Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

37 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 59,843
Median household income: $77,722
Median home value: $297,500

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska counts 59,843 residents. 37 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $77,722 runs below the Alaska figure of $89,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Kenai Peninsula Borough's population grew 2.4% from 58,464 to 59,843, while its median household income rose 17.6% from $66,064 to $77,722.

11.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.43 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,843
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,722
Median home value: $297,500
Median gross rent: $1,163
Housing units: 32,707
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,46459,843

Median household income

$66,064$77,722

Median home value

$242,200$297,500

Median gross rent

$987$1,163

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,464	$66,064	$242,200	$987
2020	58,809	$69,245	$245,400	$1,072
2021	58,711	$70,609	$249,100	$1,081
2022	59,235	$76,272	$280,900	$1,126
2023	59,843	$77,722	$297,500	$1,163

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,385	5.7%
5 to 17	9,904	16.5%
18 to 24	4,102	6.9%
25 to 34	7,697	12.9%
35 to 44	7,486	12.5%
45 to 54	7,050	11.8%
55 to 64	8,641	14.4%
65 to 74	7,728	12.9%
75 and over	3,850	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,602	77.9%
Black or African American	325	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,802	6.4%
Asian	1,092	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	193	0.3%
Some other race	402	0.7%
Two or more races	4,880	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,547	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,416	5.7%
High school graduate	13,002	30.6%
Some college or associate's	14,557	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	8,110	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,367	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,239	66.8%
Carpooled	2,817	11.6%
Public transit	70	0.3%
Walked	1,446	5.9%
Bicycle	162	0.7%
Worked from home	2,293	9.4%
Other means	1,295	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,282	46.7%
15 to 29 min	7,345	33.3%
30 to 44 min	2,527	11.5%
45 to 59 min	742	3.4%
60+ min	1,133	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 11.6% (6,790 of 58,456)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,171	59.3%
Nonfamily households	9,731	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,902	73.1%
Vacant	8,805	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,351	76.8%
Renter-occupied	5,551	23.2%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,886	82.2%
1-unit, attached	761	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2,172	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1,144	3.5%
20 or more units	457	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1,287	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 02122
State: Alaska
Land area: 16,018 sq mi
Water area: 8,704 sq mi
Center point: 60.3667, -152.3223