Kachemak, locally known as Kachemak City, is a small second-class
city
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in the southern portion of the
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010.
The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the ce ...
,
Alaska, United States.
The city consists of several subdivisions and other miscellaneous properties along an approximately stretch of East End Road, adjoining the northeast corner of the much larger (both in terms of area and population) city of
Homer. The population grew from 431 as of the
2010 census to 576 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Kachemak is located at (59.673395, -151.433170).
The city lies just east of
Homer on the north side of
Kachemak Bay in south central Alaska.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
Kachemak first appeared on the 1970 U.S. Census as an incorporated city. It formally incorporated in 1961.
As of the census of 2000,
there were 431 people, 169 households, and 107 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 219 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 87.47%
White, 5.80%
Native American, 0.93%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
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, 0.23% from
other races, and 5.57% from two or more races. 1.62% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
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of any race.
There were 169 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,068, and the median income for a family was $44,432. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $26,908 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $21,030. About 1.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
Note that in the 2010 Census Kachemak city FIPS Place Code (PLACE) should be 36540; it is incorrectly shown as 36550.
[2010 Census Summary File 1, Geography Note 2.](_blank)
Retrieved 15-May-2014.
References
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Cities in Alaska
Cities in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Populated coastal places in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean