Kodiak is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.52 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of people in Kodiak who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.01% of adults in Kodiak have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Kodiak in 2018 was $36,227, 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 $144,908 for a family of four. However, Kodiak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kodiak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kodiak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kodiak residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kodiak include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Swedish.
In addition, Kodiak has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (39.09%).
The most common language spoken in Kodiak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.
