Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska (AK)

Races in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $274,171

Here:	$274,171
State:	$309,264

Townhouses or other attached units: $268,809

Here:	$268,809
State:	$256,306

In 2-unit structures: $275,037

Here:	$275,037
State:	$318,984

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $272,399

Here:	$272,399
State:	$261,784

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,691

Here:	$247,691
State:	$155,054

Mobile homes: $113,529

Here:	$113,529
State:	$109,161

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $1,265,827

Here:	$1,265,827
State:	$314,087

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,762 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,374 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $969 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kenai, Kalifornsky, Sterling, Nikiski, Homer, Soldotna, Seward, Ridgeway, Anchor Point, Diamond Ridge.

2012 air pollution in Kenai Peninsula Borough:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 12.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 1.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Significantly below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bethel Census Area , Wade Hampton Census Area .

Current college students: 1,623
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,686 (60.0% naturalized citizens)

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 6202010 or later
• 2882000 to 2009
• 1871990 to 1999
• 3131980 to 1989
• 1751970 to 1979
• 550Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,127
• One, attached: 501
• Two: 923
• 3 or 4: 1,336
• 5 to 9: 704
• 10 to 19: 507
• 20 to 49: 328
• 50 or more: 64
• Mobile homes: 1,761
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Kenai Peninsula Borough with a mortgage: 8,648 (119 second mortgage, 289 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,922

Religion statistics for Kenai Peninsula Borough

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kenai Peninsula Borough:

Earthquake activity:

7.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,749 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.73% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($20,938 average AGI)
4.47% relocated from other states ($24,811 average AGI)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	4.47%
Alaska average:	6.04%

from Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.58% ($57,934 average AGI)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.35% ($52,959)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.15% ($39,355)
from Bethel Census Area, AK	0.09% ($52,053)
from King County, WA	0.09% ($40,263)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.09% ($19,333)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.07% ($47,267)

6.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,448 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($269 average AGI)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	0.06%
Alaska average:	0.19%

2.62% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($16,274 average AGI)
4.09% relocated to other states ($25,906 average AGI)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	4.09%
Alaska average:	5.99%

to Anchorage Municipality, AK	1.48% ($41,595 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	0.39% ($47,420)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	0.20% ($36,905)
to King County, WA	0.13% ($33,286)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.09% ($58,167)
to Bethel Census Area, AK	0.07% ($14,214)
to Clark County, NV	0.07% ($21,286)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kenai Peninsula Borough

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 45,331 (6,594 male householders, 6,907 female householders)

  10,732 spouses, 16,835 children (15,585 natural, 510 adopted, 726 stepchildren), 654 grandchildren, 458 brothers or sisters, 551 parents, 1,111 other relatives, 1,403 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,957 (4,269 male householders (3,207 living alone)), 3,584 female householders (2,955 living alone)), 3,031 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,831

Size of family households: 6,596 2-persons, 2,681 3-persons, 2,571 4-persons, 863 5-persons, 289 6-persons, 418 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,155 1-person, 1,389 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 48 4-persons.

9,104 married couples with children.
3,114 single-parent households (1,156 men, 1,958 women).

92.5% of residents of Kenai Peninsula Borough speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $294,337,000 ($5,708 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,565,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,369,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,829,000
Federal grants: $106,042,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,247,000 ($3,918,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,282,000 ($434,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,627,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $46,929,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,926,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	-7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.59 millions of gallons per day (77% from ground, 23% from surface)

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 4812014 or later
• 6882010 to 2013
• 6,0542000 to 2009
• 5,9431990 to 1999
• 8,6821980 to 1989
• 5,5661970 to 1979
• 2,2581960 to 1969
• 8181950 to 1959
• 3391940 to 1949
• 2641939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 2141 room
• 9032 rooms
• 1,3933 rooms
• 2,6824 rooms
• 2,7935 rooms
• 2,9066 rooms
• 1,8357 rooms
• 1,3028 rooms
• 1,4479+ rooms

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 3661 room
• 5122 rooms
• 1,3773 rooms
• 1,5234 rooms
• 1,0235 rooms
• 5566 rooms
• 2537 rooms
• 1108 rooms
• 1689+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 279no bedroom
• 1,4941 bedroom
• 3,5452 bedrooms
• 6,4883 bedrooms
• 2,7334 bedrooms
• 7185+ bedrooms

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 375no bedroom
• 1,2201 bedroom
• 2,3482 bedrooms
• 1,4453 bedrooms
• 3824 bedrooms
• 1385+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 435no vehicle
• 3,6521 vehicle
• 6,5112 vehicles
• 3,3803 vehicles
• 1,0554 vehicles
• 4065+ vehicles

Note: State values scaled to Kenai Peninsula Borough population

• 921no vehicle
• 2,4911 vehicle
• 1,8672 vehicles
• 5813 vehicles
• 244 vehicles
• 465+ vehicles

82.9% of Kenai Peninsula Borough residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Alaska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 21,139
• Other state: 34,335
• Northeast: 3,044
• Midwest: 9,240
• South: 4,814
• West: 17,357

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Kenai Peninsula Borough on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"