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Kenai, Alaska Economy Profile

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 Kenai, Alaska United States
StateAlaska
CityKenai
Total population6,942 281,421,906
Male3,430138,053,563
Female3,512143,368,343
Median age (years)32.335.3
Total households2,622105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)45,96241,994

Kenai, Alaska Economy

66.03% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Kenai, Alaska. Among them 28.25% are females aged 16 and over. 74.77% of Kenai, Alaska workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.43% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point eight six percent of Kenai, Alaska residents work at home.

The total population of Kenai, Alaska is 6,942 people. The median household income in Kenai, Alaska is forty-five thousand, nine hundred and sixty-two dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 24.07% of all occupations. 14.17% of Kenai, Alaska population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 26.03% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 16.69% of occupations.

11.79% of families in Kenai, Alaska have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Kenai, Alaska median household income is forty-five thousand, nine hundred and sixty-two dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $48,371, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-seven thousand, one hundred and twelve dollars.

 Kenai, Alaska %, Kenai, Alaska United States
Population 16 years and over4,960  217,168,077
In labor force3,275 66.03%63.92%
- Civilian labor force3,264 65.81%63.39%
- - Employed2,858 57.62%59.73%
- - Unemployed406 8.19%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force12.4  5.8
- Armed Forces11 0.22%0.53%
Not in labor force1,685 33.97%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over2,554 51.49%51.66%
In labor force1,401 28.25%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,401 28.25%29.65%
- - Employed1,244 25.08%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years623 12.56%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force301  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over2,798  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone2,092 74.77%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled289 10.33%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)12 0.43%4.73%
Walked102 3.65%2.93%
Other means251 8.97%1.19%
Worked at home52 1.86%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.1 0.75%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over2,858  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations688 24.07%33.65%
Service occupations539 18.86%14.86%
Sales and office occupations744 26.03%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations5 0.17%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations405 14.17%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations477 16.69%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining327 11.44%1.87%
Construction226 7.91%6.78%
Manufacturing160 5.6%14.1%
Wholesale trade62 2.17%3.6%
Retail trade460 16.1%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities176 6.16%5.2%
Information63 2.2%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing69 2.41%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services136 4.76%9.3%
Educational, health and social services457 15.99%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services276 9.66%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)158 5.53%4.87%
Public administration288 10.08%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers2,117 74.07%78.47%
Government workers569 19.91%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business172 6.02%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Kenai, Alaska %, Kenai, Alaska United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households2,668  105,539,122
Less than $10,000160 6.0%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999183 6.86%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999373 13.98%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999358 13.42%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999332 12.44%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999560 20.99%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999408 15.29%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999219 8.21%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99960 2.25%2.2%
$200,000 or more15 0.56%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)45,962  41,994
With earnings2,319 46.75%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)50,527  56,604
With Social Security income481 9.7%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,276  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income129 2.6%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,880  6,320
With public assistance income421 8.49%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)4,212  3,032
With retirement income299 6.03%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,256  17,376
 
Families1,773  72,261,780
Less than $10,00085 4.79%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99968 3.84%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999182 10.27%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999233 13.14%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999209 11.79%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999436 24.59%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999310 17.48%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999190 10.72%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99945 2.54%2.75%
$200,000 or more15 0.85%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)56,856  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,789  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers48,371  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers27,112  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families146  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years146 100.0%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years72 49.32%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present93  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years93 100.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years45 48.39%42.27%
 
Individuals678  33,899,812
18 years and over386 56.93%65.35%
- 65 years and over20 2.95%9.7%
Related children under 18 years269 39.68%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years170 25.07%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over225 33.19%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.