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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 368.
Males: 187  (51.0%)
Females: 181  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  20.9 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99556.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $50,112 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Nikolaevsk:  $50,112
Alaska:  $68,460

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $13,891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $100,112 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
Nikolaevsk:  $100,112
Alaska:  $237,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $123,678; Detached houses: $131,514; Mobile homes: $18,214

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Races in Nikolaevsk:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
  • Two or more races (13.0%)
  • American Indian (4.9%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Nikolaevsk: 93.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Russian (81.4%), German (9.0%), English (8.7%), Irish (4.3%), French (3.2%), Dutch (1.2%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 36.3 square miles.

Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Nikolaevsk

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 23.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 46.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nikolaevsk CDP

  • Never married: 26.5%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

55 residents are foreign born (10.1% Asia, 4.3% Latin America).

This place:  15.9%
Alaska:  5.9%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Nikolaevsk, Alaska in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Nikolaevsk to the number of sex offenders is 368 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Nikolaevsk:  1.1% ($620)
Alaska:  1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (115.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2326.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Anchor Point, AK (2.1 miles ), Happy Valley, AK (3.1 miles ), Diamond Ridge, AK (3.3 miles ), Kachemak, AK (3.6 miles ), Homer, AK (3.6 miles ), Miller Landing, AK (3.6 miles) , Ninilchik, AK (3.6 miles ), Fritz Creek, AK (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 59.81 N, Longitude: 151.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
  • Construction (26%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
  • Water transportation (3%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (22%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (19%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (34%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (3%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
  • Religious workers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)



Average climate in Nikolaevsk, Alaska

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Nikolaevsk-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2957% 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 69.8 miles away from Nikolaevsk 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from the city 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) earthquake occurred 37.6 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 69.5 miles away from Nikolaevsk center
On 2/7/1988 at 08:46:58, a magnitude 5.8 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MB, 5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 65.2 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 35.0 miles away from Nikolaevsk center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Nikolaevsk:
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 82 miles; SEWARD, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nikolaevsk:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 115 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 371 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1387 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 1388 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 1390 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 1409 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1435 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)

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

NIKOLAEVSK COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (Address: 64135 BOLOTNA ROAD, Population served: 360, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2002
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2002
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1997
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1997
  • 8 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 21 regular monitoring violations
  • 11 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  3.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  7.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  19.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  12.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nikolaevsk, AK



Nikolaevsk compared to Alaska state average:
  • Median house value below 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 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%)
  • Wood (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Other fuel (3%)

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 Nikolaevsk:
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING 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)


TV broadcast stations around Nikolaevsk:
  • K51AF (Channel 51; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K39AA (Channel 39; NINILCHIK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K59AR (Channel 59; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K62AM (Channel 62; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)



Nikolaevsk on our top lists:
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations:"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other protective service workers including supervisors"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Management, professional, and related occupations:"
  • #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"
  • #12 (99556) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Russian first ancestries"

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