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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 1,874.
Males: 1,018  (54.3%)
Females: 856  (45.7%)

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99664.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $76,622 (it was $53,800 in 2000)
Bear Creek:

$76,622
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $25,260

Bear Creek CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $196,381 (it was $129,700 in 2000)
Bear Creek:

$196,381
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $211,800; Detached houses: $239,920; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,028,259; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $575,825; Mobile homes: $56,771; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,975

Median gross rent in 2009: $759.

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Bear Creek races chart
  • White alone - 1,404 (79.3%)
  • Hispanic - 166 (9.4%)
  • Two or more races - 109 (6.2%)
  • American alone - 77 (4.4%)
  • Asian alone - 14 (0.8%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Bear Creek: 110.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.1%), Irish (20.0%), English (14.6%), United States (8.5%), Swedish (5.0%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 41.9 square miles.

Population density: 45 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bear Creek:

  • High school or higher: 91.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bear Creek CDP:

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 1.0%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

37 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.3% North America).

This place:  2.1%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,093 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $700 (0.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (71.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2278.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Seward, AK (2.0 miles ), Lowell Point, AK (2.7 miles) , Primrose, AK (3.4 miles) , Crown Point, AK (4.1 miles) , Moose Pass, AK (4.8 miles ), Cooper Landing, AK (5.1 miles ), Whittier, AK (6.9 miles) , Chenega, AK (6.9 miles) .

Latitude: 60.18 N, Longitude: 149.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

8.3%
Alaska:

8.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (8%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Other services, except public administration (19%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Retail trade (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Earthquake activity:

Bear Creek-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alaska state average. It is 987% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from the city center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 7/12/1983 at 15:10:03, a magnitude 6.4 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.3 MS, 6.4 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from Bear Creek center
On 9/7/1983 at 19:22:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MS) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/1/1980 at 23:07:14, a magnitude 5.7 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/5/1999 at 10:30:03, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 44.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Bear Creek center
On 4/25/1994 at 00:19:05, a magnitude 5.7 (5.4 MB, 5.4 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 42.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kenai Peninsula Borough County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Freeze: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Bear Creek:

  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; SEWARD, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 64 miles away; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 65 miles away; ANCHORAGE, AK)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bear Creek:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 72 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 328 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1322 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1325 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1346 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1372 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1377 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

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Notable locations in Bear Creek: Divide (A), Lakeside Roadhouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Preachers Pond (A), Bear Lake (B), Grayling Lake (C), Grouse Lake (D), Little Bear Lake (E), Meridian Lake (F), Ski Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Lost Creek (A), Salmon Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Box Canyon Creek (D), Clear Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Kenai Peninsula Borough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.5%
(3.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  10.1%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bear Creek, AK


Bear Creek compared to Alaska state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Bear Creek travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Kenai Peninsula Borough County Alaska:
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Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 25
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

4.71 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

3.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 71
Here:

13.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.7%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

29.4%
Alaska:

27.8%

8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.17%
Alaska average:

9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.82% ($46,749 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.31% ($48,035)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.29% ($35,962)


8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.10%
Alaska average:

9.43%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

0.12%
Alaska average:

0.24%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.85% ($33,064 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.48% ($45,270)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.36% ($36,561)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bear Creek:

  • KSWD (950 AM; 1 kW; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bear Creek:

  • K285EG (104.9 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K201AO (88.1 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: PUFFIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K272DG (102.3 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPFN (105.9 FM; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bear Creek:

  • K55DD (Channel 55; SEWARD, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K03FO (Channel 3; SEWARD, AK; Owner: CITY OF SEWARD)
  • K07PG (Channel 7; SEWARD, AK; Owner: CITY OF SEWARD)


Bear Creek on our top lists:

  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"

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