2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Kenai, AK vs Sherman, ME

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- Household income in Sherman, is 31% less than it is in Kenai and is 42% below the National Average.
- Kenai unemployment rate is 8.9%.
- Sherman unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Kenai, AKSherman, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,422  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,529$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,828  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kenai, AKSherman, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kenai, AKSherman, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock8.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.5%13.1%
Reviews for Kenai    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Moving to Kenai AK August 2012, opened doors for new adventures, and fulfilling a life long dream. As a person with a disability, I spent many years attempting to  More

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So, it is Alaska and you might expect as much, but Kenai seems to have more than the average nasty weather days. This past summer has been miserable. We wear jackets at  More

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It's Alaska after all, so a person would already expect some degree of cold climate conditions. But Kenai lies close to the Cook Inlet and it's weather comes right off  More

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