Kenai

Population: 7,562
Median household income: $74,907
Median home value: $249,400

Kenai, a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, has 7,562 residents. At $74,907, its median household income sits in line with Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Kenai's population declined 2.3% from 7,742 to 7,562, while its median home value rose 8.9% from $229,100 to $249,400.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,562
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,907
Median home value: $249,400
Median gross rent: $1,134
Housing units: 3,326
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7427,562

Median household income

$61,348$74,907

Median home value

$229,100$249,400

Median gross rent

$950$1,134

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,742	$61,348	$229,100	$950
2020	7,799	$66,612	$229,000	$1,023
2021	7,452	$70,732	$233,400	$1,090
2022	7,477	$77,335	$250,600	$1,114
2023	7,562	$74,907	$249,400	$1,134

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	535	7.1%
5 to 17	1,304	17.2%
18 to 24	791	10.5%
25 to 34	1,278	16.9%
35 to 44	954	12.6%
45 to 54	1,000	13.2%
55 to 64	869	11.5%
65 to 74	580	7.7%
75 and over	251	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,193	68.7%
Black or African American	73	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	551	7.3%
Asian	243	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	842	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	613	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	262	5.3%
High school graduate	1,855	37.6%
Some college or associate's	1,625	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	733	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	457	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,274	69.7%
Carpooled	369	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	194	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	227	7.0%
Other means	197	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,677	55.3%
15 to 29 min	1,007	33.2%
30 to 44 min	194	6.4%
45 to 59 min	123	4.1%
60+ min	33	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 12.3% (926 of 7,542)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,706	58.5%
Nonfamily households	1,210	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,916	87.7%
Vacant	410	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,891	64.8%
Renter-occupied	1,025	35.2%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,208	66.4%
1-unit, attached	131	3.9%
2 to 4 units	477	14.3%
5 to 19 units	273	8.2%
20 or more units	207	6.2%
Mobile home & other	30	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0238420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 6.82 sq mi
Center point: 60.5622, -151.2081