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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2008: 442. Population change since 2000: +2.6%
 

Males: 234  (53.1%)
Females: 208  (46.9%)

Median resident age:  43.1 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99603.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,734 (it was $43,068 in 2000)
Kachemak:  $56,734
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,272
Kachemak:  $27,272
Alaska:  $28,891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $222,369 (it was $134,400 in 2000)
Kachemak:  $222,369
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $297,346; Detached houses: $310,150; Mobile homes: $77,500

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Kachemak: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 275 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:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (119.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2314.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Miller Landing, AK (0.8 miles) , Homer, AK (2.0 miles ), Diamond Ridge, AK (2.2 miles ), Fritz Creek, AK (2.7 miles ), Halibut Cove, AK (2.9 miles) , Nikolaevsk, AK (3.6 miles ), Anchor Point, AK (3.7 miles ), Seldovia Village, AK (3.9 miles) .

Latitude: 59.67 N, Longitude: 151.43 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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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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Kachemak-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2473% 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 82.4 miles away from Kachemak 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 27.6 miles away from the city 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 66.7 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 70.9 miles away from Kachemak center
On 2/7/1988 at 08:46:58, a magnitude 5.8 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MB, 5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from the city 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 35.6 miles away from Kachemak center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Kachemak:
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 78 miles; SEWARD, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kachemak:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 120 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 377 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 1379 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 1423 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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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 2007:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kachemak, AK


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


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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Coal or coke (4%)
  • Solar energy (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$2,120
Totals for Government 0$0 2$2,120



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

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 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.)
  • 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 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.)
  • 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Kachemak:
  • K51AF (Channel 51; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • In The Sw 1/4 Of The Sw 1/4 Of Section 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.1 m, Call Sign: KNKQ398
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/26/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: Wesley E Carson
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 1200 112th Ave Ne, Suite C-191, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Fax: (425) 649-5675, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Ruth A Sandstrom, In The Sw 1/4 Of The Sw 1/4 Of Section 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Overall height: 27.1 m
    Registrant: Wireless Applications Corp, 16689 Se 59th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
  • GARY A ROSE, Glacier View Street, 1200 Feet North Of East End Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 15 m
    Registrant: Turquoise Broadcasting Company LLC, Tucson, AZ 85728-4125, Phone: (520) 360-5225, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • 41365 Mc Lay Rd, Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: KIY862, Licensee ID: L00009146
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/17/2003, Expiration Date: 05/20/2013
    Registrant: Philemon D Morris, Homer, AK 99603

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