Census-designated place Harding-Birch Lakes is a census-designated place in Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Harding-Birch Lakes had a real-estate tax bill of $199 a year, compared with $3,785 in Alaska and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $196,900 (± $69,244), compared with $333,300 in Alaska and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Harding-Birch Lakes | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 206 ± 173 | 733,971 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $199 | $3,785 ± $70 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $196,900 ± $69,244rough guide only: the margin of error is 35% of the estimate | $333,300 ± $3,665 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | Too imprecise to report (estimate $68,958, margin of error ± $60,591) | $89,336 ± $1,374 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.10% | 1.14% ± 0.02 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 89.9% ± 22.5 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 25% of the estimate | 66.6% ± 0.7 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | Too imprecise to report (estimate 16.9%, margin of error ± 33.6 points) | 28.2% ± 0.4 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | Too imprecise to report (estimate 22.5%, margin of error ± 39.0 points) | 22.4% ± 0.8 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
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These rules are set by Alaska, not by Harding-Birch Lakes, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Alaska entry with statute links.