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Kenai, AK (Alaska) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,494 (it was $109,900 in 2000)
Kenai:

$265,494
Alaska:

$336,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $209,993 - $319,697

Total population: 7,568 (Urban population: 4,169 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,767 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,272 (2,896 occupied: 1,889 owner occupied, 1,091 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

34%

Housing density: 109 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $836,580.

Median contract rent in 2022: $978 (lower quartile is $787, upper quartile is $1,230)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,052


Median gross rent in Kenai, AK in 2022: $1,100

Housing units in Kenai with a mortgage: 1,234 (26 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 84

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $86,088

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $75,774

Median monthly housing costs: $1,144

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Kenai, Alaska Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1982

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,464
  • Male householders: 1,565 (507 living alone), Female householders: 1,299 (413 living alone)
  • 1,269 spouses (1,269 opposite-sex spouses), 290 unmarried partners, (263 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,177 children (2,061 natural, 32 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 140 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 0 foster children, 143 other relatives, 402 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 64

Size of family households: 695 2-persons, 324 3-persons, 377 4-persons, 133 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 967 1-person, 309 2-persons, 37 3-persons.

1,093 married couples with children.
586 single-parent households (182 men, 404 women).

89.6% of residents of Kenai speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 330 (4.4%)
(75.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kenai, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kenai, Alaska
  • 32no bedroom
  • 1011 bedroom
  • 3062 bedrooms
  • 1,0393 bedrooms
  • 3394 bedrooms
  • 735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenai, Alaska
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenai, Alaska
  • 25no bedroom
  • 2431 bedroom
  • 3552 bedrooms
  • 4193 bedrooms
  • 504 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kenai in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kenai in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 70no vehicle
  • 5321 vehicle
  • 7762 vehicles
  • 2543 vehicles
  • 954 vehicles
  • 1635+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kenai in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kenai in renter-occupied apartments
  • 83no vehicle
  • 5221 vehicle
  • 3882 vehicles
  • 463 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kenai, Alaska
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kenai, Alaska
  • 321 room
  • 342 rooms
  • 1063 rooms
  • 3994 rooms
  • 3885 rooms
  • 3816 rooms
  • 2207 rooms
  • 1788 rooms
  • 1519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenai, Alaska
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kenai, Alaska
  • 251 room
  • 1082 rooms
  • 2223 rooms
  • 3304 rooms
  • 1475 rooms
  • 1036 rooms
  • 937 rooms
  • 288 rooms
  • 349+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Kenai, AK
  • Kenai, AK household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kenai, AK in 2022
  • 155Less than $10,000
  • 151$10,000 to $19,999
  • 251$20,000 to $29,999
  • 261$30,000 to $39,999
  • 171$40,000 to $49,999
  • 143$50,000 to $59,999
  • 248$60,000 to $74,999
  • 460$75,000 to $99,999
  • 413$100,000 to $124,999
  • 192$125,000 to $149,999
  • 294$150,000 to $199,999
  • 230$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kenai, AK

  • Distribution of house value in Kenai, AK in 2022
  • 32Less than $10,000
  • 17$40,000 to $49,999
  • 13$50,000 to $59,999
  • 77$100,000 to $124,999
  • 58$125,000 to $149,999
  • 65$150,000 to $174,999
  • 185$175,000 to $199,999
  • 339$200,000 to $249,999
  • 422$250,000 to $299,999
  • 346$300,000 to $399,999
  • 97$400,000 to $499,999
  • 74$500,000 to $749,999
  • 25$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kenai, AK

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kenai, AK in 2022
  • 18$300 to $349
  • 11$450 to $499
  • 52$500 to $549
  • 30$600 to $649
  • 88$650 to $699
  • 18$700 to $749
  • 65$750 to $799
  • 140$800 to $899
  • 192$900 to $999
  • 256$1,000 to $1,249
  • 95$1,250 to $1,499
  • 111$1,500 to $1,999
  • 29$2,000 to $2,499
  • 13$2,500 to $2,999
  • 47No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.2%
Number of people working at home: 240 (7.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 461
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 613
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 679
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 540
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 390
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 127
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 158
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 13
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 106
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 13
  • 90 or more minutes: 18
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kenai

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,710 (71.4%)
  • Carpooled: 537 (14.1%)
  • Taxi: 106 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 181 (4.8%)
  • Worked at home: 240 (6.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 28.4%Males
  • 30.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 12.3%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 25.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kenai, Alaska
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kenai, Alaska
  • 1032010 or later
  • 572000 to 2009
  • 281990 to 1999
  • 401980 to 1989
  • 311970 to 1979
  • 22Before 1970
Ancestries in Kenai, AK

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 419 (15.7%)
  • American: 294 (11.0%)
  • Irish: 123 (4.6%)
  • English: 94 (3.5%)
  • Norwegian: 76 (2.8%)
  • Danish: 73 (2.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 66 (2.5%)
  • Scottish: 61 (2.3%)
  • European: 44 (1.6%)
  • French Canadian: 37 (1.4%)
  • Russian: 33 (1.2%)
  • Italian: 29 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 28 (1.0%)
  • Scandinavian: 27 (1.0%)
  • Austrian: 21 (0.8%)
  • French: 17 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 17 (0.6%)
  • Finnish: 15 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 15 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 14 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 13 (0.5%)
  • Lithuanian: 8 (0.3%)
  • Sudanese: 2 (0.07%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Kenai:

25.1% (89)
Alaska:

33.1% (19,195)

Other Caribbean
Kenai:

13.0% (46)
Alaska:

0.1% (64)

Bangladesh
Kenai:

9.9% (35)
Alaska:

0.1% (47)

Ukraine
Kenai:

8.7% (31)
Alaska:

1.8% (1,059)

Cuba
Kenai:

8.2% (29)
Alaska:

0.9% (495)

Mexico
Kenai:

6.8% (24)
Alaska:

6.6% (3,837)

Honduras
Kenai:

6.2% (22)
Alaska:

0.3% (192)

Russia
Kenai:

4.8% (17)
Alaska:

1.5% (863)

Canada
Kenai:

3.7% (13)
Alaska:

5.0% (2,924)

Korea
Kenai:

3.4% (12)
Alaska:

5.8% (3,384)

Sweden
Kenai:

3.4% (12)
Alaska:

0.3% (192)

Ghana
Kenai:

3.1% (11)
Alaska:

0.2% (125)

Germany
Kenai:

1.7% (6)
Alaska:

2.4% (1,382)

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

  • This state: 3,661
  • Other state: 3,383
  • Northeast: 296
  • Midwest: 839
  • South: 586
  • West: 1,667

76.4% of Kenai residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28.1% lived in Alaska.


Kenai:

76.4%
State average:

84.8%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 23
  • 11th grade: 25
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 15
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,103
  • Less than 1 year of college: 260
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 520
  • Associate degree: 153
  • Bachelor's degree: 297
  • Master's degree: 157
  • Professional school degree: 60
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 94
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 21
  • 7th and 8th grade: 28
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 47
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 58
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 771
  • Less than 1 year of college: 324
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 292
  • Associate degree: 163
  • Bachelor's degree: 273
  • Master's degree: 166
  • Professional school degree: 31
  • Doctorate degree: 39
Educational Attainment for Females
Kenai marital status for males
Kenai marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,082
  • One, attached: 142
  • Two: 197
  • 3 or 4: 330
  • 5 to 9: 281
  • 10 to 19: 32
  • 20 to 49: 105
  • 50 or more: 82
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kenai
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kenai, AK
  • 94.1%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Wood
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kenai, AK
  • 52.4%Utility gas
  • 44.8%Electricity
  • 2.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
Here:

6.9%
Alaska:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79
Here:

23.8%
Alaska:

13.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 77
Here:

58.3%
Alaska:

14.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability