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Happy Valley, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Happy Valley is a Census CDP of 775 people across 88.20 square miles of land, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Median household income is $54,464, 86.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Happy Valley
What Happy Valley is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area88.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9
- County holding the largest share of its areaKenai Peninsula Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Happy Valley
How many people live in Happy Valley
- Population775
- Median age60.9
- Population under 18130 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over312 plus or minus 62
- Share 65 and over40.3 percent
- Households377
- Family households205 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Happy Valley
Income and work in Happy Valley
- Median household income$54,464
- Per capita income$39,488 plus or minus $8,004
- Civilian labor force273 plus or minus 65
- Employed254 plus or minus 61
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over605
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Happy Valley
Housing in Happy Valley
- Housing units605
- Occupied units377
- Vacant units228
- Vacancy rate37.7 percent
- Owner occupied326
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate86.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$253,600 plus or minus $57,577
- Median gross rent, monthly$820 plus or minus $692
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Single family units572
- Share single family94.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Happy Valley
How Happy Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute209 plus or minus 54
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more86 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone70.1 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home17.7 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, not Happy Valley
Kenai Peninsula Borough context, not Happy Valley figures
- Establishments in Kenai Peninsula Borough2,405
- Covered employment, Kenai Peninsula Borough21,474
- Average annual pay, Kenai Peninsula Borough$62,398
- Housing units permitted, Kenai Peninsula Borough152
Every figure in this section is published for Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Happy Valley.
All Kenai Peninsula Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Happy Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Happy Valley, Alaska?
775, in 377 households. Happy Valley CDP covers 88.20 square miles of land, which is 9 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Happy Valley in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Happy Valley?
$54,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $253,600. Median gross rent is $820 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Happy Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kenai Peninsula Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Happy Valley.
Is zoning published for Happy Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.