Kenai Peninsula Borough County vs. Bethel Census Area County

Kenai Peninsula Borough County (AK)Bethel Census Area County (AK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)58,53318,216
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.7%7.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,40017,013
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,40017,013
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%11.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%35.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.4%7.7%
Female persons, percent47.9%48.5%
White alone, percent83.3%10.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent8.0%83.8%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent5.8%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.3%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.1%9.6%
Veterans, 2014-20185,073647
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.1%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,3416,038
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.3%61.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$239,800$110,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,556$1,272
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$444$423
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$994$1,271
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.7%13.0%
Building permits, 20181141
Households, 2014-201821,7414,558
Persons per household, 2014-20182.603.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.0%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.9%62.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.1%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%72.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.3%12.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.5%6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.0%19.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.3%60.4%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)262,3936,850
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)804,150162,806
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,133$9,174
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.17.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$66,684$54,212
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,820$19,760
Persons in poverty, percent12.4%32.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,155251
Total employment, 201714,9802,909
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)767,860139,024
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.5%-8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,681683
All firms, 20127,3621,121
Men-owned firms, 20123,915840
Women-owned firms, 20122,182187
Minority-owned firms, 2012683761
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,378299
Veteran-owned firms, 2012941173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,935889
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%54.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%20.8%
Population per square mile, 20103.40.4
Land area in square miles, 201016,075.3340,570.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kenai Peninsula Borough county (AK) and Bethel Census Area county (AK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.