Kachemak

Population: 835
Median household income: $71,125
Median home value: $404,300

Kachemak, a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, has 835 residents. At $71,125, its median household income sits below Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kachemak's population grew 76.2% from 474 to 835, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $298,400 to $404,300.

40.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 835
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,125
Median home value: $404,300
Median gross rent: $1,120
Housing units: 402
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

474835

Median household income

$64,167$71,125

Median home value

$298,400$404,300

Median gross rent

$1,317$1,120

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	474	$64,167	$298,400	$1,317
2020	545	$55,313	$304,500	$1,273
2021	637	$63,571	$316,900	$1,327
2022	787	$65,000	$364,800	$1,174
2023	835	$71,125	$404,300	$1,120

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	8.9%
5 to 17	152	18.2%
18 to 24	32	3.8%
25 to 34	97	11.6%
35 to 44	124	14.9%
45 to 54	78	9.3%
55 to 64	98	11.7%
65 to 74	116	13.9%
75 and over	64	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	714	85.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	1.6%
Asian	23	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	6.8%
High school graduate	83	14.4%
Some college or associate's	223	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	134	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	98	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone51.3%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155	51.3%
Carpooled	35	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	28.5%
Other means	9	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	168	77.8%
15 to 29 min	27	12.5%
30 to 44 min	9	4.2%
45 to 59 min	9	4.2%
60+ min	3	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 25.4% (210 of 828)

	Count	Share
Family households	228	70.6%
Nonfamily households	95	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	323	80.3%
Vacant	79	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	76.2%
Renter-occupied	77	23.8%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	339	84.3%
1-unit, attached	25	6.2%
2 to 4 units	7	1.7%
5 to 19 units	24	6.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0236540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 59.6745, -151.4363