Nikolaevsk

Population: 202
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $187,500

Nikolaevsk is a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, home to 202 residents. At $55,000, its median household income sits below Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nikolaevsk's population declined 17.9% from 246 to 202, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $153,100 to $187,500.

Households average 2.35 people. 31.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 202
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 151
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

246202

Median household income

$42,625$55,000

Median home value

$153,100$187,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	246	$42,625	$153,100	$525
2020	188	$51,250	$137,500	—
2021	198	$54,167	$218,800	—
2022	204	$44,286	$178,100	—
2023	202	$55,000	$187,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7419.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	3.0%
5 to 17	38	18.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	25	12.4%
35 to 44	29	14.4%
45 to 54	19	9.4%
55 to 64	33	16.3%
65 to 74	39	19.3%
75 and over	13	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	173	85.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	8.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	14.6%
High school graduate	44	27.8%
Some college or associate's	41	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	45	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51	79.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	20.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	19.6%
15 to 29 min	6	11.8%
30 to 44 min	14	27.5%
45 to 59 min	16	31.4%
60+ min	5	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 35.1% (71 of 202)

	Count	Share
Family households	41	47.7%
Nonfamily households	45	52.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	86	57.0%
Vacant	65	43.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	86.0%
Renter-occupied	12	14.0%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	4.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0254085
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 59.8296, -151.5964