Ninilchik, Alaska

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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 825.

Males: 432	(52.5%)
Females: 393	(47.5%)

Median resident age:	42.5 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Zip codes: 99639.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,441 (it was $36,250 in 2000)

Ninilchik:	$48,441
Alaska:	$68,460

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,685

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $145,240 (it was $84,000 in 2000)

Ninilchik:	$145,240
Alaska:	$237,800

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $163,426; Detached houses: $161,995; Townhouses or other attached units: $300,759; In 2-unit structures: $84,528; Mobile homes: $76,563

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Races in Ninilchik:

White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
American Indian (16.6%)
Two or more races (3.1%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Ninilchik: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (13.6%), Irish (10.9%), English (6.3%), Norwegian (5.7%), French (4.3%), United States (3.9%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 207.6 square miles.

Population density: 4.0 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Ninilchik

High school or higher: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 18.0%
Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ninilchik CDP

Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 62.6%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 9.8%

22 residents are foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Europe).

This place:	2.8%
Alaska:	5.9%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Ninilchik, Alaska in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Ninilchik to the number of sex offenders is 206 to 1.

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

Ninilchik:	0.7% ($567)
Alaska:	1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (102.6 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2330.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Happy Valley, AK (2.6 miles ), Nikolaevsk, AK (3.6 miles ), Anchor Point, AK (4.1 miles ), Clam Gulch, AK (4.1 miles) , Fritz Creek, AK (4.6 miles ), Kachemak, AK (4.7 miles ), Diamond Ridge, AK (4.8 miles ), Cohoe, AK (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 59.99 N, Longitude: 151.54 W

Area code: 907

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Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Construction (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Food (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (22%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)

Average climate in Ninilchik, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Ninilchik-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 3030% 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 65.9 miles away from Ninilchik 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 55.1 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 49.6 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 81.1 miles away from Ninilchik center
On 2/7/1988 at 08:46:58, a magnitude 5.8 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MB, 5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 63.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/25/1994 at 00:19:05, a magnitude 5.7 (5.4 MB, 5.4 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 42.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from Ninilchik center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Ninilchik:

SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HOMER, AK)
CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
PROVIDENCE SEWARD MEDICAL CENTER (about 75 miles; SEWARD, AK)

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Airports located in Ninilchik:

Ninilchik Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 150, Itinerant Ops: 1,000)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ninilchik:

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 103 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 357 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 1391 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)

Public high school in Ninilchik:

NINILCHIK SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: MILE 135 STERLING HWY; Grades: PK - 12)

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Library in Ninilchik:

NINILCHIK COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $15,745; Location: 15850 STERLING HIGHWAY; 11,046 books; 228 audio materials; 1,288 video materials)

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Notable locations in Ninilchik: Jackinsky Ranch (A), Ninilchik Number 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Clam Creek (A), Deep Creek (B), Ninilchik River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Alaska Fishing Charter (Tours & Charters; Po Box 39401) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Beachcomber Motel & RV Park (Located On Ninilchik) (1), Drift-In Bed & Breakfast (Po Box 39209) (2), Creekside Inn (16345 Sterling Highway) (3), Inlet View Lodge - Cabins & Restaurant (Mi 135.4 Sterlng Highway) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

COUNTRY BOY CAMPGROUND SOURCE WELL (Population served: 142, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

HAPPY WOK (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

NINILCHIK FAIR ASSOCIATION (Address: 16200 STERLING HIGHWAY, Population served: 65, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

8 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

ALASKAN ANGLER R V RESORT (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

7 routine major monitoring violations

HAPPY VALLEY BAR & CAFE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

D&M RV PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

SCENIC VIEW RV PARK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

SAINT PETER THE FISHERMANS (Population served: 47, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ninilchik that have no violations reported:

NINILCHIK GENERAL STORE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
INLET VIEW RESTAURANT & BAR (Population served: 53, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
NINILCHIK SENIOR CITIZEN INC. (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.7%
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: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	13.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	7.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ninilchik, AK

Ninilchik 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ninilchik mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%) Wood (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (1%)

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 Ninilchik:

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)

TV broadcast stations around Ninilchik:

K39AA (Channel 39; NINILCHIK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K15AG (Channel 15; NINILCHIK, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K21AM (Channel 21; NINILCHIK, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K27AI (Channel 27; NINILCHIK, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
K33AF (Channel 33; NINILCHIK, ETC., AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

Ninilchik fatal accident list:
Mar 26, 2005 03:06 AM, Alice Avenue, Fostemcmann Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 2, 2005 11:36 AM, Sr-1 Sterling Hwy, Mp 128.5, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 3, 2004 07:05 AM, I-1 Sterling Hwy, Mp 132, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1995 03:30 AM, Sterling, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 24, 1995 08:15 AM, Sterling, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,570
Total average daily truck traffic: 778
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,386

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ninilchik)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

Highway Maintenance Facility, Call Sign: KCN647, Licensee ID: L00002062
Assigned Frequencies : 47.0400 MHz, 47.1600 MHz
Grant Date: 10/02/2002, Expiration Date: 12/30/2012
Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507
Mile 153 Sterling Hwy, Type: Building, Structure height: 11 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WPKZ215
Assigned Frequencies : 155.895 MHz
Grant Date: 07/17/2002, Expiration Date: 10/10/2012, Certifier: Robin E Pennington
Registrant: Kenai Peninsula Borough Oem, 253 Wilson Lane, Soldotna, AK 99669, Phone: (907) 262-4910, Fax: (907) 714-2395, Email:
GO, Ninilchik Go Production Pad, Mile 124 Sterling Highway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WPCG328
Assigned Frequencies : 462.850 MHz
Grant Date: 04/05/2003, Expiration Date: 05/14/2013
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
Mile 13.8 Sterling Hwy, Call Sign: WNKX255, Licensee ID: L00137185
Assigned Frequencies : 452.325 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/1998, Expiration Date: 03/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/08/2003
Registrant: Homer Electric Assoc Inc, 3977 Lake St, Homer, AK 99603, Phone: (907) 235-8176

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC4FFY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00790031
Grant Date: 01/03/2004, Expiration Date: 01/03/2014
Registrant: Heinz A Giese, 15620 Kingsley Road, Ninilchik, AK 99639
Call Sign: KK6LL, Previous Call Sign: KC6HXN, Licensee ID: L00240927
Grant Date: 05/25/2000, Expiration Date: 06/05/2010
Registrant: Joel T Hilbrink, Ninilchik, AK 99639
Call Sign: KL7IQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00991120
Grant Date: 03/16/2005, Expiration Date: 06/14/2015, Certifier: Clifford D Mattingley
Registrant: Clifford D Mattingley, Ninilchik, AK 99639-0287
Call Sign: NL7AI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00993483
Grant Date: 03/21/2005, Expiration Date: 06/19/2015, Certifier: Lynn M Mattingley
Registrant: Lynn M Mattingley, Ninilchik, AK 99639-0287

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Ninilchik)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5
Hazardous Condition: 1

Ninilchik on our top lists:

#10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
#13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses"
#30 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
#46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Registered nurses"
#52 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year"

#54 (99639) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Slavic first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
#69 (99639) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Icelander first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"

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