Salamatof

Population: 1,201
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $318,000

Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Salamatof is a community with a population of 1,201. The median household income of $73,750 is below the Kenai Peninsula Borough median ($77,722).

Between 2019 and 2023, Salamatof's population grew 21.1% from 992 to 1,201, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $229,800 to $318,000.

11.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,201
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $318,000
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 388
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 29.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9921,201

Median household income

$61,250$73,750

Median home value

$229,800$318,000

Median gross rent

$875$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	992	$61,250	$229,800	$875
2020	1,025	$61,750	$271,300	$575
2021	1,165	$79,844	$268,800	$725
2022	1,189	$63,750	$287,500	$631
2023	1,201	$73,750	$318,000	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	2.2%
5 to 17	105	8.7%
18 to 24	194	16.2%
25 to 34	171	14.2%
35 to 44	163	13.6%
45 to 54	158	13.2%
55 to 64	200	16.7%
65 to 74	125	10.4%
75 and over	58	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	845	70.4%
Black or African American	15	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	154	12.8%
Asian	13	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.3%
Some other race	8	0.7%
Two or more races	107	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate53.0%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	8.1%
High school graduate	464	53.0%
Some college or associate's	242	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	77	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means16.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166	60.6%
Carpooled	31	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	10.6%
Other means	44	16.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	33.9%
15 to 29 min	62	25.3%
30 to 44 min	59	24.1%
45 to 59 min	8	3.3%
60+ min	33	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 11.6% (96 of 826)

	Count	Share
Family households	192	63.6%
Nonfamily households	110	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	302	77.8%
Vacant	86	22.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	225	74.5%
Renter-occupied	77	25.5%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	284	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2	0.5%
20 or more units	34	8.8%
Mobile home & other	37	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0266510
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 60.6042, -151.3113