Kenai is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 6,936 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Kenai is the 9th largest community in Alaska.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kenai is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kenai is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kenai who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.75%), sales jobs (10.29%), and food service (6.02%).

One of the nice things about Kenai is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Despite being a small city, Kenai has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Kenai Information and Demographics

The education level of Kenai citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 16.05% of adults 25 and older in Kenai have a college degree.

The per capita income in Kenai in 2000 was $20,789, which is middle income relative to Alaska, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,156 for a family of four.

Kenai is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kenai home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kenai is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Kenai include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Kenai is English.