Jury Pool Profile
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Borough seat
- Soldotna
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 61,951
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 60,413.
At a glance
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a 61,951-person venue. The borough population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,655, $13,681 below the AK state median of $96,336; 29.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.9% of covered employment, average pay $72,612/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.08%, above the 4.64% state average.
- Population
- 60,413
- Median household income
- $80,538
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This borough: 79% / 1%.
Kenai Peninsula Borough has a population of 60,413, with a median age of 41.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.7%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 4.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,655; 29.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This borough: 5.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.08%, above the Alaska state average.
Political composition
Borough-level election results not available.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (4,707 individuals).