Language Spoken At Home in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 52,094 | 100% |
English only | 47,579 | 91.3% |
Language other than English | 4,515 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 704 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 1,439 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 157 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,563 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 234 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 559 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 196 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 954 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,474 | 100% |
American | 1,599 | 2.9% |
Arab | 21 | 0.0% |
Czech | 370 | 0.7% |
Danish | 620 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 1,093 | 2.0% |
English | 6,989 | 12.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,931 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 465 | 0.8% |
German | 11,397 | 20.5% |
Greek | 285 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 182 | 0.3% |
Irish | 7,300 | 13.2% |
Italian | 2,081 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 80 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 2,501 | 4.5% |
Polish | 1,152 | 2.1% |
Portuguese | 333 | 0.6% |
Russian | 1,355 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 879 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 1,721 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 30 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 28 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,337 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 212 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 40 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 599 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 14 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,964 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,326 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,350 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 11,421 | 52.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,304 | 19.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 964 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 703 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,941 | 8.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,343 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 7,638 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 6,233 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 1,513 | 6.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,702 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,342 | 19.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 53,593 | 100% |
Householder | 21,964 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 11,421 | 21.3% |
Child | 15,435 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 1,702 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 3,071 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,656 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,609 | 100% |
Never married | 7,255 | 30.7% |
Now married, except separated | 12,293 | 52.1% |
Separated | 378 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 509 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 3,174 | 13.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,161 | 100% |
Never married | 4,685 | 22.1% |
Now married, except separated | 11,714 | 55.4% |
Separated | 504 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 1,494 | 7.1% |
Divorced | 2,764 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 755 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 266 | 35.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 135 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 573 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 322 | 56.2% |
Less than 1 year | 138 | 24.1% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 9.6% |
3 or 4 years | 34 | 5.9% |
5 or more years | 95 | 16.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 322 | 100% |
Who are female | 198 | 61.5% |
Who are married | 281 | 87.3% |
School Enrollment in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,052 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 579 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 723 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,723 | 43.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,336 | 25.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,691 | 20.6% |
Educational Attainment in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 37,786 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 953 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,758 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,989 | 31.7% |
Some college, no degree | 11,483 | 30.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,716 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,900 | 15.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,987 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.5% |
Veteran Status in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 42,222 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,127 | 14.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 54,248 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,450 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 13,076 | 100% |
With a disability | 450 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 35,046 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,258 | 15.0% |
65 years and over | 6,126 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,742 | 44.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 54,720 | 100% |
Same house | 46,190 | 84.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,374 | 15.3% |
Same county | 5,112 | 9.3% |
Different county | 3,262 | 6.0% |
Same state | 1,331 | 2.4% |
Different state | 1,931 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 156 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 55,474 | 100% |
Native | 53,797 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 53,162 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 19,735 | 35.6% |
Different state | 33,427 | 60.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 635 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 1,677 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,677 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 954 | 56.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 723 | 43.1% |
Year of Entry in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,312 | 100% |
Native | 635 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 633 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 1,677 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 48 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,629 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kenai Peninsula Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,677 | 100% |
Europe | 480 | 28.6% |
Asia | 631 | 37.6% |
Africa | 19 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 14 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 337 | 20.1% |
Northern America | 196 | 11.7% |