Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska (AK)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	37%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Retail trade (12.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%).

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Races in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Alaska median age:	32.4 years

Males: 25,853	(52.0%)
Females: 23,838	(48.0%)

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Kenai Peninsula Borough:	2.6 people
Alaska:	2.7 people

This county:	$57,878
Alaska:	$64,333

This county:	$670
State:	$843

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	$191,753
Alaska:	$231,300

Detached houses: $223,983

Here:	$223,983
State:	$278,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,181

Here:	$242,181
State:	$229,685

In 2-unit structures: $275,089

Here:	$275,089
State:	$310,320

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $262,412

Here:	$262,412
State:	$267,809

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,004,519

Here:	$1,004,519
State:	$186,942

Mobile homes: $47,761

Here:	$47,761
State:	$42,305

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $52,146

Here:	$52,146
State:	$62,044

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kenai Peninsula Borough: Stillwell (A), Trail River Campground (B), Hunter (C), Stelters Ranch (D), Tunnel (E), Saxton (F), Porcupine Island Camp (G), Crescent Creek Campground (H), Russian River Rendezvous (I), Crescent Lake Cabin (J), Crescent Saddle Cabin (K), Ashivak (L), Aspen Flats Cabin (M), Spencer (N), Aurora (O), Barber Cabin (P), Porcupine Campground (Q), Possession (R), Upper Russian Lake Cabin (S), Shelter Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Sunrise Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and reservoirs: East Finger Lake (A), Meadow Lake (B), Wadell Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Channel Lake (E), Engineer Lake (F), Kalun Lake (G), Afonasi Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chuit Creek (A), Chuitkilnachna Creek (B), Cirque Creek (C), Clear Creek (D), Clearwater Creek (E), Cliff Creek (F), Clinton Creek (G), Coal Creek (H), Coeur d'Alene Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Kenai Peninsula Borough include: Lake Clark National Monument (1), Kinai National Moose Range (2), Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (3), McNeil River State Game Sanctuary (4), Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park (5), Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (6), Kenai Fjords National Park (7), Kachemak Bay State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.0%
Alaska:	8.1%

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)

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.9%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Here:	68.2% with mortgage
State:	74.4% with mortgage

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 Kenai Peninsula Borough 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,759 (70%) Carpooled: 2,469 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Taxi: 44 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 78 (0%) Walked: 954 (5%) Other means: 1,326 (7%) Worked at home: 1,078 (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.
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%

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)
from King County, WA	0.14% ($40,231)
from Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.12% ($44,091)
from Bethel Census Area, AK	0.10% ($51,526)
from Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK	0.10% ($31,778)

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%

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%

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)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($31,120)
to King County, WA	0.13% ($40,292)
to Clark County, NV	0.11% ($31,050)
to Juneau City and Borough, AK	0.10% ($38,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 41,400 (9,990 male householders, 2,746 female householders)

  10,279 spouses, 16,100 children (14,630 natural, 479 adopted, 991 stepchildren), 483 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 212 parents, 428 other relatives, 1,023 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,964 (3,412 male householders (2,689 living alone)), 2,264 female householders (1,868 living alone)), 1,288 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,327 (947 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,191 2-persons, 2,794 3-persons, 2,635 4-persons, 1,323 5-persons, 513 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,557 1-person, 997 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 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

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	80 per 1000 residents

Here:	31 per 1000 residents
State:	25 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.7

Here:	3.8
State:	3.9

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.

Kenai Peninsula Borough:	54.2%
State average:	47.2%

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

Here:	7.6%
Alaska:	6.9%

Here:	5.9%
Alaska:	5.9%

Here:	11.6%
Alaska:	14.1%

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