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Kenai, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Kenai is a Census city of 7,641 people across 29.14 square miles of land, in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Median household income is $87,083, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kenai
What Kenai is
- Census place typecity
- Land area29.14 sq mi
- Water area6.82 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land262
- 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.
Kenai
How many people live in Kenai
- Population7,641
- Median age34.4
- Population under 181,877
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over955
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent
- Households3,051
- Family households1,903
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kenai
- Median household income$87,083
- Per capita income$42,891
- Civilian labor force3,940
- Employed3,647
- Unemployed293 plus or minus 158
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over5,011
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kenai
- Housing units3,456
- Occupied units3,051
- Vacant units405 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate11.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied2,146
- Renter occupied905 plus or minus 183
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$283,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,138
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units2,531
- Share single family73.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more892 plus or minus 205
- Share in buildings of two or more25.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kenai gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,327
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,673
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more423 plus or minus 162
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone70.3 percent
- Carpooled15.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Kenai (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$1,030,000
- Average approval$147,143
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$400,000
- Jobs supported24
- Jobs per approval3.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term107 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kenai, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kenai
SBA loans in Kenai (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$2,820,000
- Average approval$282,000
- Median approval$220,500
- Largest approval$783,000
- Jobs supported79
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kenai, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Kenai
- NFIP communityCity of Kenai
- NFIP community number020114
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/28/25
The City of Kenai participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 020114 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, not Kenai
Kenai Peninsula Borough context, not Kenai 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 Kenai.
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
Kenai questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kenai, Alaska?
7,641, in 3,051 households. Kenai city covers 29.14 square miles of land, which is 262 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kenai 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 Kenai?
$87,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $283,900. Median gross rent is $1,138 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kenai businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $80,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $2.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kenai, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kenai borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kenai. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kenai in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kenai appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kenai, city of, community 020114, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kenai 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 Kenai.
Is zoning published for Kenai?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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