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Kachemak, AK map Population (year 2000): 431. Estimated population in July 2006: 435 (+0.9% change)
 

Males: 229  (53.1%)
Females: 202  (46.9%)
Median resident age:  43.1 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99603.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,700 (it was $43,068 in 2000)
Kachemak  $42,700
Alaska:  $56,234

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $159,500 (it was $138,300 in 2000)
Kachemak  $159,500
Alaska:  $197,100

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Races in Kachemak:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
  • American Indian (10.0%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)

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Ancestries: English (17.9%), German (17.4%), Irish (9.7%), Scottish (7.4%), United States (6.5%), French (5.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 1.61 square miles.

Population density: 269 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kachemak

  • High school or higher: 89.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kachemak city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Alaska:  5.9%

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

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

Kachemak:  0.8% ($1,098)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (155.6 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2879.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Miller Landing, AK (0.8 miles) , Homer, AK (6.7 miles ), Diamond Ridge, AK (9.5 miles ), Fritz Creek, AK (13.2 miles ), Halibut Cove, AK (14.6 miles) , Nikolaevsk, AK (18.8 miles ), Seldovia Village, AK (19.2 miles) , Ninilchik, AK (23.3 miles ).

Latitude: 59.67 N, Longitude: 151.43 W


3 people in other group homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+17.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Mining (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kachemak:
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 144 miles; SEWARD, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kachemak:
  • HOMER (about 4 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 63 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
  • TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 144 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kachemak:
  • HOMER-BELUGA LAKE (about 6 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: 5BL)
  • JAKOLOF BAY (about 17 miles; JAKOLOF BAY, AK; ID: 4Z9)
  • KASITSNA (about 17 miles; KASITSNA BAY, AK; ID: 5Z7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kachemak:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 154 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 436 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2096 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2138 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2139 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2151 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2151 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.0%

Kachemak compared to Alaska 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 college students below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,200
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$600
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,800


Kachemak government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $48,000
    All Other: $43,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $45,000
    Sewerage: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $184,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $144,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $28,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000

Strongest AM radio stations in Kachemak:
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kachemak:
  • K285DU (104.9 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K237CL (95.3 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS INC)
  • K243AH (96.5 FM; KACHEMAK CITY, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
  • K292ED (106.3 FM; KACHEMAK CITY, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMM., INC.)


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