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"Kenai is located on the Kenai Peninsula where the world-famous Kenai River meets Cook Inlet. It is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wildlife, and has a rich history of native and Russian settlements and culture.
Kenai is the heart of Alaskan adventure, providing something for everyone. The Kenai River is known for its world-class King Salmon fishing. Kenai industries include oil, natural gas, commercial fishing and tourism.
Located near Seward and Homer, Alaska, Kenai is easily accessible from Anchorage via a 30-minute flight or a leisurely and beautiful 3-hour drive, approximately 150 miles to the south. Fly into our Kenai airport or our floatplane basin. Boat into our public dock. Kenai is equipped for both visitors and convention business. Kenai has it all."
Source: Official Kenai, Alaska
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Population (year 2000): 6,942
Males: 3,430 (49.4%), Females: 3,512 (50.6%)
County: Kenai Peninsula
Land area: 29.9 square miles
Zip code: 99611
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income:
$45,962 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,400 (year 2000)
Races in Kenai:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.7%)
- American Indian (12.1%)
- Two or more races (5.0%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (19.5%), Irish (14.4%), English (10.6%), United
States (6.8%), Norwegian (5.7%), Scotch-Irish
(3.7%).
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For population 25
years and over in Kenai
- High school or higher: 88.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 12.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in
Kenai city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 14.7%
2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.3% North America,
0.2% Latin America).
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (109.9 miles, pop. 260,283).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2906.4 miles, pop.
3,694,820).
Nearest cities: Salamatof, AK
(6.1 miles), Kalifornsky, AK (6.2 miles),
Nikiski, AK (10.6 miles), Soldotna, AK (11.7 miles), Ridgeway, AK (11.9 miles), Kasilof, AK (15.5 miles), Cohoe, AK (18.4 miles), Sterling, AK (29.7 miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $136,900
- 1997: 36 buildings, average cost: $119,300
- 1998: 46 buildings, average cost: $135,400
- 1999: 28 buildings, average cost: $123,500
- 2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $145,900
- 2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $164,000
- 2002: 43 buildings, average cost: $137,100
- 2003: 25 buildings, average cost: $131,700
Area code: 907
Industries providing employment: Retail trade (16.1%),
Educational,health and social services (16.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and
hunting, and mining (11.4%), Public administration
(10.1%).
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Crime in Kenai (2002):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 5 rapes (70.1 per 100,000)
- 3 robberies (42.1 per 100,000)
- 20 assaults (280.6 per 100,000)
- 42 burglaries (589.2 per 100,000)
- 335 larceny counts (4699.8 per 100,000)
- 32 auto thefts (448.9 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index
= 371.7 (higher means more crime, US average =
330.6)
Crime in Kenai (2001):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 6 rapes (85.3 per 100,000)
- 5 robberies (71.1 per 100,000)
- 18 assaults (256.0 per 100,000)
- 36 burglaries (512.1 per 100,000)
- 335 larceny counts (4765.3 per 100,000)
- 31 auto thefts (441.0 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index
= 373.1 (higher means more crime)
Hospitals/medical centers near Kenai:
- CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
- SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 64 miles; HOMER, AK)
- ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER, PHS (about 108 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kenai:
- KENAI MUNI (about 1 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
- HOMER (about 66 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
- TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTL (about 96 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; ID: ANC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kenai:
- ARNESS LAKE (about 8 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: 6Z1)
- ISLAND LAKE (about 11 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: 2R3)
- SOLDOTNA HOSPITAL H (about 13 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK; ID: SD1)
Colleges/Universities in Kenai:
- ALASKA FLYING NETWORK INC (Location: 403 N WILLOW STE 1; Private,
for-profit)
- PEOPLE COUNT INC (Location: PO BOX 1310; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kenai:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 108 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time
enrollment: 9,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 378 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT
enrollment: 5,034)
- PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2107 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
- WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2148 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT
enrollment: 11,889)
- WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2151 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment:
2,656)
- EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2163 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment:
3,749)
- SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2165 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT
enrollment: 2,908)
Public high schools in Kenai:
- KENAI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 9583 SPUR HWY.;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- KENAI ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 11247 FRONTAGE
ROAD, #C; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Kenai:
- WINGS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 36; Location: P O BOX 1049;
Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kenai:
- KENAI MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 431; Location: 201 TINKER LANE;
Grades: 06 - 08)
- MT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 315 SWIRES ROAD;
Grades: 03 - 05)
- SEARS ELEMENTARY (Students: 354; Location: 549 N. FOREST DR.; Grades:
PK - 02)
- AURORA BOREALIS CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location: 11247
FRONTAGE RD., STE. A; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Kenai:
- READS PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 25; Location: 105 N. GILL ST.;
Grades: KG - 2)
Library in Kenai:
- KENAI COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $427,178; Location: 163
MAIN STREET LOOP; 72,239 books; 1,025 audio materials; 1,822 video materials;
197 serial subscriptions)
Kenai compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below
state average.
- Population density significantly below state average for cities.
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