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Kenai, AK
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Kenai is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Alaska. With a population of 7,746 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kenai is the eighth largest community in Alaska.

Also of interest is that Kenai has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Kenai 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 16.81 minutes getting to work every day.

Kenai is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Kenai citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.13% of adults in Kenai have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kenai in 2022 was $39,104, 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 $156,416 for a family of four. However, Kenai contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kenai is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kenai home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kenai residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Kenai include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Kenai is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.


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