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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 4,627.
Males: 2,413  (52.2%)
Females: 2,214  (47.8%)

Median resident age:  34.2 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99635.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,414 (it was $51,176 in 2000)
Nikiski:  $67,414
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $173,229 (it was $104,700 in 2000)
Nikiski:  $173,229
Alaska:  $231,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $196,560; Detached houses: $203,622; Townhouses or other attached units: $176,719; In 2-unit structures: $198,128; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,977; Mobile homes: $56,223; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $183,750

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Races in Nikiski:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
  • American Indian (10.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Nikiski: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.2%), German (14.4%), English (9.7%), Irish (9.1%), Norwegian (3.9%), Scottish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Elevation: 125 feet

Land area: 69.6 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Nikiski

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 15.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nikiski CDP

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

121 residents are foreign born (0.9% North America, 0.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

This place:  2.8%
Alaska:  5.9%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Nikiski, Alaska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Nikiski to the number of sex offenders is 771 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Nikiski:  1.0% ($1,033)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (60.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2351.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Salamatof, AK (2.8 miles ), Kenai, AK (3.2 miles ), Ridgeway, AK (3.8 miles ), Kalifornsky, AK (4.0 miles ), Soldotna, AK (4.1 miles ), Sterling, AK (4.5 miles ), Funny River, AK (4.7 miles ), Tyonek, AK (4.9 miles) .

Latitude: 60.71 N, Longitude: 151.26 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Mining (19%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Extraction workers (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



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Hospitals/medical centers near Nikiski:
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 60 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)

Political contributions by individuals in Nikiski, AK

Heliports located in Nikiski:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nikiski:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 60 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 308 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1397 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1398 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1403 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1419 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1446 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
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Notable location: East Foreland (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Stormy Lake (A), Salamatof Lake (B), Char-Vic Lake (C), Foreland Lake (D), Wik Lake (E), Parsons Lake (F), Daniels Lake (G), Bernice Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Bishop Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Nikiski include: Captain Cook State Recreation Area (1), East Foreland Lighthouse Reserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Nikiski and their reported violations in the past:

MCGAHAN UTILITIES (Population served: 470, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and MAY-17-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-17-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (SEP-09-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (SEP-09-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and JUN-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-29-2004), St BCA signed (SEP-09-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-06-2004), St BCA signed (SEP-09-2005)
  • 19 routine major monitoring violations
  • 193 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Address: 50939 KENAI SPAN HWY, KENAI, AK 99611, Population served: 197, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
NIKISKI POOL (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
UOCC OFFSHORE SYSTEMS KENAI (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and DEC-21-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-1998)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and DEC-02-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-1998)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1995 and DEC-02-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-1998)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and DEC-02-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-1998)
  • One minor monitoring violation
CISPRI M/V CHAMPION (Population served: 125, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In JUL-2002
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In DEC-2000
UOCC M/V MONARCH (Address: OSK DOCK, Population served: 125, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In AUG-2002
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In JUN-2002
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
NIKISKI VILLAGE TC (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and FEB-14-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and FEB-14-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-27-2004 to FEB-14-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2004 and DEC-15-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and FEB-14-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (JUL-22-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-03-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-27-2004 to FEB-14-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 41 regular monitoring violations
  • 4 other older monitoring violations
NIKISKI CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE (Address: MILE 18 KENAI SPUR HIGHWAY, Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and DEC-02-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-02-1998)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Nikiski that have no violations reported:
  • CHARLEYS PIZZA (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF NIKISK (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • 4-LANDS BAR & LIQUOR STORE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • OCEAN BEAUTY SEAFOODS INC. (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • UOCC ANNA PLATFORM (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.7%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nikiski, AK



Nikiski 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

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 Nikiski:
  • 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.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • 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 Nikiski:
  • KXBA (93.3 FM; NIKISKI, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KPEN-FM (101.7 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKIS-FM (96.5 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KWHQ-FM (100.1 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KDLL (91.9 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: PICKLE HILL PUBLIC B/CASTING, INC.)
  • KWJG (91.5 FM; KASILOF, AK; Owner: KASILOF PUBLIC B/G INC)

TV broadcast stations around Nikiski:
  • K55BB (Channel 55; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KITV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • K58AK (Channel 58; NORTH KENAI, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Nikiski, Alaska:
  • Fatal accident count: 7
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
  • Fatalities: 7
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Alaska average:
  • Fatal accident count: 128
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 187
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 60
  • Fatalities: 140
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 343
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13

Nikiski fatal accident list:
May 24, 2004 05:07 AM, Kenai Spur Hwy, Sunset, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 16, 2004 08:01 AM, Kenai Spur Highway, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 4, 2003 01:00 AM, Holt/Lamplight Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 2003 11:01 AM, Douglas Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 7, 2003 10:26 AM, Holt Lamplight Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 10, 1995 11:55 AM, Kenai Spur, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 5, 1995 08:00 AM, Kenai Spur, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Nikiski)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Nikiski, AK)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Nikiski)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 59 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Nikiski)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 22
  • Hazardous Condition: 24
  • Service Call: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 3

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