How many people live in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 61,300 people living in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK. That makes Kenai Peninsula Borough the fourth-most populous borough or district in Alaska. It is home to 8.3% of people living in the state.
61.3K
population of Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK (2024)
8.3%
County share of the Alaska population (2024)
About 61,300 people lived in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK’s age demographics?
About 13,100 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 21.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.2% of Alaska’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 13,200 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK residents, or 21.5% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.3% of Alaska’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 78.7% of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (7.8%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.7%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.82% of the borough, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Alaska as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK is Kenai with about 7,800 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within boroughs or census area
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kenai | 7,770 |
| 2. | Homer | 6,136 |
| 3. | Soldotna | 4,553 |
| 4. | Seward | 2,882 |
| 5. | Kachemak | 591 |
| 6. | Seldovia | 250 |
| 7. | Balance of Kenai Peninsula Borough | 39,077 |
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