Kenai, Alaska demographics

Kenai, AK demographics: median age 34.4; 28.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kenai city, Alaska · Incorporated city · GEOID 0238420. The survey estimates a population of 7,641 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kenai is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 3,051 households (±240). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.4 ±2.2	35.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,641
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Under 18	1,877 ±332	24.6% ±4.3 pp	24.1%	22.0%
18–34	2,054 ±319	26.9% ±4.2 pp	24.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,755 ±372	36.1% ±4.9 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	955 ±181	12.5% ±2.4 pp	13.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,641
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Male	3,887 ±222	50.9% ±2.9 pp	52.5%	49.5%
Female	3,754 ±228	49.1% ±3.0 pp	47.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,641
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
White alone	5,492 ±355	71.9% ±4.6 pp	59.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	67 ±52 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	368 ±104	4.8% ±1.4 pp	13.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	258 ±128	3.4% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	18 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	0.2%
Some other race alone	302 ±215 · low precision	4.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,136 ±281	14.9% ±3.7 pp	13.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,641
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,045 ±265	92.2% ±3.5 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	596 ±264	7.8% ±3.5 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,409 ±197	46.2% ±5.3 pp	48.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	132 ±91 · low precision	4.3% ±3.0 pp · low precision	5.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	362 ±124	11.9% ±4.0 pp	10.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	837 ±216	27.4% ±6.7 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	311 ±125	10.2% ±4.0 pp	7.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,063 ±148	34.8% ±4.0 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,988 ±255	65.2% ±6.6 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	837 ±216	27.4% ±6.7 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,108 ±249	36.3% ±7.6 pp	33.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	460 ±166	15.1% ±5.3 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	444 ±135	14.6% ±4.3 pp	12.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	102 ±72 · low precision	3.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	36 ±53 · low precision	1.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	64 ±62 · low precision	2.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,641
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Native	7,253 ±142	94.9% ±1.8 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	388 ±139	5.1% ±1.8 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,126
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
English only	6,427 ±339	90.2% ±4.1 pp	84.9%	77.7%
Spanish	306 ±190 · low precision	4.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	34 ±30 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	71 ±98 · low precision	1.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	28 ±41 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	162 ±102 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	98 ±73 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.8%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,011
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	194 ±116 · low precision	3.9% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,046 ±310	40.8% ±5.8 pp	28.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,045 ±204	20.9% ±3.9 pp	24.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	318 ±138	6.3% ±2.7 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	981 ±234	19.6% ±4.6 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	427 ±174	8.5% ±3.4 pp	11.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,506
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alaska	U.S.
Same house	6,172 ±438	82.2% ±5.7 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	888 ±400	11.8% ±5.3 pp	7.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	139 ±110 · low precision	1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	244 ±149 · low precision	3.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	63 ±98 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.0% of Kenai residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Alaska and 8.4% nationally. 94.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kenai	Alaska	U.S.	Compared with Alaska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.0% ±2.5 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.8% ±1.5 pp	91.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±2.4 pp	10.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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