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Cohoe, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 1,364.
Population change since 2000: +16.8%
Males: 697  (51.2%)
Females: 667  (48.8%)
Median resident age:

48.0 years
Alaska median age:

35.9 years

Zip codes: 99610, 99669.

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Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,564 (it was $38,542 in 2000)
Cohoe:

$61,564
AK:

$88,121

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,948 (it was $19,059 in 2000)

Cohoe CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $228,308 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
Cohoe:

$228,308
AK:

$336,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $337,870; detached houses: $341,115; mobile homes: $188,278

Median gross rent in 2022: $839.

March 2022 cost of living index in Cohoe: 106.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.8%
(17.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.9% for American Indian residents, 6.8% for other race residents, 5.1% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Cohoe, AK (2022)
    • 1,17277.3%White alone
    • 1318.6%American Indian alone
    • 1268.3%Two or more races
    • 573.8%Hispanic
    • 161.1%Asian alone
    • 40.3%Other race alone
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Ancestries: German (19.1%), English (10.0%), British (7.5%), French (4.3%), European (3.8%), Polish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 69.7 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile   (very low).

Cohoe, Alaska map

45 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.7% Oceania, 0.6% Asia).

This place:

3.0%
Alaska:

7.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,603 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $923 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (80.5 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2335.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Kasilof, AK (1.8 miles ),
Clam Gulch, AK (2.5 miles),
Kalifornsky, AK (3.5 miles ),
Soldotna, AK (3.9 miles ),
Ridgeway, AK (4.1 miles ),
Kenai, AK (4.2 miles ),
Salamatof, AK (4.5 miles ),
Funny River, AK (4.7 miles )

Latitude: 60.30 N, Longitude: 151.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

Distribution of median household income in Cohoe, AK in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cohoe, AK in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.3%
Alaska:

4.6%
Most common industries in Cohoe, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (11.6%)
  • Educational services (10.6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
  • Health care (7.0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.5%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.8%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (20.5%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (10.9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.5%)
  • Educational services (6.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.5%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.2%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (15.4%)
  • Health care (13.8%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (8.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.7%)
  • Personal & laundry services (6.7%)
  • Social assistance (6.2%)
  • Public administration (5.6%)
Most common occupations in Cohoe, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.3%)
  • Carpenters (4.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Carpenters (8.2%)
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (8.2%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.2%)
  • Registered nurses (6.7%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4.6%)

Average climate in Cohoe, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Cohoe, Alaska environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 37.6. This is significantly better than average.

City:

37.6
U.S.:

72.6
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 13.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

13.4
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 1.80. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.80
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Cohoe-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 7628% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1964 at 03:36:12, a magnitude 9.2 (9.2 UK, Class: Great, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 133.9 miles away from Cohoe center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 8.5 (7.0 MB, 8.5 MS, 7.9 MW, 8.1 ME) earthquake occurred 252.2 miles away from Cohoe center
On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 235.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 256.0 miles away from Cohoe center
On 11/3/2002 at 22:12:41, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 MW, Depth: 2.6 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 254.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/2016 at 10:30:29, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 MW, Depth: 78.0 mi) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from Cohoe center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Cohoe topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Cohoe:

  • 1ST CHOICE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 16 miles away; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • HERITAGE PLACE (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; SOLDOTNA, AK)
  • CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 16 miles away; SOLDOTNA, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cohoe:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 80 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 12,483)
  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 80 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 334 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 6,397)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1386 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1389 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1392 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1409 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Central Emergency Services Station 6 Kasilof Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Lower Cohoe Lake (A), Upper Cohoe Lake (B), Bottleneck Lakes (C), Centennial Lake (D), Encelewski Lake (E), Quintin Lake (F), Border Lake (G), Johnson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Crooked Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Kenai Peninsula Borough has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

62.2%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.0%
Whole state:

8.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Cohoe:

Marital status in Cohoe, AK
  • Never married: 30.3%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

For population 25 years and over in Cohoe:

  • High school or higher: 93.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 16.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.1
Alaska average:

10.3

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cohoe

Religion statistics for Cohoe, AK (based on Kenai Peninsula Borough data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant9,68881
Other3,07913
Catholic2,8106
Mainline Protestant1,40715
Orthodox8598
None37,557-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 25
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

4.71 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

3.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

3.01 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

2.30 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 71
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

13.38 / 10,000 pop.
Alaska:

7.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

6.7%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

29.4%
Alaska:

27.8%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Cohoe:

57.6%
Alaska:

49.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

59.7%
Alaska:

48.0%

Average BMI:
This city:

27.6
Alaska:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Cohoe:

19.8%
State:

21.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

9.4%
Alaska:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Cohoe:

7.0
Alaska:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

35.5%
State:

34.1%

General health condition:
Here:

63.7%
State:

57.5%

Average condition of hearing:
Cohoe:

84.7%
Alaska:

81.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Cohoe, AK Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Cohoe:

  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
  • KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
  • KSWD (950 AM; 1 kW; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cohoe:

  • KWJG (91.5 FM; KASILOF, AK; Owner: KASILOF PUBLIC B/G INC)
  • KXBA (93.3 FM; NIKISKI, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • KPEN-FM (101.7 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KKIS-FM (96.5 FM; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KWHQ-FM (100.1 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
  • KDLL (91.9 FM; KENAI, AK; Owner: PICKLE HILL PUBLIC B/CASTING, INC.)
  • KWVK (89.5 FM; KASILOF, AK; Owner: ALASKA EDUCATIONAL RADIO SYSTEM, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Cohoe:

  • K67AU (Channel 67; KASILOF, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K61AN (Channel 61; KASILOF, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K56AQ (Channel 56; KASILOF, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K48AC (Channel 48; KASILOF, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K08LW (Channel 8; KENAI/SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: NORTHERN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K10NC (Channel 10; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: CHANNEL 2 BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K12LA (Channel 12; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K09QH (Channel 9; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF ANCHORAGE LICENSE LLC)
  • K03FW (Channel 3; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K06MF (Channel 6; KENAI, ETC., AK; Owner: FIREWEED COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

Cohoe fatal accident list:

Jul 25, 2021 06:25 PM, Sr-1 Sterling Hwy, Lat: 60.299728, Lon: -151.273197, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 2018 08:51 PM, Sr-1 Sterling Hwy, Lat: 60.258408, Lon: -151.336397, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 2
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 2,613Total average daily traffic
  • 104Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

5
  • Global Cohoe Loop, Sterling Highway (Lat: 60.275639 Lon: -151.308833), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 22.9 m, Overall height: 23.2 m, Call Sign: WQRL433, Licensee ID: L00009200,
    Assigned Frequencies: 19495.0 MHz, Grant Date: 06/11/2013, Expiration Date: 06/11/2023, Cancellation Date: 03/25/2019, Certifier: Bonnie Paskvan, Registrant: The Alaska Wireless Network, LLC

  • 0216 XC, Nw Corner Of Tri Road And Cohoe Loop Road (Lat: 60.359139 Lon: -151.320278), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WRJV513,
    Assigned Frequencies: 19380.0 MHz, 19460.0 MHz, 19380.0 MHz, 19460.0 MHz, 19380.0 MHz, 19460.0 MHz, 19380.0 MHz, 19460.0 MHz, 19380.0 MHz, 19460.0 MHz... (+10 more), Grant Date: 11/03/2020, Expiration Date: 11/03/2030, Certifier: Lisa Phillips, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 1800 M Street, Nw, Suite 800n, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

  • SW020, 29574 Cohoe Loop Rd (Lat: 60.296583 Lon: -151.276111), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WRJV524,
    Assigned Frequencies: 17820.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz, 17820.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz, 17820.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz, 17820.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz, 17820.0 MHz, 17900.0 MHz... (+10 more), Grant Date: 11/03/2020, Expiration Date: 11/03/2030, Certifier: Lisa Phillips, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 1800 M Street, Nw, Suite 800n, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:

  • CLx, Elain Eave And S Chohoe Loop Rd (Lat: 60.362806 Lon: -151.374528), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WRNZ336,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11155.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz, 11155.0 MHz, Grant Date: 09/13/2021, Expiration Date: 09/13/2031, Certifier: Aaron L Larson, Registrant: Micronet Communications, Inc., 812 Lexington Dr, Plano, TX 75075, Phone: (972) 422-7200, Email:

  • Kasilof, 4.5 Mi S Of (Lat: 60.275556 Lon: -151.308889), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WGY738,
    Assigned Frequencies: 6755.00 MHz, 6725.00 MHz, Grant Date: 10/05/2018, Expiration Date: 12/27/2028, Registrant: State Of Alaska, 5900 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5744, Fax: (907) 269-5562, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cohoe, AK
  • 64.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 22.2%Wood
  • 5.0%Utility gas
  • 3.0%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cohoe, AK
  • 52.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 32.5%Wood
  • 8.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.2%Electricity


Cohoe compared to Alaska state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.

Cohoe on our top lists:

  • #86 on the list of "Top 100 cities with smallest houses"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
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