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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Valdez Cordova County is $32,610, which is about the same as the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Valdez Cordova County median household income is $81,736, which has grown by 67.72% 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 Valdez Cordova County residents spend 9.0 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, #12

Valdez Cordova County	32,610 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

Valdez Cordova County	35,303 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

Valdez Cordova County	43,859 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

Valdez Cordova County	25,391 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, #4

Valdez Cordova County	81,736 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Valdez Cordova County	86,613 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

Valdez Cordova County	67.72%
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

	Valdez Cordova County		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	39.60%	$5,770, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.94%	$16,546, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.67%	$3,508, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.86%	$27,450, 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

Valdez Cordova County	97,801 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Valdez Cordova County	99,775 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

	Valdez Cordova County	Alaska	U.S.
White	$86,136, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Hispanic	$56,250, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$105,500, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$57,756, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$4,722, see rank	$50,853	$53,370
One Race, Other	$98,431, see rank	$56,875	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,375, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Valdez Cordova County	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$35,000, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$88,205, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$92,813, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$43,000, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Valdez Cordova County	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,488, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	4,031, 53.83%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,875, 71.32%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	83, 2.06%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,792, 69.26%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,441, 87.43%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	351, 12.57%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,156, 28.68%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	3,457, 46.17%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,136, 61.79%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,136, 61.79%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,015, 94.34%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	121, 5.66%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,321, 38.21%, 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

	Valdez Cordova County	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,389, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,911, 66.32%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	352, 8.02%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	29, 0.66%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	599, 13.65%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	173, 3.94%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	325, 7.40%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Valdez Cordova County	9.0 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

	Valdez Cordova County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,456	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	2,441, 54.78%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	637, 26.10%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	435, 17.82%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	247, 10.12%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	168, 6.88%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	446, 18.27%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	246, 10.08%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	2,015, 45.22%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	650, 32.26%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	517, 25.66%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	805, 39.95%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.50%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.15%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 1.39%, 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

	Valdez Cordova County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,456, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	340, 7.63%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	339, 7.61%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	262, 5.88%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 0.74%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	295, 6.62%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	503, 11.29%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	175, 3.93%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	156, 3.50%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	396, 8.89%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	930, 20.87%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	481, 10.79%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	446, 10.01%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	100, 2.24%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Valdez Cordova County	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	933	9.79%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	187	8.26%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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