Kenai Peninsula Borough
Community and Economic Development Division
Quarterly Report of Key Economic Indicators for Period Ending December 31, 2003

Kenai Peninsula Borough Population

Comparative Study of Select Census 2000 Detail - Alaska, KPB, & CDP's
  Happy
Valley
Homer Hope Kachemak
City
Kalifornsky Kasilof Kenai Lowell
Point
Miller
Landing
Moose
Pass
Nanwalek Nikiski Nikolaevsk
Population 489 3,946 137 431 5,846 471 6,942 92 74 206 177 4,327 345
Male - Percent of Total 54.2% 49.4% 51.8% 53.1% 51.8% 51.8% 49.4% 65.2% 43.2% 60.2% 53.1% 52.2% 51.0%
Female - Percent of Total 45.8% 50.6% 48.2% 46.9% 48.2% 48.2% 50.6% 34.8% 56.8% 39.8% 46.9% 47.8% 49.0%
Median Age 42.0 38.8 46.9 43.1 35.2 39.6 32.3 35.7 35.3 36.4 21.5 34.2 20.9
Persons Under 5 Years of Age 20 254 3 17 388 18 554 5 6 15 26 298 42
Percent 0f Persons Under 5 Years of Age 4.1% 6.4% 2.2% 3.9% 6.6% 3.8% 8.0% 5.4% 8.1% 7.3% 14.7% 6.9% 12.2%
Persons Over 65 Years of Age 64 398 23 54 318 38 443 5 5 11 1 256 12
Percent of Persons Over 65 Years of Age 13.1% 10.1% 16.8% 12.5% 5.4% 8.1% 6.4% 5.4% 6.8% 5.3% 0.6% 5.9% 3.5%
Total Households 196 1,599 77 169 2,117 180 2,622 39 31 84 45 1,514 96
Average Household Size 2.49 2.40 1.78 2.52 2.74 2.62 2.64 2.00 2.39 2.45 3.93 2.86 3.59
Total Families 132 1,009 35 108 1,597 125 1,787 20 19 52 33 1,131 73
Average Family Size 2.94 2.99 2.69 3.06 3.13 3.06 3.20 2.75 2.95 3.13 4.79 3.31 4.33
Female Householder, no husband present,
children under 18 -  Percent
3.1% 7.7% 2.6% 4.7% 6.2% 6.7% 10.0% NA 9.7% 2.4% 11.1% 6.1% 5.2%
Rental Vacancy Rate - Percent 7.1% 10.9% 20.6% 19.4% 13.8% 13.8% 17.9% 23.8% 18.8% 19.0% NA 15.4% 18.8%
Percent of Population Race = White Only 88.3% 90.5% 92.0% 87.5% 89.8% 92.4% 82.8% 92.4% 94.6% 87.4% 6.8% 87.2% 81.7%
Percent High School Graduates or Higher 80.9% 92.4% 74.7% 89.9% 90.3% 85.2% 88.3% 77.0% 87.3% 95.3% 88.4% 88.5% 63.9%
Percent with Bachelor's Degrees or Higher 8.1% 29.2% 23.0% 24.7% 22.2% 30.5% 16.0% 47.1% 3.6% 34.6% 5.8% 16.8% 10.8%
Percent with Graduate or Professional Degree 2.0% 10.7% NA 7.8% 8.3% 7.1% 4.9% 12.6% NA NA 2.3% 4.3% 1.8%
Never Married, over 15 - percent 19.0% 23.4% 23.7% 21.6% 22.1% 16.9% 23.5% 45.2% 28.8% 9.9% 36.2% 22.8% 26.5%
Now married, not separated, over 15  - percent 59.1% 56.1% 61.9% 60.8% 61.1% 69.3% 55.8% 34.6% 44.1% 85.1% 55.2% 59.5% 63.3%
Divorced, over 15 - percent 17.7% 14.9% 7.2% 13.0% 12.5% 8.6% 14.7% 17.3% 23.7% 5.0% 8.6% 12.5% 5.3%
Civilian veterans - over 18 27.0% 16.4% 7.6% 21.2% 16.4% 17.0% 16.7% 11.5% 6.8% 17.0% 10.3% 15.0% 10.9%
Population age 21-64 with disability - percent 24.3% 16.1% 41.3% 19.2% 14.2% 5.7% 14.9% 13.5% 19.2% 19.5% 20.2% 20.7% 26.9%
Residence same house as 1995 - percent 59.5% 47.5% 40.0% 67.3% 52.0% 55.1% 42.6% 27.9% 29.5% 71.4% 50.3% 64.6% 60.1%
Median Household Income $30,139 $42,821 $21,786 $43,068 $54,865 $43,929 $45,962 $32,000 $27,813 $87,291 $42,500 $51,176 $37,500
Median Family Income $40,156 $53,571 $24,432 $44,432 $58,750 $58,036 $56,856 $137,566 $35,417 $85,463 $45,750 $55,969 $39,375
Family Income less than $10,000 9.5% 4.6% NA 1.8% 4.4% 3.4% 4.8% 31.3% NA NA 5.9% 5.9% 5.3%
Family Income greater than $200,000 2.2% 1.9% NA NA 2.5% 4.8% 0.8% 37.5% NA NA NA 0.5% 2.6%
Per Capita Income $19,377 $21,823 $9,079 $21,030 $23,898 $21,211 $20,789 $45,790 $19,587 $28,147 $10,577 $20,129 $10,390
Median Earnings - Male, Full-time, Year-Around $47,917 $38,062 NA $31,667 $50,583 $45,469 $48,371 $53,750 $36,250 $61,563 $33,750 $50,673 $26,250
Median Earnings - Female, Full-time, Year-Around $20,469 $30,494 $37,656 $26,908 $30,493 $12,143 $27,112 $54,000 $18,750 $31,563 $32,813 $26,779 $25,833
Percent Population With Retirement Income 17.3% 16.9% 13.5% 22.2% 13.6% 11.3% 11.2% 16.1% 12.1% NA NA 18.9% 5.2%
Percent Population With Public Assistance Income 13.2% 8.5% NA 9.4% 8.7% 12.4% 15.8% NA NA NA 14.6% 11.6% 13.5%
Percent Over 16 in Labor Force 51.0% 67.3% 46.4% 58.3% 64.0% 51.9% 66.0% 78.8% 72.9% 68.8% 70.5% 61.7% 53.2%
Average Travel Time to Work In Minutes 30.1 17.9 7.2 29.6 31.1 46.2 21.1 8.2 38.4 37.4 25.4 30.2 46.6
Private wage and salary workers - percent 70.6% 63.9% 17.9% 73.4% 70.9% 63.5% 74.1% 67.6% 75.0% 47.4% 72.0% 70.1% 43.2%
Government workers - percent 11.2% 16.9% 51.3% 13.5% 20.6% 18.2% 19.9% 8.8% NA 45.4% 28.0% 15.3% 23.9%
Self-employed, non incorporated business 15.3% 18.6% 30.8% 13.0% 7.9% 18.2% 6.0% 23.5% 19.4 7.2% 0.0% 13.9% 30.7%
Families in Poverty - percent 10.9% 7.7% NA 1.8% 6.6% 21.4% 8.2% 31.3% 11.8% NA 14.7% 9.3% 15.8%
Of families in Poverty, female householder, no husband present, children under 18 28.6% 29.8% NA NA 22.9% 100.0% 33.6% NA 100.0% NA NA 33.8% NA
Individuals in poverty - percent 17.5% 9.3% 11.7% 5.9% 7.9% 26.4% 9.8% 28.4% 12.1% NA 17.5% 11.4% 19.2%
Median Owner Occupied Home Value $112,500 $131,600 $160,000 $138,300 $124,600 $110,000 $112,400 $130,800 $250,000 $95,300 $82,500 $111,700 $57,000
Median Monthly Mortgage/Owner Costs $680 $1,176 $550 $1,111 $1,085 $1,225 $993 $843 $1,563 $1,111 $367 $1,081 $975
Median Rent $700 $638 $294 $600 $606 $567 $604 $279 $650 NA $369 $631 $1,125

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