Alaska · Census place 38420
Kenai city, AK
Quick answer
Kenai city has 7,562 residents, ranking #14 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $74,907, the median home is worth $249,400 and median gross rent runs $1,134 a month.
- Population
- 7,562Kenai city residents
- Median household income
- $74,907Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $249,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,134Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kenai city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kenai city median would spend about 18.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 64.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Sitka city and borough 8,393
- Ketchikan city 8,151
- Kalifornsky CDP 8,136
- Sterling CDP 6,776
- Gateway CDP 6,716
- Bethel city 6,313
- Palmer city 6,141
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