Moving to Kenai, Alaska

About Kenai, Alaska
Kenai

Kenai (, KEE-ny) (Dena'ina: Shk'ituk't; Russian: Кенай, Kenay) is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the fifteenth-most populated city in the state.

Gender
Gender Kenai Alaska Country
Female 49.8% 47.8% 50.8%
Male 50.2% 52.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Kenai Alaska Country
Less than $10,000 4.1% 3.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 1.3% 2.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12% 6.2% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3% 6.7% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.9% 10.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 22.2% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14% 14.2% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1% 19.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 9.8% 9.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.3% 8.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Kenai Alaska Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 4% 7.0%
High School or GED 32% 28% 27.0%
Other College 32% 26% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Kenai Alaska Country
White 70.5% 59.7% 60.1%
African American 1.2% 3.1% 12.2%
American Indian 12.2% 14.1% 0.6%
Asian 3.3% 6.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 6% 7.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.6% 7.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity