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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 1,932.
Males: 973  (50.4%)
Females: 959  (49.6%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99603.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $63,188 (it was $50,977 in 2000)
Diamond Ridge:

$63,188
Alaska:

$66,953
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $35,552

Diamond Ridge CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $240,793 (it was $144,800 in 2000)
Diamond Ridge:

$240,793
Alaska:

$232,900
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $286,390; Detached houses: $293,978; Townhouses or other attached units: $375,578; In 2-unit structures: $399,651; Mobile homes: $130,492; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,705

Median gross rent in 2009: $908.

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  • White alone - 785 (86.7%)
  • Two or more races - 48 (5.3%)
  • American alone - 32 (3.5%)
  • Hispanic - 30 (3.3%)
  • Asian alone - 5 (0.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5 (0.6%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Diamond Ridge: 109.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.2%), English (14.7%), Irish (13.8%), United States (5.6%), Norwegian (4.9%), French (4.3%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 47.6 square miles.

Population density: 41 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Diamond Ridge:

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Diamond Ridge CDP:

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

32 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
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: $1,718 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,524 (0.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (122.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2318.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Homer, AK (1.5 miles ), Miller Landing, AK (2.1 miles) , Kachemak, AK (2.2 miles ), Anchor Point, AK (3.2 miles ), Nikolaevsk, AK (3.3 miles ), Fritz Creek, AK (3.5 miles ), Halibut Cove, AK (3.6 miles) , Seldovia Village, AK (3.6 miles) .

Latitude: 59.67 N, Longitude: 151.57 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
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

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Earthquake activity:

Diamond Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2611% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1998 at 19:39:43, a magnitude 6.2 (5.3 MB, 6.2 MW, 5.5 ME, Depth: 90.0 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 79.3 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 27.0 miles away from Diamond Ridge center
On 11/20/1993 at 19:24:53, a magnitude 5.9 (5.6 MB, 5.5 MB, 5.9 MW, Depth: 72.3 mi) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/19/2000 at 20:34:26, a magnitude 5.9 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.6 ME, Depth: 49.4 mi) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/1988 at 08:46:58, a magnitude 5.8 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MB, 5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Diamond Ridge center
On 2/10/2004 at 20:33:51, a magnitude 5.6 (5.6 MB, 5.6 MW, Depth: 40.8 mi) earthquake occurred 31.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), 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 Diamond Ridge:

  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 83 miles away; SEWARD, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Diamond Ridge:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 121 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 7,786)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 379 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 4,287)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1379 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 2,471)
  • Western Washington University (about 1382 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 12,991)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1402 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 2,820)
  • Everett Community College (about 1427 miles; Everett, WA; FT enrollment: 3,612)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 1432 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 4,635)

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Lake: Bridge Creek Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Bridge Creek (A), South Beaver Creek (B), Diamond Creek (C), Twitter Creek (D). 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: 7.2%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.2%
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 Diamond Ridge, AK


25 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Diamond Ridge compared to Alaska state average:

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Diamond Ridge travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Solar energy (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 Diamond Ridge:

  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Diamond Ridge:

  • K237CL (95.3 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS INC)
  • K285DU (104.9 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K290AA (105.9 FM; SELDOVIA, AK; Owner: TURQUOISE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • K296BH (107.1 FM; ANCHOR POINT, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
  • KWVV-FM (103.5 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K243AH (96.5 FM; KACHEMAK CITY, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
  • K292ED (106.3 FM; KACHEMAK CITY, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMM., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Diamond Ridge:

  • K51AF (Channel 51; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K02IB (Channel 2; HOMER/SELDOVIA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K04JH (Channel 4; HOMER, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


Diamond Ridge on our top lists:

  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
  • #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
  • #13 (99603) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #73 (99603) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Russian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

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