COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kenai vs Anchorage
PLACE A
Kenai, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Anchorage, Alaska
Kenai is 97% smaller than Anchorage. Anchorage earns more, with a median household income $16,201 higher.
KENAIANCHORAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population7,924287,155−97% vs Anchorage
Population density272168+104
Population growth4.6%-0.2%+4.8 pts
Median age34.435.2−0.8
Male50.9%51.1%−0.2 pts
Female49.1%48.9%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born5.1%10.9%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.2%54.2%+15.0 pts
Black0.9%4.8%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%9.5%−1.7 pts
Asian3.4%9.8%−6.4 pts
Other18.8%21.7%−2.9 pts
Median household income$87,083$103,284−$16,201
Per capita income$42,891$51,144−$8,253
Poverty rate13.2%8.9%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%38.7%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree8.5%14.9%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%4.6%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation66.5%69.8%−3.3 pts
Median home value$283,900$395,900−$112,000
Median gross rent$1,138$1,489−$351
Owner-occupied70.3%63.9%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%9.8%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households31.5%44.0%−12.5 pts
Average commute15.518.8−3.3
Worked from home4.9%10.9%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured8.0%9.9%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025