Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 61,951
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 61,951
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 61,259
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 58,797
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 58,797
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 5.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 4.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 58,799
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 55,400
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.3%
Female persons, percent 47.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 82.1%
Black alone, percent(a) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 8.2%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 4,707
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 3.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 33,160
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 77.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $323,200
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,904
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $531
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,184
Building Permits, 2025 222
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 24,371
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.40
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 6.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 89.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 29.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 52.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 240,304
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 827,166
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 369,008
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,134,348
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $18,715
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 20.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,538
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $44,190
Persons in poverty, percent 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 2,405
Total employment, 2023 15,786
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 998,718
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 7,080
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,833
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 766
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 63
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,477
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,556
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 3.7
Population per square mile, 2010 3.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 16,017.42
Land area in square miles, 2010 16,075.33
FIPS Code 02122