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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 680.
Males: 363  (53.5%)
Females: 317  (46.5%)

Median resident age:  45.1 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99669.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,706 (it was $43,047 in 2000)
Funny River:  $56,706
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $198,047 (it was $119,700 in 2000)
Funny River:  $198,047
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $208,683; Detached houses: $232,245; Mobile homes: $36,987

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Races in Funny River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • American Indian (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Japanese (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Funny River: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.1%), Irish (16.5%), United States (10.1%), French (9.3%), Scottish (7.5%), English (6.9%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 27.2 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Funny River

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 23.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 48.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Funny River CDP

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 70.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Alaska:  5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Funny River:  0.7% ($829)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (59.3 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2329.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Sterling, AK (1.6 miles ), Ridgeway, AK (3.1 miles ), Soldotna, AK (3.2 miles ), Kalifornsky, AK (3.8 miles ), Kenai, AK (4.0 miles ), Kasilof, AK (4.4 miles ), Salamatof, AK (4.4 miles ), Nikiski, AK (4.7 miles ).

Latitude: 60.49 N, Longitude: 150.78 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Mining (18%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (17%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electricians (16%)
  • Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
  • Religious workers (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Funny River:
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 53 miles; SEWARD, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Funny River:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 59 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 317 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1376 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1377 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1382 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1398 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1425 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.5%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Funny River, AK



Funny River compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Electricity (4%)

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 Funny River:
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, 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.)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • KSWD (950 AM; 1 kW; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Funny River:
  • KKIS-FM (96.5 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KWJG (91.5 FM; KASILOF, AK; Owner: KASILOF PUBLIC B/G INC)
  • KXBA (93.3 FM; NIKISKI, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KPEN-FM (101.7 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWHQ-FM (100.1 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KDLL (91.9 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: PICKLE HILL PUBLIC B/CASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Funny River:
  • K08LW (Channel 8; KENAI/SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K10NC (Channel 10; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K09QH (Channel 9; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF ANCHORAGE LICENSE LLC)
  • K03FW (Channel 3; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K12LA (Channel 12; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K06MF (Channel 6; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: FIREWEED COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • K23AF (Channel 23; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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