Badger is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of Alaska. It was one of the CDPs created in 2010 out of small suburbs and outskirts of Fairbanks. It has an area of 66.71 sq. mi, 65.63 of land and 1.08 of water.
The population of the CDP was 19,031 as of the 2020 Census, down from 19,482 in 2010. Badger's designation as a Place made it number 5 by population, behind Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Knik-Fairview, in a list of Alaska Cities and census-designated places (by population). Badger is a major community of the Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the 2020 census, Badger had a population of 19,031. The median age was 33.0 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.9 males age 18 and over.
79.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 20.5% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,995 households in Badger, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.4% were married-couple households, 22.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 7,931 housing units, of which 11.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.2%.
Badger first appeared on the 2010 U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP) with a total population of 19,482.
For every 100 females there were 109.9 males.