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Kodiak Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Kodiak Area is $27,865, which is lower than the state average of $32,537 and is about the same as the national average of $28,051. Kodiak Area median household income is $70,976. On average Kodiak Area residents spend 9.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.9 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #136

Kodiak Area	27,865 USD
Alaska	32,537 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kodiak Area	27,373 USD
Alaska	34,691 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kodiak Area	36,827 USD
Alaska	42,157 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kodiak Area	22,716 USD
Alaska	28,549 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #17

Kodiak Area	70,976 USD
Alaska	69,917 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kodiak Area	79,156 USD
Alaska	86,208 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Kodiak Area	18.98%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Kodiak Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alaska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Kodiak Area		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	44.20%	$10,967, see rank	45.71%	$8,468	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	17.03%	$15,257, see rank	18.88%	$14,917	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.40%	$4,757, see rank	6.39%	$4,066	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	14.17%	$29,406, see rank	17.65%	$28,398	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kodiak Area	77,500 USD
Alaska	81,752 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kodiak Area	84,297 USD
Alaska	97,631 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kodiak Area	Alaska	U.S.
White	$80,156, see rank	$76,515	$56,203
Black	$90,938, see rank	$54,861	$35,564
Hispanic	$47,929, see rank	$61,832	$41,994
Asian	$66,020, see rank	$64,109	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$50,429, see rank	$45,172	$37,469
Hawaiian Native	$19,038, see rank	$59,423	$54,938
One Race, Other	$49,571, see rank	$53,966	$40,405
Two or More Races	$48,333, see rank	$53,289	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kodiak Area	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$37,000, see rank	$42,427	$25,955
25 to 44	$71,531, see rank	$72,075	$58,073
45 to 64	$87,900, see rank	$81,427	$64,486
65 or over	$44,938, see rank	$47,979	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kodiak Area	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,222, see rank	545,497	243,810,053
Male¹	5,427, 53.09%, see rank	52.11%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,448, 81.96%, see rank	76.02%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	821, 15.13%, see rank	5.38%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	3,627, 66.83%, see rank	70.64%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,409, 93.99%, see rank	90.30%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	218, 6.01%, see rank	9.70%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	979, 18.04%, see rank	23.98%	29.80%
Female¹	4,795, 46.91%, see rank	47.89%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,421, 71.35%, see rank	66.53%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	108, 2.25%, see rank	0.81%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	3,313, 69.09%, see rank	65.72%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,120, 94.17%, see rank	93.08%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	193, 5.83%, see rank	6.92%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,374, 28.65%, see rank	33.47%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kodiak Area	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,151, 100%	345,577	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,368, 61.08%, see rank	67.30%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,390, 19.44%, see rank	13.22%	10.03%
Public Transportation	60, 0.84%, see rank	1.53%	4.98%
Walked	764, 10.68%, see rank	7.49%	2.82%
Other Means	289, 4.04%, see rank	5.15%	1.76%
Worked at Home	280, 3.92%, see rank	5.30%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kodiak Area	9.9 minutes
Alaska	17.9 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kodiak Area	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,529	341,115	141,996,548
Male¹	3,409, 52.21%, see rank	53.15%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	724, 21.24%, see rank	30.86%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	568, 16.66%, see rank	14.81%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	542, 15.90%, see rank	14.67%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	145, 4.25%, see rank	1.55%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	317, 9.30%, see rank	13.78%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	974, 28.57%, see rank	17.03%	17.87%
Female¹	3,120, 47.79%, see rank	46.85%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	991, 31.76%, see rank	40.80%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	550, 17.63%, see rank	20.02%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,190, 38.14%, see rank	33.71%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 1.22%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	351, 11.25%, see rank	4.33%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Kodiak Area	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,529, 100%	341,115	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	333, 5.10%, see rank	5.31%	1.90%
Construction	363, 5.56%, see rank	7.96%	6.49%
Manufacturing	711, 10.89%, see rank	3.91%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	203, 3.11%, see rank	2.08%	2.83%
Retail Trade	955, 14.63%, see rank	11.15%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	530, 8.12%, see rank	7.60%	5.00%
Information	34, 0.52%, see rank	2.02%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	351, 5.38%, see rank	4.34%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	346, 5.30%, see rank	8.22%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,351, 20.69%, see rank	23.02%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	320, 4.90%, see rank	8.54%	9.18%
Public Administration	823, 12.61%, see rank	11.60%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	209, 3.20%, see rank	4.24%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kodiak Area	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,530	11.54%, see rank	9.59%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	280	8.57%, see rank	6.59%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.