Soldotna

Population: 4,448
Median household income: $62,984
Median home value: $277,300

Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Soldotna is a community with a population of 4,448. At $62,984, its median household income sits below Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

Between 2019 and 2023, Soldotna's population declined 4.3% from 4,649 to 4,448, while its median home value rose 31.2% from $211,400 to $277,300.

Households average 2.51 people. The median gross rent is $1,104.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,448
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,984
Median home value: $277,300
Median gross rent: $1,104
Housing units: 1,991
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6494,448

Median household income

$60,491$62,984

Median home value

$211,400$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,649	$60,491	$211,400	$1,019
2020	4,705	$59,668	$219,200	$974
2021	4,370	$60,833	$219,300	$921
2022	4,394	$67,365	$245,700	$1,013
2023	4,448	$62,984	$277,300	$1,104

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	336	7.6%
5 to 17	801	18.0%
18 to 24	297	6.7%
25 to 34	816	18.3%
35 to 44	450	10.1%
45 to 54	537	12.1%
55 to 64	441	9.9%
65 to 74	406	9.1%
75 and over	364	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,396	76.3%
Black or African American	54	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	196	4.4%
Asian	98	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.7%
Two or more races	386	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	289	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	2.9%
High school graduate	1,145	38.0%
Some college or associate's	1,137	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	406	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	238	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone63.4%

Carpooled19.5%

Public transit1.8%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,163	63.4%
Carpooled	357	19.5%
Public transit	33	1.8%
Walked	96	5.2%
Bicycle	13	0.7%
Worked from home	75	4.1%
Other means	97	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,129	64.2%
15 to 29 min	514	29.2%
30 to 44 min	90	5.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	26	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 18.5% (803 of 4,348)

	Count	Share
Family households	985	56.4%
Nonfamily households	761	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,746	87.7%
Vacant	245	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,015	58.1%
Renter-occupied	731	41.9%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units16.4%

5 to 19 units15.8%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,111	55.8%
1-unit, attached	41	2.1%
2 to 4 units	327	16.4%
5 to 19 units	314	15.8%
20 or more units	120	6.0%
Mobile home & other	78	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0271640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 60.4853, -151.0690