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Cordova, AK Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cordova is $39,828, which is higher than the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Cordova median household income is $93,750, which has grown by 87.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cordova residents spend 6.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #28

Cordova, AK	39,828 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cordova, AK	39,923 USD
Alaska	36,240 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cordova, AK	52,438 USD
Alaska	42,923 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cordova, AK	35,611 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Cordova, AK	93,750 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cordova, AK	103,636 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #29

Cordova, AK	87.07%
Alaska	39.28%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Cordova, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	51.67%	$7,720, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.02%	$20,589, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.12%	$0, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.93%	$31,593, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cordova, AK	117,793 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cordova, AK	129,848 USD
Alaska	100,099 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cordova, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$97,162, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$66,538, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Two or More Races	$57,059, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cordova, AK	Alaska	U.S.
25 to 44	$79,500, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$107,609, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$95,473, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cordova, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,070, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	1,144, 55.27%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	795, 69.49%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.26%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	792, 69.23%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	731, 92.30%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61, 7.70%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	349, 30.51%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	926, 44.73%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	617, 66.63%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	617, 66.63%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	616, 99.84%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 0.16%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	309, 33.37%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cordova, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,309, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	807, 61.65%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	122, 9.32%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	125, 9.55%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	73, 5.58%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	182, 13.90%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cordova, AK	6.2 minutes
Alaska	18.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cordova, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,347	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	731, 54.27%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	226, 30.92%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	22, 3.01%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	106, 14.50%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	151, 20.66%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	107, 14.64%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 9.85%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	616, 45.73%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	253, 41.07%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	130, 21.10%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	219, 35.55%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 2.27%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

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

Industry

	Cordova, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,347, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	191, 14.18%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	93, 6.90%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	173, 12.84%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.15%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	126, 9.35%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	89, 6.61%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	50, 3.71%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50, 3.71%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	69, 5.12%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	281, 20.86%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	117, 8.69%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	83, 6.16%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23, 1.71%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cordova, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	62	2.39%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.