Kalifornsky vs Nikiski

A side-by-side comparison of Kalifornsky and Nikiski: population, income, housing, and more.

Kalifornsky and Nikiski are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kalifornsky has the higher population (8,136 vs 4,656 in Nikiski). Kalifornsky has the higher median household income ($91,081 vs $63,023 in Nikiski). Nikiski has the higher median home value ($309,200 vs $306,200 in Kalifornsky).

Population, income & housing

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
Population	8,136	4,656
Median age	40.6 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$91,081	$63,023
Median home value	$306,200	$309,200
Median gross rent	$1,371	$970
Housing units	4,086	1,893
Homeownership rate	86.6%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
Population	8,581 → 8,136 (-5.2%)	4,316 → 4,656 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$86,420 → $91,081 (+5.4%)	$54,583 → $63,023 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$251,400 → $306,200 (+21.8%)	$214,900 → $309,200 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,254 → $1,371 (+9.3%)	$1,131 → $970 (-14.2%)

Kalifornsky

Population

8,5818,136

Median household income

$86,420$91,081

Median home value

$251,400$306,200

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,371

Nikiski

Population

4,3164,656

Median household income

$54,583$63,023

Median home value

$214,900$309,200

Median gross rent

$1,131$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
Under 5	5.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	5.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.4%
75 and over	4.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	73.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.5%	5.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.7%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	25.8%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
Drove alone	71.2%	74.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	0.1%
Other means	7.2%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
1-unit, detached	86.3%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Kalifornsky	Nikiski
Poverty rate	9.3%	13.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1994	1986