Races in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $60,235 ($46,397 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $718 (lower quartile is $527, upper quartile is $939)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $192,592 (it was $115,300 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,503 - $278,528

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $221,467

Here:	$221,467
State:	$264,617

Townhouses or other attached units: $243,339

Here:	$243,339
State:	$213,298

In 2-unit structures: $302,934

Here:	$302,934
State:	$253,086

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $301,327

Here:	$301,327
State:	$248,602

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $450,010

Here:	$450,010
State:	$190,913

Mobile homes: $115,589

Here:	$115,589
State:	$42,305

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,320

Here:	$14,320
State:	$62,044

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,479
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $432

Institutionalized population: 1,104

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,429 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $865 (0.6%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.7%
(7.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.3% for Black residents, 12.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.7% for American Indian residents, 39.5% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 4.7% for other race residents, 10.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 31 years old, Asian residents: 40 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 35 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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.

Kenai Peninsula Borough has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Kenai Peninsula Borough borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kenai Peninsula Borough: Tunnel (A), Skilak Guard Station (B), Porcupine Campground (C), Grandview (D), Indian Village (E), Granite Creek Guard Station (F), Granite Creek Campground (G), Ashivak (H), Shield (I), Minnie Andacher Homestead (J), Stelters Ranch (K), Stillwell (L), Spencer (M), Shirttail Creek Farms (N), Hunter (O), Bertha Creek Campground (P), Meadow Creek Camp (Q), Dutton (R), Crescent Creek Campground (S), Kamishak (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Sunrise Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kayak Islands (A), Kelly Lake (B), Kenaitze Lake (C), Kenibuna Lake (D), Killdeer Lake (E), King Lake (F), Kirschner Lake (G), Kit Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Polly Creek (A), Stetson Creek (B), Tonsina Creek (C), Spokane Creek (D), Trail Creek (E), Tenderfoot Creek (F), King County Creek (G), Tributary Creek (H), Kenty Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Kenai Peninsula Borough include: Kachemak Bay State Park (1), Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park (2), Safety Cove State Marine Park (3), Thumb Cove State Marine Park (4), Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (5), Lake Clark National Monument (6), Kenai Fjords National Park (7), Turnagain Pass Winter Sports Area (8), McNeil River State Game Sanctuary (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Bethel Census Area , Kodiak Island Borough , Lake and Peninsula Borough , Matanuska-Susitna Borough , Anchorage Municipality , Valdez-Cordova Census Area .

Current college students: 1,623
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,356 (64% naturalized citizens)

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: 18,405
• One, attached: 362
• Two: 695
• 3 or 4: 1,206
• 5 to 9: 486
• 10 to 19: 448
• 20 or more: 471
• Mobile homes: 2,181
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 617

Housing units in Kenai Peninsula Borough with a mortgage: 7,024 (523 second mortgage, 456 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,274

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.62%

Here		27.6%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 13,725
Total congregations: 79

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses	LDS (Mormon) Church	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	2,168 (15.8%)	2,028 (14.8%)	1,972 (14.4%)	1,378 (10.0%)	1,234 (9.0%)
Congregations	7 (8.9%)	5 (6.3%)	5 (6.3%)	9 (11.4%)	5 (6.3%)

Name	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	777 (5.7%)	704 (5.1%)	610 (4.4%)	462 (3.4%)	2,392 (17.4%)
Congregations	7 (8.9%)	5 (6.3%)	4 (5.1%)	3 (3.8%)	29 (36.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Kenai Peninsula Borough - Kenai, Kalifornsky, Sterling, Nikiski, Homer

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kenai Peninsula Borough:

Average size of farms: 370 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20,976
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24,424
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,382
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.54%
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Kenai Peninsula Borough-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 2676% 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 76.0 miles away from the county 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 74.0 miles away from the county 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 38.4 miles away from the county 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 76.4 miles away from Kenai Peninsula Borough center
On 2/7/1988 at 08:46:58, a magnitude 5.8 (5.6 MB, 5.8 MB, 5.6 MB) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/1987 at 02:01:38, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)






Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,714.

8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($18,284 average AGI)
4.86% relocated from other states ($22,580 average AGI)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	4.86%
Alaska average:	6.06%

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)

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	0.12%
Alaska average:	0.24%

3.31% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($14,705 average AGI)
4.67% relocated to other states ($21,650 average AGI)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	4.67%
Alaska average:	6.19%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

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

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,092 (4,150 aged, 942 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 190.7. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 53,678

• In family households: 43,866 (10,431 male householders, 3,807 female householders)

  11,308 spouses, 14,994 children (13,503 natural, 601 adopted, 890 stepchildren), 744 grandchildren, 270 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 390 other relatives, 1,390 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,812 (4,689 male householders (3,721 living alone)), 3,234 female householders (2,615 living alone)), 1,889 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,722 (1,104 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,890 2-persons, 2,920 3-persons, 2,408 4-persons, 1,177 5-persons, 464 6-persons, 379 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,336 1-person, 1,374 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

92.5% of residents of Kenai Peninsula Borough speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $294,337,000 ($5708 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:

Births: 3,287

Deaths: 1,594

Net international migration: +119

Net internal migration: +530

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

54% of Kenai Peninsula Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Alaska.

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

• This state: 17440
• Northeast: 2836
• Midwest: 7530
• South: 4869
• West: 15209

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 545

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 227

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 153

Most common first names in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	144	71.5 years
Robert	118	68.4 years
James	110	69.4 years
William	101	68.6 years
Mary	76	75.8 years
George	61	72.7 years
Charles	60	73.7 years
David	52	55.2 years
Donald	46	69.3 years
Dorothy	43	73.8 years

Most common last names in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	51	68.3 years
Johnson	33	70.0 years
Anderson	28	65.4 years
Jones	23	69.2 years
Brown	23	67.4 years
Nelson	22	78.0 years
Miller	22	65.8 years
Wilson	22	72.1 years
Martin	18	73.7 years
Williams	18	59.9 years

Businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	3		MasterBrand Cabinets	3
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	3
Arby's	2		New Balance	1
Best Western	3		Nike	1
Budget Car Rental	1		Payless	1
Curves	2		Pizza Hut	1
Dairy Queen	1		RadioShack	3
Decora Cabinetry	2		Safeway	3
FedEx	11		Sears	1
GNC	1		Starbucks	4
H&R Block	1		Taco Bell	1
Home Depot	1		True Value	3
Kroger	2		U-Haul	4
La-Z-Boy	1		UPS	4
Lane Furniture	1		Vons	5
Lowe's	1		Walmart	1

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Kenai Peninsula Borough on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for McCain (Republican) in the 2008 Presidential Election"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox Denominations adherents"
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