Kenai Peninsula County Information
Kenai Peninsula in
Alaska occupies
24,755 square miles and has a 2006 population of
52,304, a change from a 2000 population of
49,691 and
40,802 in 1990.
16.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.5% percent is 25-35, and
13.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
95 acts of violent crime reported in
Kenai Peninsula in 2004, a change from
128 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,101 people:
8.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
8%.
Read more about
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Kenai Peninsula | |
| State | Alaska | |
| Land Area | 24,755 sq. miles | Ranked 10 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 52,304 | Ranked 921 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 51,766 | |
| Population 2000 | 49,691 | Ranked 922 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 40,802 | Ranked 982 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 87.5% | |
| African American | .6% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | 7.7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 18.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 95 | 128 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | 2 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 81 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 877 | 808 |
| Burglaries | 99 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 736 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 42 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 25,418 | 24,539 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,101 | 1,963 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.3% | 8% |
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