Nikolaevsk, Alaska

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Population in 2010: 318.
Population change since 2000: -7.8%
Males: 178  (56.2%)
Females: 140  (43.8%)
Median resident age:

48.3 years
Alaska median age:

35.9 years

Zip codes: 99556.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,184 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Nikolaevsk:

$45,184
AK:

$88,121

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,394 (it was $10,390 in 2000)

Nikolaevsk CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $188,685 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
Nikolaevsk:

$188,685
AK:

$336,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,759; detached houses: $226,268
March 2022 cost of living index in Nikolaevsk: 104.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 34.3%
(34.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

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  • Races in Nikolaevsk, AK (2022)
    • 18993.1%White alone
    • 115.4%Hispanic



According to our research of Alaska and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Nikolaevsk, Alaska as of May 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Nikolaevsk is 258 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.


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Ancestries: German (29.7%), Irish (25.7%), Russian (12.2%), Italian (6.8%), Northern European (5.4%), Swedish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: AKST time zone

Land area: 36.3 square miles.

Population density: 8.8 people per square mile   (very low).

Nikolaevsk, Alaska map

12 residents are foreign born (2.9% Europe, 2.0% Asia).

This place:

5.9%
Alaska:

7.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Nikolaevsk CDP:

1.1% ($620)
Alaska:

1.4% ($1,888)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anchorage, AK (115.4 miles , pop. 260,283).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2326.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Anchor Point, AK (2.1 miles ),
Happy Valley, AK (3.1 miles ),
Diamond Ridge, AK (3.3 miles ),
Kachemak, AK (3.6 miles ),
Homer, AK (3.6 miles ),
Miller Landing, AK (3.6 miles),
Ninilchik, AK (3.6 miles ),
Fritz Creek, AK (3.9 miles )

Latitude: 59.81 N, Longitude: 151.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 907

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

5.3%
Alaska:

4.6%
Most common industries in Nikolaevsk, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (25.0%)
  • Construction (18.2%)
  • Educational services (14.8%)
  • Health care (6.8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.7%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (4.5%)
  • Public administration (4.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (36.1%)
  • Construction (26.2%)
  • Educational services (9.8%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.6%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.3%)
  • Water transportation (3.3%)
  • Public administration (3.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (25.9%)
  • Health care (22.2%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (18.5%)
  • Wood products (7.4%)
  • Gasoline stations (7.4%)
  • Public administration (7.4%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7.4%)
Most common occupations in Nikolaevsk, AK (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (23.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.8%)
  • Carpenters (6.8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (34.4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.8%)
  • Carpenters (9.8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6.6%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (3.3%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14.8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (11.1%)
  • Religious workers (11.1%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11.1%)
  • Top executives (7.4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.4%)

Average climate in Nikolaevsk, Alaska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Nikolaevsk-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alaska state average. It is 7143% 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 161.2 miles away from Nikolaevsk center, causing $1,020,000,000 total damage
On 10/9/1900 at 12:28:00, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 199.4 miles away from Nikolaevsk center
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 288.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1904 at 21:56:06, a magnitude 8.3 (8.3 UK) earthquake occurred 290.4 miles away from Nikolaevsk center
On 1/24/2016 at 10:30:29, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 MW, Depth: 78.0 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 59.8 miles away from Nikolaevsk center
On 1/23/2018 at 09:31:40, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 279.0 miles away from Nikolaevsk center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Nikolaevsk topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Nikolaevsk:

  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL LTC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HOMER, AK)
  • SOUTH PENINSULA HOSPITAL HHA (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; HOMER, AK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nikolaevsk:

  • University of Alaska Anchorage (about 115 miles; Anchorage, AK; Full-time enrollment: 12,483)
  • Charter College-Anchorage (about 115 miles; Anchorage, AK; FT enrollment: 2,983)
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (about 370 miles; Fairbanks, AK; FT enrollment: 6,397)
  • Whatcom Community College (about 1385 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 3,265)
  • Western Washington University (about 1389 miles; Bellingham, WA; FT enrollment: 13,875)
  • Peninsula College (about 1390 miles; Port Angeles, WA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • Skagit Valley College (about 1409 miles; Mount Vernon, WA; FT enrollment: 3,803)

Public high school in Nikolaevsk:

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River: Chakok River (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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Nikolaevsk and their reported violations in the past:

NIKOLAEVSK COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (Address: 64135 BOLOTNA ROAD , Population served: 360, Surface water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In SEP-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2007)
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In AUG-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2007)
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In JUL-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2007)
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2007)
  • Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2007)
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 6 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:

3.0 people
Alaska:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

73.8%
Whole state:

66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

2.8%
Whole state:

8.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Nikolaevsk:

Marital status in Nikolaevsk, AK
  • Never married: 34.4%
  • Now married: 37.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 2.8%
  • Divorced: 25.7%

For population 25 years and over in Nikolaevsk:

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 23.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 46.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.7
Alaska average:

10.3

Religion statistics for Nikolaevsk, 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
This county:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.33 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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.
State:

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

6.7%
Alaska:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kenai Peninsula Borough:

29.4%
State:

27.8%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

46.6%
State:

49.7%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

44.4%
State:

48.0%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.0
Alaska:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

20.9%
Alaska:

21.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Nikolaevsk:

7.8%
State:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Nikolaevsk:

6.7
Alaska:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

37.0%
State:

34.1%

General health condition:
This city:

54.9%
Alaska:

57.5%

Average condition of hearing:
Nikolaevsk:

79.3%
State:

81.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Nikolaevsk, AK Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Nikolaevsk:

  • KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
  • KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
  • KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
  • KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, 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.)
  • KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)

TV broadcast stations around Nikolaevsk:

  • K51AF (Channel 51; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K39AA (Channel 39; NINILCHIK, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K59AR (Channel 59; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
  • K62AM (Channel 62; ANCHOR POINT, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KG7ORS, Licensee ID: L01901194, Grant Date: 10/29/2014, Expiration Date: 10/29/2024, Certifier: Charles Honick, Registrant: Charles Honick, Nikolaevsk, AK 99556


FAA Registered Aircraft:

2
  • Aircraft: STINSON 108 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 411, N411, N-411, Serial Number: 108-159, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1955, Certificate Issue Date: 02/16/2017
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Justin W Kepler, Po Box 5144, Nikolaevsk, AK 99556, Other Owners: Christina L Kepler
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 85009, N85009, N-85009, Serial Number: 7AC-3734, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 09/22/1965, Certificate Issue Date: 10/13/2020
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Justin W Kepler, Po Box 5144, Nikolaevsk, AK 99556, Other Owners: Christina L Kepler

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Nikolaevsk, AK
  • 43.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 32.4%Wood
  • 9.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.4%Utility gas
  • 5.4%Electricity
  • 4.1%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Nikolaevsk, AK
  • 100.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Nikolaevsk compared to Alaska state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

Nikolaevsk on our top lists:

  • #87 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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