Ninilchik

Population: 1,009
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $251,600

Ninilchik, a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, has 1,009 residents. Its median household income of $53,125 runs below the Kenai Peninsula Borough figure of $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Ninilchik's population grew 20.7% from 836 to 1,009, while its median home value rose 14.0% from $220,700 to $251,600.

Owners occupy 85.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 52.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,009
Median age: 52.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $251,600
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 942
Homeownership rate: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8361,009

Median household income

$51,071$53,125

Median home value

$220,700$251,600

Median gross rent

$592$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	836	$51,071	$220,700	$592
2020	898	$51,324	$236,100	$733
2021	964	$51,958	$223,400	$488
2022	964	$55,357	$235,800	$817
2023	1,009	$53,125	$251,600	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6421.9%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	9.6%
5 to 17	121	12.0%
18 to 24	64	6.3%
25 to 34	91	9.0%
35 to 44	71	7.0%
45 to 54	90	8.9%
55 to 64	221	21.9%
65 to 74	162	16.1%
75 and over	92	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	765	75.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	9.6%
Asian	17	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.5%
Two or more races	97	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	6.6%
High school graduate	239	32.9%
Some college or associate's	231	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	128	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	81	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled1.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means7.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	266	83.1%
Carpooled	4	1.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	6.9%
Other means	23	7.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	152	51.0%
15 to 29 min	45	15.1%
30 to 44 min	31	10.4%
45 to 59 min	43	14.4%
60+ min	27	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 16.2% (161 of 991)

	Count	Share
Family households	252	57.9%
Nonfamily households	183	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	435	46.2%
Vacant	507	53.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	372	85.5%
Renter-occupied	63	14.5%

1-unit, detached92.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	871	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	1.4%
5 to 19 units	23	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0254480
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 207 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 60.0613, -151.4042