Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK elected officials: borough assembly, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Kenai Peninsula Borough: 56 seats on 9 elected bodies. 19 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
How many local governments Kenai Peninsula Borough has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Kenai Peninsula Borough. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
6
6
School districts (school boards)
0
1
Special districts (elected boards)
0
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Kenai Peninsula Borough), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Kenai Peninsula Borough
60,413people
41.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$80,538 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
11.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%
29.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$323,200median home valueU.S.: $332,700
7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
10%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
11.5%U.S.: 8.4%
48.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
32%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.4% · White 77.5% · Black 0.6% · Asian 1.8% · Other or more than one race 15.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Kenai Peninsula Borough
4.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Alaska: 3.9%.
27,436people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
28,608in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.1%
1,172
27,436
28,608
August 2026
3.4%
1,029
29,149
30,178
July 2026
3.7%
1,108
29,150
30,258
June 2026
4.1%
1,250
28,943
30,193
May 2026
4.2%
1,240
28,101
29,341
April 2026
5.4%
1,500
26,207
27,707
March 2026
5.8%
1,588
26,009
27,597
February 2026
6.3%
1,726
25,702
27,428
January 2026
6.5%
1,795
25,757
27,552
December 2025
6.0%
1,667
26,191
27,858
November 2025
5.9%
1,663
26,410
28,073
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.4%
1,235
27,027
28,262
August 2025
3.6%
1,095
28,993
30,088
July 2025
4.2%
1,270
29,211
30,481
June 2025
5.0%
1,470
28,148
29,618
May 2025
4.8%
1,363
27,059
28,422
April 2025
5.6%
1,487
25,297
26,784
March 2025
6.2%
1,644
24,846
26,490
February 2025
6.7%
1,771
24,607
26,378
January 2025
6.5%
1,724
24,636
26,360
December 2024
5.4%
1,443
25,131
26,574
November 2024
5.6%
1,497
25,174
26,671
October 2024
4.8%
1,290
25,417
26,707
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.3%
1,490
26,584
28,074
2024
5.2%
1,422
25,819
27,241
2023
5.0%
1,361
25,756
27,117
2022
5.1%
1,380
25,515
26,895
2021
7.6%
2,002
24,488
26,490
2020
9.9%
2,520
22,860
25,380
2019
6.6%
1,657
23,489
25,146
2018
7.5%
1,885
23,414
25,299
2017
8.2%
2,106
23,465
25,571
2016
8.6%
2,221
23,536
25,757
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alaska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Kenai Peninsula Borough
230.7 per 100,0002025. Alaska: 729.3.
1,061.3 per 100,0002025. Alaska: 1,892.8.
0murders2025, 50 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
50
230.7
230
1,061.3
2024
42
195.8
255
1,188.8
2023
66
309.5
267
1,252.2
2022
78
375.0
349
1,677.8
2021
114
520.1
361
1,647.0
2020
68
316.3
397
1,846.4
2019
109
512.6
839
3,945.8
2018
98
460.8
1,018
4,787.0
2017
90
426.8
946
4,486.4
2016
92
442.0
890
4,275.8
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Kenai Police Department
2025
26
85
7,854
Homer Police Department
2025
12
79
6,292
Soldotna Police Department
2024
4
53
4,654
Seward Police Department
2025
6
26
2,921
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alaska · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.26 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 21,672 people.
49sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
30civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Kenai Police Department
17
8
7,854
Homer Police Department
12
11
6,292
Seward Police Department
10
9
2,921
Soldotna Police Department
10
2
4,605
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
49
2.26
30
4
2024
49
2.28
29
4
2023
49
2.30
33
4
2022
54
2.60
35
4
2021
51
2.33
31
4
2020
52
2.42
36
4
2019
51
2.40
32
4
2018
50
2.35
32
4
2017
54
2.56
28
4
2016
50
2.40
36
4
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who are the Kenai Peninsula Borough commissioners?
Brent Hibbert (Assembly Member); Cindy Ecklund (Assembly Member); Dale Eicher (Assembly Member); Kelly Cooper (Assembly Member); Lenora Niesen (Assembly Member); Nate Berga (Assembly Member); Ryan Tunseth (Assembly Member); Sarge Truesdell (Assembly Member); Willy Dunne (Assembly Member); Peter Micciche (Mayor).
Who is on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board?
What is the population of Kenai Peninsula Borough?
About 60,413 people, with a median age of 41.4; the median household income is $80,538 and 11.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Kenai Peninsula Borough?
4.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,172 people unemployed in a labor force of 28,608, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Kenai Peninsula Borough?
7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 6 municipal governments.
What cities and towns are in Kenai Peninsula Borough?
6: Homer, Kachemak, Kenai, Seldovia, Seward, Soldotna. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs' elected officials data; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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