 $131,679 11.3% 2.7% 2001 61 $63,591 233 $94,299 432 $150,035 162 $176,423 47 $188,765 935 $137,025 14.6% 4.1% 2002 43 $68,595 175 $100,499 295 $158,241 130 $213,208 50 $201,706 693 $151,545 -25.9% 10.6% 2003 59 $74,127 204 $107,667 410 $170,379 173 $204,159 47 $237,134 893 $159,751 28.9% 5.4% 2004 65 $93,531 164 $120,336 441 $178,733 147 $214,663 39 $240,959 856 $170,080 -4.1% 6.5% 2005 55 $95,452 160 $135,749 439 $207,847 163 $244,873 38 $266,373 855 $196,785 -0.1% 15.7% 2006 64 $107,793 158 $148,952 554 $220,860 194 $262,791 46 $288,256 1016 $213,613 18.8% 8.6% 2007 58 $107,211 176 $170,842 541 $228,359 194 $271,421 41 $288,301 1010 $222,084 -0.6% 4.0% 2008 59 $107,872 135 $155,583 493 $218,826 159 $277,801 19 $306,389 865 $214,151 -14.4% -3.6% 2009 46 $109,055 154 $161,362 465 $224,245 171 $264,285 40 $287,474 876 $217,845 1.3% 1.7% 2010 59 $115,540 139 $147,941 493 $223,043 198 $266,623 47 $269,378 936 $216,659 6.8% -0.5% 2011 26 $109,868 104 $165,225 332 $222,347 142 $265,592 35 $281,853 639 $221,939 -31.7% 2.4% Annual Average 55 $92,205 165 $133,411 441 $195,302 164 $236,247 41 $253,635 866 $187,763 2000-11 SOURCE: Greater Fairbanks Board of Realtors and Alaska/Multiple Listing Service, Inc., personal and computer printout communications 2000- 2011. Fairbanks Area MLS District data maintained by the Board or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market, and neither the Board nor its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for accuracy of the data. * Does not include houses without bedrooms or housing with zero lot lines. ** The Year-End Total number of sales includes the calculated average price of sales.

ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SALES* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2000-2011

1,200 $300,000

1,000 $250,000

Average Selling Price SellingAverage

800 $200,000

600 $150,000

400 $100,000 Total # Sold

Total Number Number Sold Total 200 Avg. Selling Price $50,000

0 $0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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NEW STRUCTURES BY UNIT ANNUAL REPORT* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2001-2011*

City of Fairbanks City of North Pole

Multi Fairbanks Multi North Pole Year Built SFR Cabin Family Total SFR Cabin Family Total 2001 24 4 28 1 6 7 2002 42 1 4 47 4 2 6 2003 65 14 79 9 9 2004 61 4 65 37 14 51 2005 67 14 81 41 41 2006 69 14 83 37 2 39 2007 62 181 243 29 8 37 2008 13 141 154 11 11 2009 10 326 336 2 2 2010 15 1 80 96 9 2 11 2011* 15 34 49 3 6 9 Total 443 2 816 1,261 183 0 40 223 2001-2011 Average 40.3 1.0 74.2 114.6 16.6 - 5.7 20.3 2001-2011

Balance of Borough NEW CONSTRUCTION (All)

FNSB New Con- Multi Balance Multi struction Year Built SFR Cabin Family Total SFR Cabin Family Total 2001 431 58 22 511 456 58 32 546 2002 487 71 34 592 533 72 40 645 2003 542 101 54 697 616 101 68 785 2004 666 89 102 857 764 89 120 973 2005 629 100 81 810 737 100 95 932 2006 585 105 91 781 691 105 107 903 2007 562 83 52 697 653 83 241 977 2008 278 71 15 364 302 71 156 529 2009 279 86 28 393 291 86 354 731 2010 265 80 26 371 289 81 108 478 2011* 248 79 17 344 266 79 57 402 Total 4,972 923 522 6,417 5,598 925 1,378 7,901 2001-2011 Average 452.0 83.9 47.5 583.4 508.9 84.1 125.3 718.3 2001-2011 SOURCE: Fairbanks North Star Borough Assessing Department, personal communications, 2006-2012. NOTE: Assessing figures are collected and updated daily but stabilize one quarter after calendar year close and prior to May certification date. The term Multi-family is indicative of structures having more than one residential unit, such as a duplex, triplex, 4- plex, etc. Structures with Mother-in-law apartments are not usually regarded as multi-family. Single Family Residential (SFR) abbreviated above. SFR includes condominiums, and townhouses. In some instances, cabins and mobile homes are viewed as SFR (however, cabins are not necessarily year-round residential units, and mobile homes are not always located on a lot with a foundation). The mobile home classification is typically considered transient stock (because they can easily be relocated). The by Structure count was replaced with a "by unit" count beginning February, 2010. * Current data supersedes previous figures reported.

Community Research Quarterly Spring 2012 34 COST OF LIVING

C2ER COST OF LIVING INDEX* For Selected Cities First Quarter 2012 Msc. Composite Grocery Trans- Health Goods & City Index Items Housing Utilities portation Care Services 100% 13.36% 28.64% 10.46% 10.66% 4.44% 32.44% West: Fairbanks, AK 138.9 130.3 141.6 235.4 113.0 142.3 117.1 Anchorage, AK 134.9 130.7 162.4 105.5 108.3 139.2 130.1 Kodiak, AK 128.2 149.7 126.0 162.0 128.3 136.6 109.2 Juneau, AK 140.5 133.8 170.2 168.5 114.0 149.4 115.7 Phoenix, AZ 96.3 103.1 93.3 95.0 104.1 94.6 94.1 San Diego, CA 132.7 114.8 192.6 106.9 111.7 110.6 105.5 Denver, CO 104.0 96.5 114.8 89.6 90.8 109.8 105.7 Boise, ID 95.3 97.1 84.0 96.9 98.4 102.9 102.0 Kalispell, MT 98.1 108.4 94.3 86.8 97.7 107.2 99.6 Carlsbad, NM 92.0 93.6 86.6 90.3 94.1 95.0 95.7 Seattle, WA 115.9 111.2 135.8 89.6 109.0 118.3 110.8 Laramie, WY 103.9 102.1 117.6 95.1 84.8 104.0 101.5 South: Miami, FL 110.3 110.5 121.4 102.8 112.6 111.2 101.8 Atlanta, GA 98.1 107.9 85.8 96.1 109.1 99.4 101.8 Lafayette, LA 98.8 94.7 107.6 82.9 104.3 85.8 97.9 Springfield, MO 89.7 97.1 80.3 91.0 95.0 91.9 92.4 Tulsa, OK 88.6 92.2 67.1 99.2 97.9 94.4 98.8 Memphis, TN 83.7 93.1 68.7 81.3 90.9 96.4 89.8 Dallas, TX 99.8 101.9 75.0 111.4 108.9 108.2 113.1 North Central: South Bend, IN 91.5 93.7 77.4 81.0 95.1 96.3 104.6 Grand Rapids, MI 95.9 95.5 75.3 99.4 109.2 90.2 109.6 Wausau, WI 97.5 104.1 87.3 107.3 98.2 103.5 99.6 Northeast: New York, NY 228.3 147.7 451.9 127.9 131.0 124.8 142.6 Philadelphia, PA 124.5 124.7 140.5 129.3 105.6 105.4 117.4 Boston, MA 139.4 118.8 165.3 142.4 110.6 127.4 135.3 Raleigh, NC 91.2 98.4 72.5 104.9 101.6 93.8 96.6 Richmond, VA 101.0 102.6 90.3 107.0 100.8 113.3 106.2 Avg. of 306 Urban Areas 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 SOURCE: Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) fka ACCRA (American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association), Cost of Living Index, Comparative Data for Urban Areas, May 2012. NOTE: This Cost of Living Index does not measure inflation (price change over time). Because each quarterly report is a separate comparison of prices at a single point in time, and because both the number and the mix of participants changes from one quarter to the next, Index data from different quarters cannot be compared. For inflation data contact the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at www.bls.gov. * Item percentages change so please watch for current percentages.

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C2ER COST OF LIVING INDEX For Selected Cities First Quarter 2012 140.0

130.0 National Average = 100 120.0

110.0

100.0

90.0

80.0

Boise, ID Boise,

Miami, FL Miami,

Dallas, Dallas, TX

Denver, CO Denver,

Kodiak, AK Kodiak,

Raleigh, Raleigh, NC

Memphis, TNMemphis,

Kalispell, MT Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks,

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-U FOR ALL ITEMS Anchorage & U.S. City Annual Average 2001-2011

240.0

220.0

200.0

180.0

160.0

140.0 U.S. City Average

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100.0

2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 2010

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-U*^ Anchorage, Alaska 2006-2011 % Change 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11 Jan. - June Average 176.7 179.394 187.659 190.032 194.834 200.278 2.8% July - Dec. Average 177.9 183.080 191.335 193.456 195.455 202.576 3.6% Annual Average 177.3 181.237 189.497 191.744 195.144 201.427 3.2% % Change from 3.2% 2.2% 4.6% 1.2% 1.8% 3.2% Previous Year SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Indexes Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average, not seasonally adjusted, 2006-2011. NOTE: 1982-1984 = 100 * For All Urban Consumers.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-U* FOR ALL ITEMS U.S. City Average 2007-2012 % Change 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12 January 202.4 211.080 211.143 216.687 220.223 226.665 2.9% February 203.5 211.693 212.193 216.741 221.309 227.663 2.9% March 205.4 213.528 212.709 217.631 223.467 229.392 2.7% April 206.7 214.823 213.240 218.009 224.906 May 207.9 216.632 213.856 218.178 225.964 June 208.4 218.815 215.693 217.965 225.722 July 208.3 219.964 215.351 218.011 225.922 August 207.9 219.086 215.834 218.312 226.545 September 208.5 218.783 215.969 218.439 226.889 October 208.9 216.573 216.177 218.711 226.421 November 210.2 212.425 216.330 218.803 226.230 December 210.0 210.228 215.949 219.179 225.672 Annual Average 207.3 215.303 214.537 218.056 224.939 % Change from 3.2% 2.8% 3.8% -0.4% 1.6% Previous Year SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Indexes Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average, not seasonally adjusted, 2007-2012. NOTE: 1982-1984=100; All items. * For All Urban Consumers.

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COST OF FOOD AT HOME FOR A WEEK Selected Alaskan Communities December 2011 Anchorage Bethel Cordova Delta Jct Fairbanks Homer Nome Family of 2 19-50 years $84.92 $168.39 $130.56 $109.75 $83.45 $98.84 $153.64 51-70 years $80.58 $159.78 $123.88 $104.14 $79.19 $93.78 $145.79 Family of 4 with: Children, 2-5 years $123.68 $245.24 $190.15 $159.84 $121.54 $143.95 $223.77 Children, 6-11 years $142.02 $281.62 $218.35 $183.55 $139.57 $165.30 $256.96 Individuals Children: 1 years $20.81 $41.27 $31.99 $26.90 $20.45 $24.22 $37.65 2-3 years $22.78 $45.18 $35.03 $29.44 $22.39 $26.52 $41.22 4-5 years $23.67 $46.94 $36.39 $30.59 $23.26 $27.55 $42.83 6-8 years $30.28 $60.04 $46.55 $39.13 $29.76 $35.24 $54.78 9-11 years $34.52 $68.45 $53.07 $44.61 $33.92 $40.18 $62.46 Males: 12-13 years $36.89 $73.14 $56.71 $47.67 $36.25 $42.93 $66.74 14-18 years $37.97 $75.29 $58.38 $49.07 $37.32 $44.19 $68.70 19-50 years $40.93 $81.16 $62.93 $52.90 $40.22 $47.64 $74.05 51-70 years $37.38 $74.12 $57.47 $48.31 $36.73 $43.51 $67.63 71+ years $37.58 $74.51 $57.77 $48.56 $36.93 $43.74 $67.99 Females: 12-13 years $36.98 $73.34 $56.86 $47.80 $36.35 $43.05 $66.92 14-18 years $36.49 $72.36 $56.10 $47.16 $35.86 $42.47 $66.02 19-50 years $36.29 $71.97 $55.80 $46.91 $35.67 $42.24 $65.67 51-70 years $35.90 $71.19 $55.19 $46.40 $35.28 $41.78 $64.95 71+ years $35.21 $69.82 $54.13 $45.51 $34.60 $40.98 $63.70 SOURCE: Alaska Cooperative Extension Service, UAF, "Cost. of Food at Home for a Week," December 2011. NOTE: There will be a 3 month lag in this report due to press timelines. COST OF FOOD AT HOME FOR A WEEK FAMILY OF 4 WITH CHILDREN AGE 6-11 YEARS Selected Alaskan Communities December 2011

Bethel $281.62

Nome $256.96

Cordova $218.35

Delta Jct $183.55

Homer $165.30

Anchorage $142.02

Fairbanks $139.57

$0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300

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AVERAGE SELF-SERVICE UNLEADED GASOLINE PRICES* Fairbanks North Star Borough 2008-2012

% chg 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12

January $3.189 $2.539 $3.279 $3.629 $3.919 8.0% February $3.279 $2.599 $3.349 $3.699 $3.999 8.1% March $3.469 $2.559 $3.349 $3.919 $4.309 10.0% April $3.579 $2.559 $3.499 $4.109 May $3.999 $2.679 $3.499 $4.229 June $4.359 $2.859 $3.499 $4.179 July $4.599 $3.159 $3.529 $4.039 August $4.429 $3.299 $3.529 $3.919 September $4.339 $3.349 $3.529 $3.919 October $3.599 $3.479 $3.529 $4.019 November $2.689 $3.369 $3.559 $4.059 December $2.539 $3.329 $3.559 $3.979

Annual Average $3.672 $2.982 $3.476 $3.975

SOURCE: Community Research Center gasoline price survey and personal communications with Totem Chevron on Gaffney Road in Fairbanks, Alaska, 2010-2012. NOTE: Figures reflect prices at the self-serve pump for unleaded gasoline. Price is a monthly average of full months business. Only national gasoline retail chain outlets are surveyed. Factors that may influence the price fluctuations include seasonality in the demand for gasoline, changes in the cost of crude oil, product supply/demand imbalances, proximity of supply, supply disruptions, competition in the local market, environmental programs, operating costs, and World oil supply/demand. Recent examples include the natural disaster named Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) which took out 25% of the US Crude oil production and 15% of the US refinery capacity. Some major pipelines were impacted by either shutdowns or reduced operating rates. The Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico (April 2010). Other factors are political unrest such as the riots in the Middle East including Egypt, and Libya (January-April 2011). It is known that retail prices are likely to remain elevated as long as some refineries remain shut down and the U.S. gasoline market continues to stretch supplies to their limit. * Beginning December 2010 this survey changed to monthly reporting.

ANNUAL AVERAGE SELF-SERVICE UNLEADED GASOLINE PRICES Fairbanks North Star Borough 2006-2011

4.500 4.000 3.500 3.000 2.500 Annual Average 2.000 Unleaded 1.500 Self-Serve 1.000 Gasoline Price 0.500

0.000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1997-2011 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 Commercial 15,000 10,000 5,000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1997-2011 GVEA % chg from Total Customers Year Residential Commercial prev yr 1997 30,035 5,540 35,575 1.8% 1998 30,411 5,534 35,945 1.0% 1999 31,196 5,469 36,665 2.0% 2000 31,271 5,651 36,922 0.7% 2001 32,118 5,796 37,914 2.7% 2002 32,626 5,887 38,513 1.6% 2003 33,638 5,962 39,600 2.8% 2004 33,981 5,989 39,970 0.9% 2005 34,837 6,155 40,992 2.6% 2006 35,554 6,322 41,876 2.2% 2007 36,395 6,471 42,866 2.4% 2008 36,860 6,678 43,538 1.6% 2009 37,154 6,865 44,019 1.1% 2010 37,530 6,922 44,452 1.0% 2011 37,835 6,900 44,735 0.6% SOURCE: Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), Member Services, personal communications, 1997-2012. NOTE: Beginning in 1997, the commercial numbers include headbolt heaters counted at apartment complexes; those apartments with active service at time of survey.

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NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1999-2011

------Commercial ------% Change Year Residential Total From Prev. Yr. Small Large Subtotal 1999 31 41 2 43 74 NA 2000 68 103 3 106 174 135.1% 2001 152 205 10 215 367 110.9% 2002 195 277 11 288 483 31.6% 2003 231 308 18 326 557 15.3% 2004 290 385 19 404 694 24.6% 2005 341 379 19 398 739 6.5% 2006 355 510 21 531 886 19.9% 2007 463 591 26 617 1,080 21.9% 2008 463 611 29 640 1,103 2.1% 2009 441 643 30 673 1,114 1.0% 2010 463 624 31 655 1,118 0.4% 2011 463 622 34 656 1,119 0.1% SOURCE: Fairbanks Natural Gas, LLC., personal communications 1999-2011. NOTE: Current data supercede previous figures reported. Adjustment- percent change column formula carried incorrectly (2010-2011), correction made October 2011.

NATURAL GAS PRICES Fairbanks North Star Borough 1999-2011* ------Commercial ------% Change Year Residential Annual Average Small Large From Prev. Yr. 1999 $6.96 $6.78 $6.66 $6.72 0.0% 2000 $6.96 $6.78 $6.66 $6.72 0.0% 2001 $7.59 $7.41 $7.29 $7.35 9.4% 2002 $8.56 $8.38 $8.26 $8.32 13.2% 2003 $8.56 $8.38 $8.26 $8.32 0.0% 2004 $9.81 $9.63 $9.51 $9.57 15.0% 2005 $11.28 $11.07 $10.94 $11.01 15.0% 2006 $12.97 $12.73 $12.58 $12.66 15.0% 2007 $21.23 $20.83 $20.60 $20.72 63.7% 2008 $23.35 $22.91 $22.66 $22.79 10.0% 2009 $23.35 $22.91 $22.66 $22.79 0.0% 2010 $23.35 $22.91 $22.66 $22.79 0.0% 2011 $23.35 $22.91 $22.66 $22.79 0.0% SOURCE: Fairbanks Natural Gas, LLC., personal communications 1999-2011. NOTE: Price listed per Mcf (1,000 cubic feet) or 1 MMBtu's (1,000,000 btu's). FNG supplier changed in October 2006. Two steps in rate change occurred between October 2006 and May 2007 due to new supplier costs. * 1999-2000 gas rates remained the same. Adjustment- percent change column formula carried incorrectly (2009-2010), correction made October 2011.

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TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS** Fairbanks North Star Borough 2000-2011 ------Residential------Commercial------Year ACS GCI Total ACS GCI Total 2000 37,055 - 37,055 17,437 - 17,437 2001 36,600 1,032 37,632 17,224 4,342 21,566 2002 31,218 4,788 36,006 14,691 5,422 20,113 2003 30,208 5,699 35,907 11,899 5,288 17,187 2004 29,639 6,632 36,271 11,708 5,540 17,248 2005 29,590 7,187 36,777 11,679 5,491 17,170 2006 30,191 8,916 39,107 11,916 5,818 17,734 2007 31,015 9,585 40,600 13,151 6,517 19,668 2008 31,401 10,419 41,820 13,457 6,812 20,269 2009 37,358 12,395 49,753 13,805 6,988 20,793 2010 37,822 12,549 50,371 13,088 6,625 19,713 2011 33,712 10,965 44,677 13,367 6,766 20,133 SOURCE: ACS (Alaska Communications Services), personal communications, 2001-2012 and GCI (General Communication Inc.), personal communications, 2002-2012. NOTE: Numbers reflect telephone lines in service; multiple lines may be held by a single residence or business. Lines listed as residential may include small business and residential. GCI entered the FNSB market in June 2001. Calculations: Our preliminary figures for 1998 were received as a total amount only. A split between Residential and Commercial was made based on 1997 customer percentages. In 2004 ACS declined participation and the calculated figures used since are based on 2003 customer percentages. ** Numbers may be subject to revision.

CELLPHONE CUSTOMERS** Statewide 2010-2011 ------number of customers------Year Total All Users ACS AT&T GCI MTA Other 2010 - - 138,000 - - - 2011 117,100 250,000 140,000 12,000 - 519,100 SOURCE: ACS (Alaska Communications Services), AT&T (AT&T-Alaska Communications), GCI (General Communication Inc.), MTA (Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc.), personal communications, May 2012. NOTE: Cellular phone service may be personal or commercial users. Values presented may be rounded. The "other" category will be expanded when new carriers data becomes available. Verizon cell phones announced they are coming to Alaska in 2012. ** Numbers may be subject to revision.

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WATER CUSTOMERS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1997-2011 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 Commercial Water 3,000 Residential Water 2,000 1,000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

WATER CUSTOMERS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1997-2011 ------Residential ------Commercial ------Golden Golden College Heart North Pole College Heart North Pole Year Utilities Utilities Utilities* Total Utilities Utilities Utilities* Total 1997 1,578 4,103 180 5,861 132 2,086 114 2,332 1998 1,655 4,186 236 6,077 148 2,089 125 2,362 1999 1,544 4,412 193 6,149 280 1,599 122 2,001 2000 1,578 4,431 247 6,256 302 1,598 119 2,019 2001 1,588 4,451 258 6,297 307 1,613 116 2,036 2002 1,614 4,513 229 6,356 317 1,633 128 2,078 2003 1,639 4,552 232 6,423 339 1,653 128 2,120 2004 1,678 4,588 289 6,555 348 1,663 138 2,149 2005 1,730 4,636 303 6,669 343 1,683 142 2,168 2006 1,785 4,685 451 6,921 353 1,706 153 2,212 2007 1,806 4,694 *474 6,974 365 1,726 ^98 2,189 2008 1,837 4,713 477 7,027 373 1,744 84 2,201 2009 1,842 4,721 477 7,040 376 1,757 86 2,219 2010 1,851 4,724 477 7,052 387 1,774 86 2,247 2011 1,857 4,713 576 7,146 389 1,771 100 2,260 SOURCE: College Utilities System Accounting Department and Utilities Services of Alaska, personal communications 1997. -2012, City of North Pole, personal communications 1997-2012. NOTE: Utilities Services of Alaska administers Golden Heart Utilities (City services) and College Utilities (University services). * Beginning in 2007 multi-family residential was shifted from commercial rates to residential rates in the City of North Pole. In 2011, City of North Pole water customers increased due to sulfolane plume in groundwater and private water wells.

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POPULATION COUNTS & ESTIMATES** Fairbanks, North Pole and the Fairbanks North Star Borough 2002-2012, Selected Years U.S. Census Ak. Department Ak. Dept of Bureau (1) of Labor (2)* Commerce (3) 2002 31,542 29,941 29,670 F 2003 31,733 29,156 29,486 A 2004 33,200 30,402 30,083 I 2005 33,900 31,478 31,071 R 2006 33,884 30,580 30,552 B 2007 35,185 32,266 30,552 A 2008 35,199 31,694 30,367 N 2009 35,252 32,346 32,506 K 2010 31,535 31,535 31,535 S 2011 31,535 30,547 30,547 2012 31,535 30,547 30,547 2002 1,713 1,617 1,646 N 2003 1,765 1,548 1,532 O 2004 1,917 1,624 1,599 R 2005 2,003 1,675 1,710 T 2006 2,177 2,013 1,710 H 2007 2,206 2,233 2,099 2008 2,226 2,199 2,200 P 2009 2,117 2,117 2,117 O 2010 2,117 2,117 2,117 L 2011 2,117 2,115 2,115 E 2012 2,117 2,115 2,115 2002 89,198 83,714 82,214 2003 92,301 87,555 84,979 2004 94,451 90,381 87,608 F 2005 94,803 90,953 96,888 N 2006 97,952 95,354 96,888 S 2007 98,351 96,423 97,970 B 2008 98,660 96,631 98,660 2009 97,581 97,581 97,581 2010 97,581 97,581 97,581 2011 97,581 97,615 97,615 2012 99,192 97,615 97,615 SOURCE: (1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, July 1st estimates. Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Alaska: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, April 2012. Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Alaska: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009, September 2010. Reflecting Census 2000 and Census 2010 data. Census website: http://www.census.gov. (2) Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section; US Census Bureau. Reflecting (*) Intercensal 2000-2009, 2010 Census and Postcensal 2011. Vintage 2011. All numbers are based on 2010 Census geography. ADOL website: http://almis.labor.state.ak.us, May 2012. (3) Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), Division of Community and Regional Affairs, certified 2011 municipal population, January 13, 2012. DCCED Certified numbers may vary from ADOL population estimates as a result of the Population Estimate Appeal process available to incorporated communities on a yearly basis. Once certified, DCCED numbers may be applied for two consecutive calendar years. DCCED website: http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_COMDB.htm. NOTE: The FNSB numbers include population for all communities within the Borough plus Fort Wainwright Army Base and Eielson Air Force Base. ** U.S. Census estimated numbers may be revised annually. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development numbers are provisional.

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MILITARY POPULATION Ft. Wainwright Army Base*^ By Federal Fiscal Year Quarter: 2009-2012 Ft. Wainwright % Change FFY FFY Military Active Military Army Base Total (same Qtr.) Qtr. Months Duty Personnel Families (FWA) fr/prev/yr 2009 1 Oct-Dec 7,214 11,940 19,154 - 2 Jan-Mar 7,186 11,940 19,126 - 3 Apr-Jun 7,427 8,422 15,849 - 4 Jul-Sept 7,298 8,670 15,968 - 2010 1 Oct-Dec 6,921 7,841 14,762 -22.9% 2 Jan-Mar 5,812 7,967 13,779 -28.0% 3 Apr-Jun 6,147 8,697 14,844 -6.3% 4 Jul-Sept 6,466 8,275 14,741 -7.7% 2011 1 Oct-Dec 6,996 8,517 15,513 5.1% 2 Jan-Mar 7,358 8,858 16,216 17.7% 3 Apr-Jun 7,549 9,097 16,646 12.1% 4 Jul-Sept 7,736 9,097 16,833 14.2% 2012 1 Oct-Dec 7,453 9,097 16,550 6.7% SOURCE: Fort Wainwright Army Base (FWA), Plans, Analysis and Integration Office (PAIO), 2012. NOTE: Beginning in September 2011 new reporting utilizing FWA "actual" population figures. Using Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) reporting periods: FFY1Q: Oct-Dec; FFY2Q: Jan-Mar; FFY3Q: Apr-Jun; FFY4Q: Jul-Sept. ^ Prior to deployment a build up of replacements occurs. * Does not include contract civilian positions or BLM.

MILITARY POPULATION Eielson Air Force Base* By Federal Fiscal Year Quarter: 2009-2012 Eielson Air % Change FFY FFY Military Active Military Force Base Total (same Qtr.) Qtr. Months Duty Personnel Families (EAFB) fr/prev/yr 2009 1 Oct-Dec 2,039 3,103 5,142 - 2 Jan-Mar 2,023 3,312 5,335 3.7% 3 Apr-Jun 2,007 3,343 5,350 4.8% 4 Jul-Sept 1,926 3,177 5,103 0.4% 2010 1 Oct-Dec 1,867 3,071 4,938 -4.0% 2 Jan-Mar 1,886 3,036 4,922 -7.7% 3 Apr-Jun 1,955 3,090 5,045 -5.7% 4 Jul-Sept 1,887 2,929 4,816 -5.6% 2011 1 Oct-Dec 1,909 2,974 4,883 -1.1% 2 Jan-Mar 1,912 2,998 4,910 -0.2% 3 Apr-Jun 1,914 3,022 4,936 -2.2% 4 Jul-Sept 1,887 2,954 4,841 0.5% 2012 1 Oct-Dec 1,893 2,953 4,846 -0.8% SOURCE: ALCOM, Alaskan Command, 2009-2012. NOTE: June 2009 ALCOM used the military Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) which uses the military definition of a "dependent" associated with the uniformed services members (sponsors). Since these DEERS persons may be anywhere in the country, it grossly inflates the number of dependents at the Alaska base. Using Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) reporting periods: FFY1Q: Oct-Dec; FFY2Q: Jan-Mar; FFY3Q: Apr-Jun; FFY4Q: Jul-Sept. * Does not include contract civilian positions or BLM.

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POPULATION OF ALASKA ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF THE RESIDENT POPULATION FOR COUNTIES OF ALASKA 2006-2010 Rank % Chg 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 in 2009-10 State United States 298,379,912 301,231,207 304,093,966 306,771,529 309,330,219 - 0.8% Alaska 675,302 680,300 687,455 698,895 714,146 - 2.2% Anchorage, Municipality of 280,085 278,792 281,554 287,677 293,356 1 2.0% Fairbanks North Star Borough 90,545 93,545 94,552 95,238 98,279 2 3.2% Matanuska-Susitna Borough 78,633 81,402 84,079 86,885 89,772 3 3.3% Kenai Peninsula Borough 52,253 53,272 53,655 54,796 55,575 4 1.4% Juneau City and Borough 30,808 30,682 31,110 30,857 31,409 5 1.8% Bethel C.A. 16,755 16,723 16,762 16,860 17,105 6 1.5% Kodiak Island Borough 13,184 13,159 13,262 13,505 13,640 7 1.0% Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13,485 13,334 13,319 13,294 13,531 8 1.8% Valdez-Cordova C.A. 9,828 9,572 9,458 9,492 9,689 9 2.1% Nome C.A. 9,235 9,246 9,231 9,313 9,571 10 2.8% North Slope Borough 8,315 8,519 8,841 9,105 9,472 11 4.0% Sitka City and Borough 9,046 8,851 8,835 8,844 8,912 12 0.8% Northwest Arctic Borough 7,467 7,440 7,466 7,467 7,553 13 1.2% Wade Hampton C.A. 7,292 7,372 7,392 7,469 7,469 14 0.0% Southeast Fairbanks C.A. 6,817 6,945 6,904 6,955 7,065 15 1.6% Yukon-Koyukuk C.A. 5,762 5,712 5,585 5,495 5,617 16 2.2% Prince of Wales-Hyder C.A.¹ (NA) (NA) (NA) 5,465 5,597 17 2.4% Aleutian West C.A. 5,658 5,466 5,393 5,537 5,545 18 0.1% Dillingham C.A. 4,833 4,832 4,769 4,776 4,874 19 2.1% Petersburg C.A. (NA) (NA) (NA) 3,775 3,826 20 1.4% Aleutian East Borough 2,794 3,012 2,991 3,084 3,155 21 2.3% Haines Borough 2,300 2,379 2,404 2,486 2,508 22 0.9% Wrangell City and Borough (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,331 2,377 23 2.0% Hoonah-Angoon C.A. (NA) (NA) 2,225 2,144 2,153 24 0.4% Denali Borough 1,837 1,803 1,803 1,817 1,835 25 1.0% Lake & Peninsula Borough 1,624 1,629 1,606 1,612 1,634 26 1.4% Bristol Bay Borough 1,111 1,076 1,040 976 1,003 27 2.8% Skagway Borough (NA) (NA) 967 975 965 28 -1.0% Yakutat City and Borough 642 656 627 665 659 29 -0.9% Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan C.A. 5,605 5,488 5,479 (NA) (NA) - - Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon C.A. 3,217 3,197 (NA) (NA) (NA) - - Wrangell-Petersburg C.A. 6,171 6,196 6,146 (NA) (NA) - - SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce, Regional Economic Information System, at website: http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm, CA1-3 Table, May 2012. NOTE: Per capita personal income was computed using Census Bureau midyear population estimates. New estimates for 2010 and revised estimates for 2000-2009 were released on April 2012. Data provided are preliminary estimates and may be subject to change. Rank in State numbers are reflecting most current year. - No calculation available.

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SUPERIOR COURT FILINGS* Fairbanks, Alaska FY 2004-2011 % Change Type of Filing 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11

Felony 473 640 742 675 598 650 780 694 -11% Violent 119 168 192 167 149 151 188 187 -1% Property 131 181 150 154 170 203 246 204 -17% Fraud/Forgery 34 39 42 0 0 0 0 0 - Drugs/Alcohol 103 151 126 143 86 108 148 91 -39% Traffic 70 82 108 118 116 112 116 92 -21% Other 16 19 124 93 77 76 82 120 46% Probate 893 677 642 651 692 724 662 687 4% Adoption 127 117 107 102 122 125 111 130 17% Estates 218 156 136 155 155 136 145 151 4% Sanity/Alcohol 367 310 289 291 326 371 281 270 -4% Guardianship¹ 145 93 93 80 76 75 98 101 3% Minor Settlements² 32 1 14 14 7 7 20 17 -15% Other 4 0 3 9 6 10 7 18 157% Domestic Relations 799 788 709 857 830 746 1,029 920 -11% Divorce 239 266 266 378 356 332 451 474 5% Dissolution of Marriage 402 368 293 338 330 258 359 273 -24% Support/Custody 75 108 122 114 120 117 178 150 -16% Other 83 46 28 27 24 39 41 23 -44% Other Civil Filings 389 263 320 342 301 321 293 290 -1% Children's Matters 226 267 372 346 294 184 232 188 -19%

Total 2,780 2,635 2,785 2,871 2,715 2,625 2,996 2,779 -7%

SOURCE: Alaska Court System, Alaska Court System Annual Report, website: http://courts.alaska.gov/annualrep.htm, 2004-2011. NOTE: The State's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. Reciprocal support relabeled support/custody in 2005. ¹ Guardianships, Conservatorships, Protective Proceedings. ² Minor Settlements, Emancipations. * Numbers may be subject to revision.

DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION, POLICE AND LAWYERS Fairbanks, Alaska FY 2004-2011 % Change 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11

Population 84,979 90,731 91,557 91,557 95,858 90,085 93,970 97,781 4.1% Total Number of Police 106 97 101 118 123 128 182 159 -12.6% Police p/1000 Population 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.6 -15.8% Total Number of Lawyers 192 188 181 181 259 260 263 253 -3.8% Lawyers p/1000 Population 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 -7.1% SOURCE: Alaska Court System, Alaska Court System Annual Report, website: http://courts.alaska.gov/annualrep.htm, 2004-2011. NOTE: The State's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. Population numbers reflect ADOL population vintage estimates plus a 4th Judicial District inclusive calculation dated October 2010, represented by Superior Court Trial Site.

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DISTRICT COURT FILINGS^ Fairbanks, Alaska FY 2004-2011 % Change Type of Filing 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2010-11

Misdemeanor 4,016 3,812 4,199 3,737 3,892 3,686 4,857 4,124 -15% Violence 592 530 704 484 472 404 528 490 -7% Theft/Fraud 273 285 252 378 391 457 449 460 2% Environmental 55 82 46 20 0 0 0 0 - Nuisance 364 304 364 0 0 0 0 0 - Alcohol/Drugs 839 786 739 119 128 75 126 107 -15% Resisting the Law 43 39 119 0 0 0 0 0 - Vice 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - Traffic 1,757 1,701 1,570 1,505 1,643 1,572 1,809 1,466 -19% Other 93 85 401 1,231 1,258 1,178 1,945 1,601 -18% Traffic (based on dispositions) 6,524 5,268 8,516 9,301 8,448 8,751 9,314 7,843 -16% Equipment 877 241 1,544 2,202 2,033 1,997 1,876 1,798 -4% Speeding 1,927 997 2,325 2,377 2,168 2,803 3,010 2,209 -27% Alcohol/Drugs 0 0 0 206 163 137 281 213 -24% Signs/Control Devices 437 100 870 0 0 0 0 0 - Improper Driver Behavior 0 0 0 2,629 2,307 2,311 2,603 1,872 -28% Other Moving/Maneuvers 400 50 332 1,589 1,375 1,238 1,124 1,220 9% License Restriction 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Registration/Title 767 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 - Other/Minor Offense/Infraction 2,112 3,879 3,392 298 402 265 420 531 26% Small Claims 1,161 1,578 1,358 1,303 1,596 1,379 1,449 1,237 -15% Other Civil Filings 1,821 1,678 1,706 1,729 1,915 1,701 1,974 2,036 3% Civil/Property Damage 331 311 313 283 238 182 246 237 -4% Debt/Contract 359 310 353 353 560 533 567 773 36% Domestic Violence 784 216 718 791 836 706 866 832 -4% General/Other 347 841 322 302 281 280 295 194 -34%

Total 13,522 12,336 15,779 16,070 15,851 15,517 17,594 15,240 -13%

SOURCE: Alaska Court System, Alaska Court System Annual Report, website: http://courts.alaska.gov/annualrep.htm, 2004-2011. NOTE: The State's fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30. ^ Sub-category classifications changing in 2007. # Other (2008) categories includes: Protection Order Violations, Public Order and Other.

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CRIMINAL OFFENSE SUMMARY Fairbanks and North Pole Police Departments and Detachment D of the Alaska State Troopers 2005-2010 Criminal Forcible Motor Yr Category Assault* Robbery Burglary Larceny Homicide Rape Vehicle 2 Ak. State Troopers 6 21 788 17 395 Theft308 935 0 Fairbanks Police 3 44 1,274 62 208 189 1,109 0 North Pole Police 0 1 44 0 16 20 60 5 Total 2005 9 66 2,106 79 619 517 2,104 Ak. State Troopers 4 15 766 10 352 226 741 2 Fairbanks Airport Police 0 0 5 0 1 3 17 0 Fairbanks Police 1 67 894 47 297 157 1,163 0 North Pole Police 0 1 35 1 21 11 78 6 UAF Police Dept 0 0 32 0 18 2 162 Total 2006 5 83 1,732 58 689 399 2,161 Ak. State Troopers 7 14 497 12 334 187 865 2 Fairbanks Airport Police 0 0 7 0 0 2 19 0 Fairbanks Police 5 43 883 42 236 165 957 0 North Pole Police 0 1 55 1 24 7 85 7 UAF Police Dept 0 0 22 0 2 1 85 Total 2007 12 58 1,464 55 596 362 2,011 Ak. State Troopers 8 14 498 12 229 118 482 2 Fairbanks Airport Police 0 0 6 0 1 3 33 0 Fairbanks Police 3 41 793 28 141 127 921 0 North Pole Police 0 4 28 3 12 14 78 8 UAF Police Dept 0 0 32 0 9 1 95 Total 2008 11 59 1,357 43 392 263 1,609 Ak. State Troopers 5 30 692 9 289 182 699 2 Fairbanks Airport Police 0 0 13 0 0 4 17 0 Fairbanks Police 0 62 895 47 194 92 1,126 0 North Pole Police 0 2 67 1 14 8 79 9 UAF Police Dept 0 2 12 0 5 4 83 Total 2009 5 96 1,679 57 502 290 2,004 Ak. State Troopers NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 2 Fairbanks Airport Police 0 0 8 0 1 0 7 0 Fairbanks Police 1 70 1,085 33 149 101 1,117 1 North Pole Police 0 2 57 1 12 7 78 0 UAF Police Dept 0 2 24 0 7 0 74 Total 2010 1 74 1,174 34 169 108 1,276 % Change 2009-2010 (w/o NA 12.1% 18.9% -29.2% -20.7% 0.0% -2.2% Troopers #s) SOURCE: Alaska State Troopers, D Detachment, personal communications, 2005-2012; State of Alaska, Department of Public Safety, Division of Administrative Services, Information Systems 2000 to include their publication "Crime Reported in Alaska, 2010 Uniform Crime Reporting", http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/UCR.aspx, 2012. NOTE: There is a two year lag in data availability. * Includes simple and aggravated assault. ** 2010 numbers are preliminary and may be subject to revision. NA Not available at press time.

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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1989-2009 ------All Accidents ------Alcohol-related Accidents ------Property Property Only Injury Fatal Total Only Injury Fatal Total 1989 1,439 522 12 1,973 97 81 6 184 1990 1,568 490 3 2,061 90 89 0 179 1991 1,597 539 7 2,143 117 71 3 191 1992 1,645 484 10 2,139 96 69 4 169 1993 1,595 494 14 2,103 89 84 3 176 1994 1,452 448 5 1,905 86 57 4 147 1995 1,352 441 7 1,800 83 66 7 156 1996 1,402 429 7 1,838 82 58 4 144 1997 1,371 548 11 1,930 85 77 6 168 1998 1,214 495 8 1,717 60 56 2 118 1999 1,272 489 12 1,773 64 48 5 117 2000 1,268 450 12 1,730 80 39 5 124 2001 1,183 487 9 1,679 54 53 5 112 2002 920 434 5 1,359 43 63 3 109 2003 1,337 491 7 1,835 55 37 2 94 2004 1,494 496 10 2,000 57 46 1 104 2005 1,373 454 10 1,837 41 25 7 73 2006 982 317 13 1,312 29 27 5 61 2007 1,093 374 19 1,486 37 30 11 78 2008 1,121 372 2 1,495 24 14 1 39 2009 1,151 356 5 1,512 48 27 2 77 % Change 3% -4% 150% 1% 100% 93% 100% 97% 2008-09 SOURCE: Alaska DOT/PF, Traffic & Safety Section, Alaska Traffic Accidents, 1989-2012. NOTE: There is a one years lag in data release. 2010 data not available at press time. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS Fairbanks North Star Borough 1988-2009 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 Property Only 1,000 Injury & Fatality 800 600 400 200

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DISTRIBUTED OR SOLD * Fourth Judicial District 2006-2012 % Change Month 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2011-12

LIQUOR ------IN GALLONS------January 17,210 20,716 28,029 29,146 22,113 18,057 21,085 17% February 11,073 15,059 13,238 10,341 14,743 5,779 14,405 149% March 12,742 13,520 8,107 14,549 15,382 7,034 April 17,502 16,417 14,353 17,578 18,468 46,246 May 18,262 13,307 17,214 7,510 19,123 18,161 June 13,427 21,624 18,239 30,839 20,151 22,982 July 21,476 20,958 24,440 22,425 22,228 23,456 August 13,520 14,839 16,560 22,512 21,560 20,475 September 19,066 2,388 26,454 22,153 20,818 21,895 October 17,029 14,755 9,138 20,292 11,890 21,946 November 15,987 16,112 15,163 19,743 10,617 18,012 December 16,347 17,184 12,604 18,263 26,576 19,048 TOTAL 193,641 186,879 203,539 235,351 223,669 243,091 WINE ------IN GALLONS------January 13,947 26,574 41,276 46,418 27,391 29,416 28,410 -3% February 19,660 25,248 16,947 11,530 18,336 10,636 19,742 86% March 16,192 17,234 15,998 20,317 19,700 13,362 April 22,211 22,257 21,480 29,074 23,300 48,699 May 29,763 13,596 20,228 11,905 24,652 23,330 June 14,265 33,289 22,834 37,350 21,488 27,457 July 34,386 26,609 31,027 32,111 34,013 31,773 August 15,320 16,696 27,747 26,542 27,344 28,295 September 24,737 9,709 37,648 24,796 25,595 28,997 October 21,236 21,235 14,979 24,802 10,257 24,873 November 21,159 18,427 17,311 25,696 10,037 23,704 December 21,375 23,470 15,854 21,348 40,945 28,878 TOTAL 254,251 254,344 283,329 311,889 283,058 319,420 BEER** ------IN GALLONS------JanuarySOURCE: Alaska125,900 Department181,020 of Transportation295,460 & Public Facilities,351,042 Fairbanks195,082 International 176,442Airport, "Fairbanks162,504 International Airport-8% February 144,976 203,973 153,994 90,925 137,537 126,644 129,229 2% March 133,706 148,205 108,834 135,297 147,958 116,518 April 172,586 168,007 155,462 194,245 173,684 248,358 May 266,113 121,660 182,071 87,574 204,881 174,511 June 169,827 304,248 233,579 338,872 227,098 233,997 July 332,386 251,366 246,353 257,032 267,300 260,080 August 155,253 163,488 235,773 275,503 255,965 230,576 September 236,782 237,103 271,041 214,545 235,608 236,685 October 198,292 198,377 113,958 235,254 241,996 221,790 November 190,306 141,321 114,949 181,587 170,115 143,507 December 171,473 180,063 94,363 170,543 158,405 162,318

TOTAL 2,297,600 2,298,831 2,205,837 2,532,419 2,415,629 2,331,426 SOURCE: Alaska Department of Revenue, Report of Alcoholic Beverages Distributed or Sold, 2006-2012. The 4th Judicial District includes Fairbanks, Bethel, Delta Jct., Ft. Yukon, Galena, Healy, Nenana, Rampart, Tanana & Tok. * Beginning in 2003, qualifying beer includes the category malt beverage in its total. 51 Spring 2012 Community Research Quarterly Population and Social Conditions

AIR QUALITY SUMMARY - MAXIMUM 8 HOUR CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS Fairbanks 2003-2011, Winter Months 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ------Carbon Monoxide Concentrations (in parts per million) ------January 5.2 4.4 4.3 4.9 3.3 3.5 3.3 5.0 4.2 February 5.4 6.1 4.5 4.0 3.4 3.1 2.7 3.6 3.3 March 3.6 2.5 2.1 2.4 1.8 3.6 1.6 2.3 2.6 October 2.3 2.6 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.5 3.2 ~ 1.6 November 2.9 4.1 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 4.5 ~ 2.2 December 6.4 3.2 4.9 3.8 2.5 3.6 5.4 ~ 2.1 ------Number of Days Exceeding Limits ------January 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 February 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 March 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 October 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ~ 0.0 November 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ~ 0.0 December 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ~ 0.0 Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

SOURCE: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Dept. of Environmental Services, personal communications 2003-2011. NOTE: Monitoring for Fairbanks is only required for the period of October through March. * This 8-hour period averages the most vehicles in use in the downtown area. ** Clean Air Act of 1977 limit for carbon monoxide (CO) is an 8-hour average of 9 parts per million (ppm).

PRECIPITATION Fairbanks 2004-2011 ------Precipitation* in Inches ------Month 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Avg.** January 0.33 1.17 0.22 0.50 0.93 0.52 0.03 0.19 0.56 February 0.33 0.25 0.76 0.12 0.18 0.59 0.15 1.62 0.36 March 0.29 0.26 0.22 0.20 0.10 1.09 0.09 0.15 0.28 April 0.03 0.18 0.40 0.10 1.27 0.09 0.29 0.07 0.21 May 1.96 1.26 0.18 0.86 0.50 0.05 0.24 0.04 0.60 June 0.31 1.93 0.71 1.88 2.08 1.55 1.36 1.77 1.40 July 1.13 3.44 2.24 3.67 4.12 0.06 3.11 1.70 1.73 August 0.37 0.24 2.16 1.52 2.66 2.72 1.46 1.60 1.74 September 1.34 1.72 0.56 1.58 0.64 0.53 1.19 0.65 1.12 October 1.12 0.45 0.56 0.51 0.76 0.50 0.45 0.32 0.92 November 0.63 0.75 0.09 0.11 0.28 0.31 1.71 0.46 0.68 December 0.75 0.15 0.48 0.31 0.50 0.36 0.23 0.95 0.74

Total 8.59 11.80 8.58 11.36 14.02 8.37 10.31 9.52 10.34

SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Local Climatological Data--Fairbanks, 2004-2011. * Includes the water equivalent of snowfall. ** Based on Period of Record (POR) which begins with the January data month and the number of years used to compute the mean. POR = 30 YRS. Normal, Means, and Extremes - Fairbanks (PAFA) showing 30 year Normals (1981-2010); normal (inches), 2011.

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PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL Fairbanks 2003-2011

80.00 Snowfall Precipitation 70.00 60.00

50.00

40.00 Inches 30.00 20.00 10.00

0.00

2009 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011

SNOWFALL Fairbanks 2004-2011 ------Snowfall in Inches ------Month 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Average * January 8.5 17.8 4.0 8.9 14.4 9.2 1.0 3.1 10.6 February 7.8 4.5 13.2 1.6 5.4 14.1 2.5 30.3 7.1 March 5.2 5.2 4.7 3.3 1.4 15.5 1.6 2.9 5.2 April 0.2 4.5 3.3 T 14.7 T T 1.7 2.4 May T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 T 0.6 June 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 July 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 August 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 September 1.8 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 T 2.2 October 17.0 6.4 4.6 9.5 12.2 5.3 T 4.2 12.0 November 11.9 14.3 1.4 4.2 6.5 7.4 11.6 9.2 13.8 December 15.0 4.2 7.8 6.0 12.2 6.8 4.1 12.2 13.5 Total 67.4 57.2 39.4 33.5 68.6 58.5 20.9 63.6 67.4

SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Local Climatological Data--Fairbanks, 2004-2011. T Trace. * Based on Period of Record (POR) which begins with the January data month and the number of years used to compute the mean. POR = 30 YRS. Normal, Means, and Extremes - Fairbanks (PAFA) showing 30 year Normals (1981-2010); normal (inches), 2011.

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AVERAGE AND RECORD TEMPERATURES Fairbanks 2011

Record High Average Monthly Temperature 2011 120 Record Low 100 80 60 40 20 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

Jul Jan Jun Oct Feb Sep Apr Dec Mar Aug Nov May

AVERAGE AND RECORD TEMPERATURES Fairbanks 2004-2011

Month 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Average* High Low

January -15.9 -9.1 -22.0 -6.5 -9.1 -11.8 -5.2 4.0 -0.3 52 -61 February 1.1 -2.3 5.6 -6.6 -5.8 -1.4 13.3 5.7 8.0 47 -58 March 6.0 19.6 3.0 -6.4 15.4 5.6 26.7 25.4 25.0 56 -49 April 35.1 32.2 29.5 37.6 29.5 31.2 51.2 43.8 43.6 76 -24 May 52.3 55.6 49.7 51.1 49.9 51.6 66.5 64.7 60.6 89 -1 June 66.9 61.5 58.1 61.6 60.2 60.3 69.0 69.9 70.9 96 29 July 64.5 62.2 61.3 64.4 60.6 66.5 72.1 71.1 73.0 94 35 August 62.2 57.3 54.4 60.5 55.0 54.5 69.8 66.5 66.3 93 27 September 38.8 46.3 49.5 47.1 46.7 48.5 58.6 58.7 54.3 84 3 October 29.7 27.4 31.7 21.2 15.1 30.7 36.3 37.3 31.4 72 -27 November 7.1 -5.1 -9.8 11.5 -1.3 -1.1 19.2 0.4 11.2 49 -46 December -3.3 0.9 -1.9 -3.2 -7.7 -2.7 -10.2 14.4 3.3 47 -62

Average 28.7 28.9 25.8 27.7 25.7 27.7 38.9 38.5 37.3 96 -62

SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Local Climatological Data--Fairbanks, 2004-2011. * Based on Period of Record (POR) which begins with the January data month and the number of years used to compute the mean. POR = 30 YRS. Normal, Means, and Extremes - Fairbanks (PAFA) showing 30 year Normals (1981-2010); normal (inches), 2011. The POR on the High/Low = 60 YRS.

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AIR QUALITY SUMMARY - PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5) MONITORING-AQI Fairbanks North Star Borough 2005-2011

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

------PM 2.5 Average Concentration (in micrograms/cubic meter) ------January 30.2 36.9 26.0 27.6 19.2 39.5 27.6 February 31.3 14.0 26.7 31.7 15.0 19.5 22.8 March 7.9 10.0 16.6 10.5 5.5 10.0 14.4 April 6.1 4.6 8.9 8.4 3.0 5.4 5.7 May 5.8 * 7.4 4.1 1.7 8.6 5.5 June 19.9 16.0 9.2 4.9 6.3 8.5 5.5 July 21.1 7.6 8.4 4.9 34.1 9.2 3.7 August 86.3 6.6 7.3 5.0 37.9 0.9 2.6 September 6.5 7.4 * 5.3 2.9 0.5 4.6 October 6.7 9.5 14.1 10.6 8.3 7.6 9.0 November 18.5 28.0 19.0 24.7 22.5 12.4 23.1 December 30.0 21.8 26.7 30.6 30.9 28.3 16.7 ------Number of Days Exceeding Limits (35.5 ug/m3) ------January 11.0 14.0 4.0 7.0 5.0 15.0 11.0 February 9.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 6.0 March 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 April 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 May 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 June 4.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 July 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 1.0 0.0 August 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 September 0.0 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 October 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 November 2.0 9.0 0.0 8.0 5.0 0.0 9.0 December 10.0 4.0 9.0 9.0 14.0 9.0 4.0

Total 52.0 32.0 20.0 32.0 43.0 28.0 33.0

SOURCE: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Air Quality Monitoring Program, website: http://www.fnsb.us/airquality, personal communications, May 2012. NOTE: Monitoring for Fairbanks North Star Borough is required by the Federal Clean Air Act. EPA strengthened the air quality standards for particle pollution in 2006. FNSB (PM2.5) data is collected from multiple locations within the borough. The PM-2.5 particulate values are from BAM samplers correlated to a co-located FRM sampler. Additional locations have been added to the original State Building Air Monitoring Station in recent years. And the average monthly value, is from the location with the highest particulate value.

PM2.5 Definition: PM stands for particulate matter suspended in air. PM followed by a number refers to all particles with a certain maximum size (aerodynamic diameter). All smaller particles are included. PM2.5 is particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of up to 2.5 µm, referred to as the fine particle fraction (which per definition includes the ultrafine particles). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, website: http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations. * Insufficient data to classify. Key Facts You Should Know About Particle Pollution Particles in the air can cause or aggravate a number of health problems and have been linked with illnesses and deaths from heart or lung diseases. At highest risk from particle pollution are people with heart or lung disease, older adults (possibly because they may have undiagnosed heart or lung disease), and children whose lungs are still developing and who are more likely to have asthma and are more active outdoors. Particles of concern include both very small, "fine" particles (that can only be seen through an electron microscope) and somewhat larger "coarse" dust particles. Fine particles have been more clearly linked to the most serious health problems.

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Date of Incorporation: January 1, 1964

Form of Government: Second Class Borough

Type of Government: Borough Mayor, 3 yr. Term Assembly, 9 Members Elected at large, 3 yr. Terms

Population (2012) U.S. Census: 99,192

Size: 7,361 square miles 19,065 square kilometers

Certified Assessed Valuation (2011): $7,884,084,715 (non-pipeline) $ 652,120,640 (pipeline)

Fairbanks North Star Borough Community Research Center PO Box 71267 Fairbanks, AK 99707-1267

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