In Kenai Peninsula Borough, jobs in the oil and gas extraction pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the oil and gas extraction industry reported the top wages in Kenai Peninsula Borough for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Kenai Peninsula Borough received a wage of $111,181 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Alaska of $133,579 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $127,077.

High-wage employment in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska exsists in machinery and equipment rental and leasing ($82,135), support activities for mining ($70,297), highway, street, and bridge construction ($61,785) and building equipment contractors ($55,153) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Wages have increased by 4.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska by a total of 4.9%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Alaska and less than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska can be described as medium-high when compared to other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 17.8 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $39,041. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 74 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 32 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 42 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry has grown the most with 235 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Seafood product preparation and packaging industry makes up 15.1 percent of the total growth in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Seafood product preparation and packaging (235 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (188 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (177 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (166 new jobs)
5. Grocery stores (131 new jobs)

In Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 940 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 215 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry make up 19.8 percent of the total employment decline in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (215 jobs lost)
2. Support activities for mining (167 jobs lost)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (110 jobs lost)
4. Utility system construction (96 jobs lost)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (74 jobs lost)

Kenai Peninsula Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 666.7 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Kenai Peninsula Borough has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Alaska, where this industry saw a gain of 41.6 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Kenai Peninsula Borough outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 19 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (666.7 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (259.3 percent gain)
3. Grantmaking and giving services (155.6 percent gain)
4. Water, sewage and other systems (147.8 percent gain)
5. Clothing stores (113.1 percent gain)

Kenai Peninsula Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Logging industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 84.9 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Alaska, where the it saw a loss of 47.8 percent. The losses in the Logging industry in Kenai Peninsula Borough outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 10.8 in percent of workers in the Logging industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Logging (84.9 percent decline)
2. Utility system construction (81 percent decline)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (71 percent decline)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (68.7 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (62 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has increased by 7.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than percent in Alaska, which experienced a gain of 10.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Kenai Peninsula Borough One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Services to buildings and dwellings industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 1 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up -0.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Top 3 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (55 new jobs)
2. Traveler accommodation (29 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (24 new jobs)

In Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 63 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.





Total employment has decreased by 5.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than percent in the State of Alaska, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Kenai Peninsula Borough One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 25 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the it saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Full-service restaurants industry in Kenai Peninsula Borough outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 2.2 in percent of jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry.

Top 3 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (25 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (14.7 percent decline)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (10.5 percent decline)

Kenai Peninsula Borough One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 144.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Kenai Peninsula Borough has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Alaska, where this industry saw a loss of 3.9 percent. The Management of companies and enterprises industry in Kenai Peninsula Borough outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (144.7 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (35.0 percent gain)
3. Individual and family services (30.4 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (23.3 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (23.3 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 10.0 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 20.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Kenai Peninsula Borough, with 19.4 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Kenai Peninsula Borough reported a median household income of $36,702, this was 32.4 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $55,951 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $58,135, this income level is 7.1 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $41,438. This median is 23.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 44.3 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $30,225.

Compared to counties across the United States, Kenai Peninsula Borough had a relatively high household income of $54,284 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11.2 percent lower than the median income in State of Alaska of $60,338 and the median is 9.5 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a highly-educated population, with 20.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Kenai Peninsula counted a lower percent of population with high education level than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, many men in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35 percent achieving this level. The female population in Kenai Peninsula have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 18.8 percent (Men) versus 21.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree, with 38 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 22 percent of the White Alone, 5.4 percent of Black or African American, 23.4 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Kenai Peninsula from outside the country. The immigration into Kenai Peninsula totals 2.1 percent of all immigration into Alaska. This level of international migration can be considered low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska had a population that was estimated at 51,960 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 49,674. This growth represents an increase of 4.6 percent. Kenai Peninsula ranks 4 of 27 counties by growth in total population in Alaska and the county ranks 766 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Kenai Peninsula extends a total area of 16013 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 3 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Greenlee, AZ (4 per sq. mile ), La Paz, AZ (4 per sq. mile ), Mono, CA (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Costilla, CO (3 per sq. mile ), Las Animas, CO (3 per sq. mile ), Moffat, CO (3 per sq. mile ).

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a population that is comprised of 85 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 2.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 4.4 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Kenai Peninsula has increased in diversity when 3.7 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska to be 38.2 years old. The median age in Kenai Peninsula is greater than the median age in the State of Alaska of 33.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 36.5 years old. A total of 25.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Kenai Peninsula can be understood as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.3 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 8.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a relatively low proportion of the population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

In Kenai Peninsula Borough, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 25,228 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 268 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.1 percent.

Kenai Peninsula Borough recorded a median home value in 2000 of $118,000, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Alaska 2000 home median value of $144,200 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. In 2000, 54.8 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Borough stands 21 of 27 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,579 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Kenai Peninsula Borough is made up of a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.3 percent owner-occupied dwelling are valued over a half a million dollars.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Kenai Peninsula County ranks 4 of 28 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Alaska according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up between the years 2001 and 2005. In 2001, the County was ranked 3 of 28 Counties.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Kenai Peninsula County, changing a total of 38.9 percent. This is greater than the change of total jobs in the industry for the United States of 4.7 percent. The State of Alaska had an industry job change of 8.9 percent, during the time since 2001.

Mining between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Kenai Peninsula County. The industry lost a total of 248 jobs, or 19.8 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 45.3 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Utilities has a largest number of employee per establishment in Kenai Peninsula County. The industry averages 24 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average in the United States of 34 and greater than the State of Alaska average establishment size of 17 for the Utilities industry.

In Kenai Peninsula County, Mining, Utilities and Arts, entertainment, and recreation have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Mining sector in the county has a location quotient of 15.05. This means the percent of total employment in the Mining sector is 15.05 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Kenai Peninsula specializes in Mining.

In Kenai Peninsula County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 18.3 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,409 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 15.6 and 11.8 percent of total employment, respectively.





Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).