Alaska · Census place 82200
Valdez city, AK
Quick answer
Valdez city has 3,911 residents, ranking #30 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $97,067, the median home is worth $312,400 and median gross rent runs $1,463 a month.
- Population
- 3,911Valdez city residents
- Median household income
- $97,067Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $312,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,463Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valdez city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valdez city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 63% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Nome city 3,668
- Mill Bay CDP 3,541
- Petersburg CDP 3,346
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