Cordova vs Valdez

A side-by-side comparison of Cordova and Valdez: population, income, housing, and more.

Cordova and Valdez are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Valdez has the higher population (3,911 vs 2,405 in Cordova). Valdez has the higher median household income ($97,067 vs $88,538 in Cordova). Cordova has the higher median home value ($384,500 vs $312,400 in Valdez).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Valdez
Population	2,405	3,911
Median age	37.8 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$88,538	$97,067
Median home value	$384,500	$312,400
Median gross rent	$1,359	$1,463
Housing units	1,123	1,928
Homeownership rate	68.4%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Valdez
Population	2,829 → 2,405 (-15.0%)	3,847 → 3,911 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$94,625 → $88,538 (-6.4%)	$85,085 → $97,067 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$330,600 → $384,500 (+16.3%)	$168,600 → $312,400 (+85.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,122 → $1,359 (+21.1%)	$1,192 → $1,463 (+22.7%)

Cordova

Population

2,8292,405

Median household income

$94,625$88,538

Median home value

$330,600$384,500

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,359

Valdez

Population

3,8473,911

Median household income

$85,085$97,067

Median home value

$168,600$312,400

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,463

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Valdez
Under 5	6.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	17.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	14.2%	6.8%
75 and over	4.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Valdez
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	76.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	4.0%
Asian	9.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Some other race	0.3%	1.2%
Two or more races	11.3%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Valdez
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Valdez
Drove alone	57.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.0%	8.2%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.7%	3.5%
Other means	5.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Valdez
1-unit, detached	64.8%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	5.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Valdez
Poverty rate	1.3%	5.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	7	11
Median year structure built	1980	1980