Cohoe

Population: 1,619
Median household income: $59,000
Median home value: $228,600

Cohoe, a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, has 1,619 residents. Its median household income of $59,000 runs below the Kenai Peninsula Borough figure of $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Cohoe's population grew 32.4% from 1,223 to 1,619, while its median home value rose 9.0% from $209,700 to $228,600.

90.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,619
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $59,000
Median home value: $228,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,020
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 14.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2231,619

Median household income

$69,219$59,000

Median home value

$209,700$228,600

Median gross rent

$708$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,223	$69,219	$209,700	$708
2020	1,469	$68,182	$196,900	$638
2021	1,557	$56,875	$188,500	—
2022	1,520	$60,341	$215,500	$850
2023	1,619	$59,000	$228,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	8.0%
5 to 17	264	16.3%
18 to 24	100	6.2%
25 to 34	125	7.7%
35 to 44	198	12.2%
45 to 54	220	13.6%
55 to 64	329	20.3%
65 to 74	204	12.6%
75 and over	49	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,192	73.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	169	10.4%
Asian	25	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.8%
Some other race	5	0.3%
Two or more races	154	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	5.6%
High school graduate	385	34.2%
Some college or associate's	431	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	176	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	70	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	425	76.2%
Carpooled	43	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	9.9%
Other means	26	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	13.1%
15 to 29 min	165	32.8%
30 to 44 min	180	35.8%
45 to 59 min	39	7.8%
60+ min	53	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 18.0% (291 of 1,615)

	Count	Share
Family households	354	54.5%
Nonfamily households	296	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	650	63.7%
Vacant	370	36.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	561	86.3%
Renter-occupied	89	13.7%

1-unit, detached90.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	926	90.8%
1-unit, attached	9	0.9%
2 to 4 units	24	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0216420
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 70 sq mi
Water area: 3.45 sq mi
Center point: 60.2670, -151.2982