North Pole is a very small city located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 2,427 people and five associated neighborhoods, North Pole is the 33rd largest community in Alaska.

North Pole is a military town: the armed forces employs 10.90% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Public Service are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 18.76% and 14.40% of the civilian workforce respectively.

The percentage of people in North Pole who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.11% of adults in North Pole have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in North Pole in 2022 was $38,377, which is middle income relative to Alaska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,508 for a family of four.

North Pole is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call North Pole home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Pole residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. North Pole also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Pole include German, English, Irish, Scandinavian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in North Pole is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Italian.