Cordova vs Whittier

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

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

Cordova has the higher population (2,405 vs 471 in Whittier). Cordova has the higher median household income ($88,538 vs $57,188 in Whittier). Cordova has the higher median home value ($384,500 vs $83,500 in Whittier).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Whittier
Population	2,405	471
Median age	37.8 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,538	$57,188
Median home value	$384,500	$83,500
Median gross rent	$1,359	$965
Housing units	1,123	340
Homeownership rate	68.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Whittier
Population	2,829 → 2,405 (-15.0%)	318 → 471 (+48.1%)
Median household income	$94,625 → $88,538 (-6.4%)	$59,000 → $57,188 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$330,600 → $384,500 (+16.3%)	$63,100 → $83,500 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,122 → $1,359 (+21.1%)	$875 → $965 (+10.3%)

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

Whittier

Population

318471

Median household income

$59,000$57,188

Median home value

$63,100$83,500

Median gross rent

$875$965

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Whittier
Under 5	6.7%	16.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.5%	5.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	8.5%
75 and over	4.0%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Whittier
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	43.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	4.7%
Asian	9.9%	29.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	9.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	11.3%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Whittier
No high school diploma	2.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	33.7%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Whittier
Drove alone	57.3%	39.9%
Carpooled	13.1%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.0%	27.9%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	15.9%
Other means	5.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Whittier
1-unit, detached	64.8%	5.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	12.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	81.8%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Whittier
Poverty rate	1.3%	15.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	7	7
Median year structure built	1980	1953