Kenai Peninsula Borough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kenai and their reported violations in the past:
KENAI WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 5100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and DEC-03-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-03-1998)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
AGRIUM KENAI NITROGEN (Population served: 330, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and JUN-18-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and DEC-21-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-21-1998 to JUN-18-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1995 and DEC-21-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-1998)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 168, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- 105 regular monitoring violations
WILLOW BROOK NORTH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-01-2006)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2001 and OCT-08-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and AUG-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and AUG-29-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 41 regular monitoring violations
SNUG HARBOR SEAFOODS (Population served: 122, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 42 regular monitoring violations
INLET FISHERIES INC KENAI (Address: 2000 COLUMBIA STREET  , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
PLACE BAR & MOTEL (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Kenai that have no violations reported:
- KENAI PENINSULA FOOD BANK (Population served: 206, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- KENAI LANDING, INC (Population served: 204, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PACIFIC STAR SEAFOODS (Population served: 152, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TESORO AK PETRO CO. REFINERY (Population served: 138, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- KASSIK KENAI BREW STOP (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- STOP N GO CAFE (Population served: 99, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NORTH KENAI CHAPEL (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LOWELL POINT CONDOS (Population served: 58, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ALBATROSS (THE) (Population served: 51, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- VAGABOND INN (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.1%
(7.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.1% for Black residents, 7.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 11.5% for other race residents, 9.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 68.2% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 6.8% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kenai, AK
People in group quarters in Kenai:
- 20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Kenai compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Kenai (2011 data):
- KeyBank National Association: Kenai Branch at Frontage Road, branch established on 03/29/1961. Info updated 03/03/2008: Bank assets: $90,251.1 mil, Deposits: $65,598.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1047 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Kenai Branch at 11216 Kenai Spur Hwy, branch established on 11/01/1965. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First National Bank Alaska: Kenai Branch at 11408 Kenai Spur Road, branch established on 02/06/1978. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $2,795.2 mil, Deposits: $1,749.9 mil, headquarters in Anchorage, AK, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Kenai, Alaska:
- Place Bar & Motel, PO Box 1037, Kenai, AK 99611 , Phone: (907) 283-9915
- Aspen Extended Stay Suites, 10431 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai, AK 99611 , Phone: (907) 283-2272, Fax: (907) 283-2278
- Kenai Kings Inn Hotel, 10352 Spur Hwy, Kenai, AK 99611 , Phone: (907) 283-6060, Fax: (907) 283-3874
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Kenai, Alaska
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $22,930 | $68,790 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
14 | $43,405 | $37,204 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $11,875 | $71,250 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $90,577 | $63,937 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $29,106 | $43,659 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
15 | $78,707 | $62,966 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $8,519 | $51,114 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $30,474 | $52,241 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
5 | $23,367 | $56,081 | 1 | $103 |
| Welfare |
5 | $15,531 | $37,274 | 8 | $4,877 |
| Health |
2 | $7,950 | $47,700 | 1 | $2,535 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $20,224 | $60,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $8,156 | $48,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $11,633 | $69,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
5 | $18,114 | $43,474 | 4 | $3,243 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $23,675 | $56,820 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
99 | $444,243 | $53,848 | 14 | $10,758 |
Kenai government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,242,000 ($156.32)
Air Transportation: $832,000 ($104.72)
All Other: $797,000 ($100.31)
Regular Highways: $592,000 ($74.51)
Parks and Recreation: $193,000 ($24.29)
- Current Operations - Air Transportation: $2,924,000 ($368.03)
Regular Highways: $2,718,000 ($342.10)
Local Fire Protection: $2,183,000 ($274.76)
Police Protection: $2,183,000 ($274.76)
Sewerage: $1,331,000 ($167.53)
General - Other: $860,000 ($108.24)
Parks and Recreation: $805,000 ($101.32)
Libraries: $659,000 ($82.95)
Water Utilities: $626,000 ($78.79)
Financial Administration: $458,000 ($57.65)
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000 ($45.19)
General Public Buildings: $260,000 ($32.72)
Housing and Community Development: $229,000 ($28.82)
Central Staff Services: $161,000 ($20.26)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $948,000 ($119.32)
Sale of Property: $453,000 ($57.02)
Rents: $275,000 ($34.61)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,721,000 ($2230.46)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $585,000 ($73.63)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,532,000 ($444.56)
Highways: $12,000 ($1.51)
Housing and Community Development: $1,000 ($0.13)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,404,000 ($554.31)
Property: $2,019,000 ($254.12)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,810,000 ($731.28)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Kenai:
- KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 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.)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING 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)
- KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kenai:
- 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.)
- KKIS-FM (96.5 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
- KWJG (91.5 FM; KASILOF, AK; Owner: KASILOF PUBLIC B/G INC)
- K206DG (89.1 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K249BY (97.7 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
- K237CI (95.3 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Kenai:
- 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.)
- K06MF (Channel 6; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: FIREWEED COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K12LA (Channel 12; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K55BB (Channel 55; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KITV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Kenai, Alaska:
- Fatal accident count: 24
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 32
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 65
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
Alaska average:
- Fatal accident count: 132
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 194
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 144
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 355
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14
See more detailed statistics of Kenai fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 36 meters (118ft)
Total average daily traffic: 9,835
Total average daily truck traffic: 479
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 10,200
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Kenai, AK
| Businesses in Kenai, AK |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | | Safeway | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Sears | 1 |
| Home Depot | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| Lowes | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
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- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Mining (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and related occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents (population 5000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of rapes to murders between 2001 and 2006 (population 5,000+)"
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