Kodiak is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 6,104 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Kodiak is the tenth largest community in Alaska.

Kodiak is a blue-collar town, with 45.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Kodiak is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kodiak who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.41%), sales jobs (9.53%), and management occupations (5.14%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Kodiak. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One of the nice things about Kodiak 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.

One of the benefits of Kodiak is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 9.79 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Even though Kodiak is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Kodiak Information and Demographics

The citizens of Kodiak are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.25% of adults in Kodiak having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Kodiak in 2000 was $21,522, which is upper middle income relative to Alaska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,088 for a family of four.

Kodiak is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kodiak home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kodiak is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kodiak include German, English, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Kodiak's cultural character, accounting for 31.23% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Kodiak are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Kodiak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog, Spanish, and Other Pacific Island languages.