Kenai is a city located in Kenai Peninsula County Alaska. Kenai has a 2023 population of 7,838. Kenai is currently growing at a rate of 1.62% annually and its population has increased by 4.94% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 7,469 in 2020.
The average household income in Kenai is $82,085 with a poverty rate of 14.05%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Kenai is 35.3 years, 36.2 years for males, and 34.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Kenai was:
3.43
Average Family Size
2.57
Average Household Size
64.0%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
90.3% of Kenai residents speak only English, while 9.7% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.98% of the population.
14.05%
Overall Poverty Rate
11.12%
Male Poverty Rate
17.08%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Kenai is Asian, with 46.67% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Kenai is Other, with 2.51% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.01%. Among those working part-time, it was 14.48%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.37%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
46.6%
Overall Marriage Rate
46.1%
Male Marriage Rate
47.0%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
9.47%
Veteran Poverty Rate
21.49%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
63.3%
Labor Force Participation
56.1%
Employment Rate
10.3%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
47.57%
Born in Kenai
96.25%
Native Born
4.23%
Foreign Born
1.11%
Non Citizen
3.13%
Naturalized
96.25% of Kenai residents were born in the United States, with 47.57% having been born in Alaska. 1.11% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.