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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,137 (1.0%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $969 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Bethel Census Area
, Kodiak Island Borough
, Lake and Peninsula Borough
, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
, Anchorage Municipality
, Valdez-Cordova Census Area
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Kenai Peninsula Borough: Stillwell
(A),
Trail River Campground
(B),
Hunter
(C),
Stelters Ranch
(D),
Tunnel
(E),
Saxton
(F),
Porcupine Island Camp
(G),
Crescent Creek Campground
(H),
Russian River Rendezvous
(I),
Crescent Lake Cabin
(J),
Crescent Saddle Cabin
(K),
Ashivak
(L),
Aspen Flats Cabin
(M),
Spencer
(N),
Aurora
(O),
Barber Cabin
(P),
Porcupine Campground
(Q),
Possession
(R),
Upper Russian Lake Cabin
(S),
Shelter Cabin
(T)
Cemetery: Sunrise
Cemetery
(1).
Lakes and reservoirs: East
Finger Lake
(A),
Meadow Lake
(B),
Wadell Lake
(C),
Long Lake
(D),
Channel Lake
(E),
Engineer Lake
(F),
Kalun Lake
(G),
Afonasi Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chuit
Creek
(A),
Chuitkilnachna Creek
(B),
Cirque Creek
(C),
Clear Creek
(D),
Clearwater Creek
(E),
Cliff Creek
(F),
Clinton Creek
(G),
Coal Creek
(H),
Coeur d'Alene Creek
(I)
Parks in Kenai Peninsula Borough include: Kinai
National Moose Range
(1),
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
(2),
McNeil River State Game Sanctuary
(3),
Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park
(4),
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
(5),
Kenai Fjords National Park
(6),
Lake Clark National Monument
(7),
Kachemak Bay State Park
(8)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 1,623
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,356 (64% naturalized citizens)
| Kenai
Peninsula Borough: |
2.7% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 178
- 1990
to 1994: 140
- 1985
to 1989: 181
- 1980
to 1984: 132
- 1975
to 1979: 64
- 1970
to 1974: 111
- 1970
to 1974: 185
- 1965
to 1969: 365
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Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 18,405
- One,
attached: 362
- Two:
695
- 3
or 4: 1,206
- 5
to 9: 486
- 10
to 19: 448
- 20
or more: 471
- Mobile
homes: 2,181
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 617
Housing units in Kenai Peninsula Borough with a mortgage: 7,024 (523 second mortgage, 456 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,274 Agriculture
in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Average size of farms: 370 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20976
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24424
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53382
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.54%
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Mining
(12%)
- Public
administration (8%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Other
transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (14%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
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- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Carpenters
(4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Cashiers
(3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(19%)
- Philippines
(12%)
- Korea
(8%)
- Mexico
(7%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Brazil
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Kenai Peninsula Borough:
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- German
(15%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(9%)
- Norwegian
(5%)
- Russian
(3%)
- Swedish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 13,759 (70%)
- Carpooled:
2,469 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
2 (0%)
- Taxi:
44 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
23 (0%)
- Bicycle:
78 (0%)
- Walked:
954 (5%)
- Other
means: 1,326 (7%)
- Worked
at home: 1,078 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- 825
people in state prisons
- 107
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 100
people in nursing homes
- 85
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 58
people in other workers' dormitories
- 40
people in other group homes
- 26
people in military ships
- 25
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 22
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 19
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 7
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 5
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 5
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,714.
8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.17% | | Alaska
average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($18,284 average AGI)
4.86% relocated from other states ($22,580 average AGI)
| Kenai
Peninsula Borough: |
4.86% | | Alaska
average: | 6.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
1.82% ($46,749 average AGI) |
| from
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.31% ($48,035) |
| from
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.29% ($35,962) |
| from
King County, WA
|
0.14% ($40,231) |
| from
Juneau City and Borough, AK
|
0.12% ($44,091) |
| from
Bethel Census Area, AK
|
0.10% ($51,526) |
| from
Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
|
0.10% ($31,778) |
8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,693 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.10% | | Alaska
average: | 9.43% |
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
| Kenai
Peninsula Borough: |
0.12% | | Alaska
average: | 0.24% |
3.31% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($14,705 average AGI)
4.67% relocated to other states ($21,650 average AGI)
| Kenai
Peninsula Borough: |
4.67% | | Alaska
average: | 6.19% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
1.85% ($33,064 average AGI) |
| to
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.48% ($45,270) |
| to
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.36% ($36,561) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.13% ($31,120) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.13% ($40,292) |
| to
Clark County, NV
|
0.11% ($31,050) |
| to
Juneau City and Borough, AK
|
0.10% ($38,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Births
per 1000 population in Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Kenai Peninsula Borough |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,092 (4,150 aged, 942 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 48,364
- In
family households: 41,400 (9,990 male householders, 2,746 female householders)
10,279
spouses, 16,100 children (14,630 natural, 479 adopted, 991 stepchildren), 483 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 212 parents, 428 other relatives, 1,023 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 6,964 (3,412 male householders (2,689 living alone)), 2,264 female householders (1,868 living alone)), 1,288 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,327 (947 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,191 2-persons, 2,794 3-persons, 2,635 4-persons, 1,323 5-persons, 513 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,557 1-person, 997 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
10,695 married couples with children.
3,202 single-parent households (977 men, 2,225 women).
92.5% of residents of Kenai Peninsula Borough speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $294,337,000 ($5708 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,565,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,369,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,829,000
Federal grants: $106,042,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,247,000 ($3,918,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,282,000 ($434,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,627,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $46,929,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,926,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,287
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 80
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,594
| Here: |
31 per 1000 residents | | State: |
25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +119
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +9
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +530
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Kenai Peninsula Borough
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.59 millions of gallons per day (77% from ground, 23% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,013
- 1995
to 1998: 3,202
- 1990
to 1994: 2,586
- 1980
to 1989: 8,231
- 1970
to 1979: 5,902
- 1960
to 1969: 2,385
- 1950
to 1959: 967
- 1940
to 1949: 327
- 1939
or earlier: 258
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 443
- 2
rooms: 737
- 3
rooms: 1,068
- 4
rooms: 1,935
- 5
rooms: 2,735
- 6
rooms: 2,334
- 7
rooms: 1,641
- 8
rooms: 1,300
- 9
or more rooms: 1,388
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 414
- 2
rooms: 675
- 3
rooms: 931
- 4
rooms: 1,231
- 5
rooms: 850
- 6
rooms: 342
- 7
rooms: 199
- 8
rooms: 102
- 9
or more rooms: 113
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kenai Peninsula Borough: |
- no
bedroom: 513
- 1
bedroom: 1,506
- 2
bedrooms: 3,277
- 3
bedrooms: 5,392
- 4
bedrooms: 2,161
- 5
or more bedrooms: 732
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Kenai Peninsula Borough:
|
- no
bedroom: 482
- 1
bedroom: 1,277
- 2
bedrooms: 1,770
- 3
bedrooms: 1,030
- 4
bedrooms: 205
- 5
or more bedrooms: 93
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Kenai Peninsula Borough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 455
- 1
vehicle: 3,533
- 2
vehicles: 6,116
- 3
vehicles: 2,495
- 4
vehicles: 732
- 5
or more vehicles: 250
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Kenai Peninsula Borough in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 656
- 1
vehicle: 2,515
- 2
vehicles: 1,305
- 3
vehicles: 316
- 4
vehicles: 54
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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54% of Kenai Peninsula Borough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Alaska.
| Kenai
Peninsula Borough: |
54.2% | | State
average: |
47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 17440
- Northeast:
2836
- Midwest:
7530
- South:
4869
- West:
15209
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Electricity
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (39%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 545
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 227
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 153
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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Kenai
Peninsula Borough government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,012,000
- Charges
- Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $3,140,000
All Other: $1,486,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000
Parks & Recreation: $157,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $1,000
- Construction
- General: $5,420,000
Regular Highways: $2,208,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,971,000
Fire Protection: $1,192,000
Parks & Recreation: $258,000
Central Staff Services: $54,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $90,150,000
General - Other: $7,731,000
Fire Protection: $6,185,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,771,000
Regular Highways: $3,148,000
Central Staff Services: $2,929,000
Health Services - Other: $2,097,000
Financial Administration: $1,981,000
Parks & Recreation: $921,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $744,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,813,000
General Support: $1,802,000
Education: $338,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,072,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $10,464,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,410,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,700,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $22,319,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,415,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,845,000
Other, NEC: $995,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $2,613,000
Interest Earnings: $935,000
Property Sale Other: $900,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,007,000
Central Staff: $723,000
General - Other: $615,000
Fire Protection: $380,000
Regular Highways: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Financial Administration: $20,000
Health - Other: $17,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Judicial: $5,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $69,767,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,526,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $55,071,000
All Other: $3,838,000
General Support: $1,502,000
Highways: $864,000
- Tax
- Property: $44,266,000
Total General Sales: $14,911,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,253,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $65,518,000
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