Kenai, Alaska Census Data & Community Profile

KENAI GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Kenai, AK
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Kenai, AK was 6,942.

Kenai Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Kenai was 3,430, which represents 49.4 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Kenai, AK
There are an estimated 1,383 married men in the town. 56.2 percent of men over 15 years old in Kenai are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Kenai is 3,512 which is 50.6 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Kenai, Alaska
There are an estimated 1,462 married women in the community. 55.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Kenai, AK
The median age of people living in Kenai, AK was 32.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Kenai was 554. There were 4,665 people above the age of 18, which represents 67.2 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 6.4 percent of the population (443) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Kenai, AK
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Kenai, AK was 6,595.

White Population in Kenai, AK
The estimated White population in the Kenai community is 5,745, which is 82.8 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Kenai, Alaska
The estimated Black/African American population is 34, which is 0.5 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Kenai, AK
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Kenai, AK was 607.

Asian Population in Kenai, Alaska
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 115.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Kenai, AK
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Kenai was an estimated 16.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 78, while those of “two or more races” was 347 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Kenai community was 265, or 3.8 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Kenai, AK
The household population number in Kenai was 6,918.

Group Quarters Population in Kenai, AK
Group Quarters population in the community was 24.

Average Household Size in Kenai, AK
The average household size in Kenai is 2.64 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.2 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Kenai, AK
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,003 total housing units in Kenai.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,622, or 87.3 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,583 were owner-occupied (60.4), and 1,039 were renter-occupied (39.6, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 381 vacant homes in Kenai at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Kenai, Alaska
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,295, with a median value in dollars of 112,400.

Monthly Owner Costs in Kenai, AK
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $993 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Kenai, average costs per month were $322 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,721 people in the community had a high school degree, or 88.3 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Kenai, Alaska
676 people in Kenai also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 16 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Kenai, AK
The number of Civilian Veterans in Kenai was 784, or 16.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Kenai, AK
In 2000, there were 954 people in Kenai, AK listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Kenai, AK
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 307 people in Kenai who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 4.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Kenai, Alaska
There were 3,275 in the labor force in Kenai at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 66 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Kenai was 21.1 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Kenai, AK
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $45,962. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Kenai, AK
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $56,856. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Kenai, Alaska
Per capita income in Kenai in the last full census was 20,789. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Kenai numbered 146, or 8.2 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Kenai, AK
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 678, or 9.8 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.