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State of Alaska - County of Kenai Peninsula

Kenai Peninsula County Demography

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  • Table 1. Kenai Peninsula County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Kenai Peninsula County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Kenai Peninsula County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Kenai Peninsula County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Kenai Peninsula County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Kenai Peninsula County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Kenai Peninsula County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Kenai Peninsula County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 16,013
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 50,556
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 918
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 49,691
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 922
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 3.10
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 40,802
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 982
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 25,282
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 865
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 8,889
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 15,520
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.70%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 21.80%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 61.40%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 1,087
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 2.20%


    TABLE 2. Kenai Peninsula County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 49,691
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 3,288
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 6.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 11,571
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 23.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 3,423
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 6.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 14,722
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 29.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 13,038
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 26.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 2,361
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 4.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 1,077
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 2.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 211
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 0.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 36.30
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 25,853
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 23,838
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 108.50
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 42,841
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 86.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 229
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 0.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 3,713
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 7.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 480
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 1.00%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 86
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 415
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 1,927
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.90%


    TABLE 3. Kenai Peninsula County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 1,328
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 935
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 18,438
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 14,250
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 29.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 48,363
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.62
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 4,561
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 24.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 7,445
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 40.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 2,605
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 14.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 12,716
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 7,003
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 55.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 10,218
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 5,133
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 50.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 1,654
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 1,276
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 77.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 5,722
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 4,034
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 41.80%


    TABLE 4. Kenai Peninsula County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 47,806
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 651
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 13.60
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 255
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 5.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 3
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 4.60
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 3
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 221
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 4,193
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 3,528


    TABLE 5. Kenai Peninsula County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 10,300
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 10,142
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 8,732
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 24,423
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 21,304
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 87.20%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 4,374
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 17.90%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 47,189
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 42,403
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 11.30%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 5,481
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 2,405
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 2,599
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 11.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 16.60%


    TABLE 6. Kenai Peninsula County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 1,115
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 119
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 996
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 1,133
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 20,744
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 5,375
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 16,484
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 6,873
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 24,871
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 28.40%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 18,438
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 13,585
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 73.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 109
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 91
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 83.50%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 6
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 5.50%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 12,488


    TABLE 7. Kenai Peninsula County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 1,213,823
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 882,751
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 37.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 48,321
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 25,120
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 92.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 205,144
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 744,388
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 217,685
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 29.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 82,804
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 11.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 526,183
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 70.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 81,467
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 10.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 14,239
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 1.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 124,287
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 16.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 191,264
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 25.70%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 82,804
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 88,433
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 97,397




     









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