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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Population in July 2007: 1,927.
Males: 970  (50.4%)
Females: 957  (49.6%)
Median resident age:  38.4 years
Alaska median age:  32.4 years

Zip codes: 99603.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,900 (it was $50,977 in 2000)
Diamond Ridge  $57,900
Alaska:  $64,333

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $176,900 (it was $140,100 in 2000)
Diamond Ridge  $176,900
Alaska:  $231,300

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Races in Diamond Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • American Indian (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Diamond Ridge: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.2%), English (14.7%), Irish (13.8%), United States (5.6%), Norwegian (4.9%), French (4.3%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 47.6 square miles.

Population density: 40 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Diamond Ridge

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Diamond Ridge CDP

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

32 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
Alaska:  5.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Diamond Ridge:  0.9% ($1,290)
Alaska:  1.3% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (163.1 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2886.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Homer, AK (3.5 miles ), Miller Landing, AK (9.0 miles) , Kachemak, AK (9.5 miles ), Nikolaevsk, AK (12.2 miles ), Seldovia Village, AK (13.6 miles) , Anchor Point, AK (15.7 miles ), Seldovia, AK (18.4 miles ), Happy Valley, AK (22.1 miles ).

Latitude: 59.67 N, Longitude: 151.57 W


25 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
  • Carpenters (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Diamond Ridge:
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; HOMER, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • PROVIDENCE KODIAK ISLAND MEDICAL CENTE (about 148 miles; KODIAK, AK)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Diamond Ridge:
  • HOMER (about 8 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: HOM)
  • KENAI MUNI (about 67 miles; KENAI, AK; ID: ENA)
  • KODIAK (about 147 miles; KODIAK, AK; ID: ADQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Diamond Ridge:
  • HOMER-BELUGA LAKE (about 6 miles; HOMER, AK; ID: 5BL)
  • KASITSNA (about 14 miles; KASITSNA BAY, AK; ID: 5Z7)
  • JAKOLOF BAY (about 16 miles; JAKOLOF BAY, AK; ID: 4Z9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Diamond Ridge:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE (about 161 miles; ANCHORAGE, AK; Full-time enrollment: 9,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (about 441 miles; FAIRBANKS, AK; FT enrollment: 5,034)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 2104 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2147 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 2147 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 2159 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2160 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Alaska:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.0%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.2%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.0%

Diamond Ridge compared to Alaska state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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8.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.17%
Alaska average:  9.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.82% ($46,749 average AGI)
from Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.31% ($48,035)
from Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.29% ($35,962)


8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.10%
Alaska average:  9.43%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Kenai Peninsula Borough:  0.12%
Alaska average:  0.24%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Anchorage Municipality, AK  1.85% ($33,064 average AGI)
to Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK  0.48% ($45,270)
to Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK  0.36% ($36,561)


Strongest AM radio stations in Diamond Ridge:
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Diamond Ridge:
  • K237CL (95.3 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS INC)
  • K290AA (105.9 FM; SELDOVIA, AK; Owner: TURQUOISE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • K296BH (107.1 FM; ANCHOR POINT, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA VILLAGE MISSIONS, INC.)
  • KWVV-FM (103.5 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K285DU (104.9 FM; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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