Population 2000
Alaska Health Area: Kenai Peninsula Borough
Borough/Census Areas: Kenai Peninsula Borough
Source: US Census, Alaska Department of Labor 2000
Population Kenai Alaska
Population 2000 49,691 626,932
Population change 22% 14%  
1990-2000 (percent)
Sex Kenai Alaska
Male: Number 25,853 324,112
Male: Percent 52% 52%
Female: Number 23,838 302,820
Female: Percent 48% 48%
Age Kenai Alaska
Persons under 5 years 3,288 47,591
Percent under 5 years 7% 8%
Persons 65 and over 3,649 35,699
Percent 65 and over 7% 6%
Median age 36.3 32.4
Race: Numbers* Kenai Alaska
White 44,630 463,999
Black/African-American 375 27,147
Alaska Native/ American Indian 5,065 119,241
Asian 807 32,686
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander 215 5,515
Other 700 15,151
Hispanic (any race) 1,087 25,852
Race: Percent* Kenai Alaska
White 81% 70%
Black/African-American 9% 4%
Alaska Native/American Indian 1% 18%
Asian 10% 5%
Native Hawaian/Pacific Islander 2% 1%
Other 0% 2%
Hispanic (any race) 1% 4%
* Racial data for Alaska uses Modified Estimates (MARS) of Race and Ethnicity to distribute "more than one race" respondents among the racial categories.
Alaska Health Profiles Online
Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit,
Division of Public Health,
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
Updated 8/7/02