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Kachemak, AK Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Kachemak is $33,432, which is higher than the state average of $30,726 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Kachemak median household income is $52,500, which has grown by 21.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kachemak residents spend 12.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	33,432 USD
Alaska	30,726 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	28,958 USD
Alaska	32,389 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	45,833 USD
Alaska	40,176 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	25,313 USD
Alaska	26,525 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	52,500 USD
Alaska	66,521 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	70,653 USD
Alaska	82,091 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Kachemak, AK	21.90%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kachemak, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	46.90%	$14,433, see rank	45.51%	$8,002	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	31.42%	$14,228, see rank	17.74%	$14,409	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	6.19%	$3,164, see rank	6.38%	$4,041	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.49%	$30,294, see rank	17.10%	$27,187	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	79,250 USD
Alaska	77,886 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kachemak, AK	85,517 USD
Alaska	93,053 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kachemak, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$48,125, see rank	$72,955	$54,999
American Indian, Alaska Native	$79,500, see rank	$42,582	$36,779

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kachemak, AK	Alaska	U.S.
25 to 44	$28,750, see rank	$67,966	$57,132
45 to 64	$73,438, see rank	$78,610	$63,398
65 or over	$38,333, see rank	$45,414	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kachemak, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	434, see rank	528,189	238,733,844
Male¹	194, 44.70%, see rank	51.96%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	124, 63.92%, see rank	76.87%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.47%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	124, 63.92%, see rank	71.39%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	103, 83.06%, see rank	90.40%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 16.94%, see rank	9.60%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	70, 36.08%, see rank	23.13%	29.08%
Female¹	240, 55.30%, see rank	48.04%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	145, 60.42%, see rank	66.80%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	145, 60.42%, see rank	65.98%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	145, 100.00%, see rank	92.59%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.41%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95, 39.58%, see rank	33.20%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kachemak, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	232, 100%	334,044	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	188, 81.03%, see rank	66.88%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.43%	10.35%
Public Transportation	13, 5.60%, see rank	1.33%	4.94%
Walked	3, 1.29%, see rank	8.18%	2.85%
Other Means	17, 7.33%, see rank	4.72%	1.72%
Worked at Home	11, 4.74%, see rank	5.45%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kachemak, AK	12.1 minutes
Alaska	17.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kachemak, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	248	332,126	141,833,331
Male¹	103, 41.53%, see rank	53.32%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 30.10%, see rank	30.58%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	12, 11.65%, see rank	14.13%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 7.77%, see rank	14.82%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 2.91%, see rank	1.82%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 18.45%, see rank	13.94%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 20.39%, see rank	17.68%	18.08%
Female¹	145, 58.47%, see rank	46.68%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53, 36.55%, see rank	40.23%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	48, 33.10%, see rank	19.70%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 22.76%, see rank	34.49%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 7.59%, see rank	4.33%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kachemak, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	248, 100%	332,126	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 8.06%, see rank	4.96%	1.86%
Construction	27, 10.89%, see rank	8.32%	7.13%
Manufacturing	7, 2.82%, see rank	4.62%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	3, 1.21%, see rank	2.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	32, 12.90%, see rank	11.07%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21, 8.47%, see rank	8.03%	5.07%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.14%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17, 6.85%, see rank	4.55%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 12.10%, see rank	8.20%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	52, 20.97%, see rank	22.26%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5, 2.02%, see rank	8.09%	8.86%
Public Administration	17, 6.85%, see rank	11.01%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 6.85%, see rank	4.55%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kachemak, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	40	8.13%, see rank	9.52%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	7	4.52%, see rank	6.63%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.