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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,604 (1.1%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Valdez-Cordova Census Area is $702 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $876 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1230 a month.
Neighboring
counties: Anchorage Municipality
, Kenai Peninsula Borough
, Matanuska-Susitna Borough
, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
, Yakutat City and Borough
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Valdez-Cordova Census Area: Abercombie
(A),
Meier Lodge
(B),
Meiers
(C),
Cold King Camp
(D),
Ernestine
(E),
Girwood
(F),
Eureka Road House
(G),
Tsina Station
(H),
Eyak Cannery
(I),
FYAK River Cabin
(J),
Nankomen Lake Recreation Site
(K),
Ibex Camp
(L),
Hogan
(M),
Liebigstag
(N),
Orca
(O),
Pete Dahl Cabin
(P),
Sawmill
(Q),
Galena Bay
(R),
Barns, The
(S),
Shelter Cabin
(T)
Lakes and reservoirs: Jackpot
Lakes
(A),
Charlotte, Lake
(B),
Eshamy Lagoon
(C),
Eshamy Lake
(D),
Chelle Lake
(E),
Meiers Lake
(F),
Long Lake
(G),
Fourth Berg Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chisna
Creek
(A),
Chisna River
(B),
Chistochina River
(C),
Chitistone River
(D),
Chititu Creek
(E),
Chokosna River
(F),
Chultikana Creek
(G),
Cirque Creek
(H),
Clear Stream
(I)
Parks in Valdez-Cordova Census Area include: Hinchinbrook
Lighthouse Reserve
(1),
Richardson Monument
(2),
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve
(3),
Copper River Delta Fish and Wildlife Management Area
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
County
total employment by year
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County
average yearly wages by year ($) |
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Current college students: 416
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 518 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Valdez-Cordova
Census Area: |
5.1% | | Whole
state: | 5.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 112
- 1990
to 1994: 75
- 1985
to 1989: 67
- 1980
to 1984: 102
- 1975
to 1979: 43
- 1970
to 1974: 36
- 1970
to 1974: 37
- 1965
to 1969: 46
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Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,994
- One,
attached: 119
- Two:
152
- 3
or 4: 342
- 5
to 9: 167
- 10
to 19: 108
- 20
or more: 270
- Mobile
homes: 938
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 58
Housing units in Valdez-Cordova Census Area with a mortgage: 918 (63 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 577
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Other
transportation, and support activities, and couriers (12%)
- Public
administration (10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Health
care (7%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Other
transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Carpenters
(3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Philippines
(39%)
- Canada
(6%)
- Mexico
(6%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
- Korea
(4%)
- Germany
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Valdez-Cordova Census Area:
|
- German
(14%)
- English
(9%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,662 (61%)
- Carpooled:
647 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
- Taxi:
18 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
9 (0%)
- Bicycle:
36 (1%)
- Walked:
642 (15%)
- Other
means: 110 (3%)
- Worked
at home: 245 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- 59
people in other workers' dormitories
- 52
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 17
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 14
people in military ships
- 11
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 10
people in nursing homes
- 7
people in military barracks, etc.
- 6
people in crews of maritime vessels
- 3
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 2
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $56,258.
9.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,139 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.68% | | Alaska
average: |
9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.37% relocated from other counties in Alaska ($22,284 average AGI)
5.31% relocated from other states ($18,858 average AGI)
| Valdez-Cordova
Census Area: |
5.31% | | Alaska
average: | 6.06% |
Percentage
of residents relocating from other counties or countries
|
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
1.62% ($46,417 average AGI) |
| from
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.75% ($51,571) |
| from
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.46% ($52,647) |
| from
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
|
0.35% ($46,308) |
| from
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
|
0.27% ($38,300) |
11.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,243 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.33% | | Alaska
average: |
9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.27% relocated to other counties in Alaska ($19,035 average AGI)
6.06% relocated to other states ($20,208 average AGI)
| Valdez-Cordova
Census Area: |
6.06% | | Alaska
average: | 6.19% |
Percentage
of residents relocating to other counties or countries |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Anchorage Municipality, AK
|
2.51% ($38,811 average AGI) |
| to
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
|
0.90% ($44,471) |
| to
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
|
0.77% ($43,379) |
| to
Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
|
0.48% ($31,778) |
| to
King County, WA
|
0.26% ($50,600) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5
Births
per 1000 population in Valdez-Cordova Census Area |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Valdez-Cordova Census Area |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Valdez-Cordova Census Area |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 748 (634 aged, 114 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,013
- In
family households: 8,391 (1,997 male householders, 582 female householders)
2,077
spouses, 3,247 children (3,001 natural, 112 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 89 other relatives, 190 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,622 (852 male householders (690 living alone)), 453 female householders (352 living alone)), 317 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 182 (16 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 990 2-persons, 642 3-persons, 522 4-persons, 262 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,042 1-person, 229 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
2,161 married couples with children.
657 single-parent households (230 men, 427 women).
91.0% of residents of Valdez-Cordova Census Area speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $155,759,000 ($15632 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,806,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,515,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,187,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,283,000
Federal grants: $93,074,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,285,000 ($16,447,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,416,000 ($56,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $802,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,905,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,327,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 620
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 80
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 252
| Here: |
25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
25 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +95
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -745
| Here: |
-75 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-7 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Valdez-Cordova Census Area
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Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.94 millions of gallons per day (65% from ground, 35% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 112
- 1995
to 1998: 403
- 1990
to 1994: 354
- 1980
to 1989: 1,232
- 1970
to 1979: 1,616
- 1960
to 1969: 655
- 1950
to 1959: 416
- 1940
to 1949: 106
- 1939
or earlier: 254
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 106
- 2
rooms: 162
- 3
rooms: 252
- 4
rooms: 355
- 5
rooms: 593
- 6
rooms: 432
- 7
rooms: 295
- 8
rooms: 201
- 9
or more rooms: 239
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska: |
- 1
room: 80
- 2
rooms: 161
- 3
rooms: 230
- 4
rooms: 310
- 5
rooms: 220
- 6
rooms: 147
- 7
rooms: 47
- 8
rooms: 32
- 9
or more rooms: 22
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Valdez-Cordova Census Area: |
- no
bedroom: 120
- 1
bedroom: 334
- 2
bedrooms: 554
- 3
bedrooms: 1,085
- 4
bedrooms: 392
- 5
or more bedrooms: 150
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Valdez-Cordova Census Area:
|
- no
bedroom: 86
- 1
bedroom: 320
- 2
bedrooms: 384
- 3
bedrooms: 354
- 4
bedrooms: 88
- 5
or more bedrooms: 17
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Valdez-Cordova Census Area in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 148
- 1
vehicle: 754
- 2
vehicles: 1,203
- 3
vehicles: 392
- 4
vehicles: 86
- 5
or more vehicles: 52
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Valdez-Cordova Census Area in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 187
- 1
vehicle: 705
- 2
vehicles: 292
- 3
vehicles: 57
- 4
vehicles: 8
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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53% of Valdez-Cordova Census Area residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Alaska.
| Valdez-Cordova
Census Area: |
53.1% | | State
average: |
47.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3756
- Northeast:
764
- Midwest:
1440
- South:
818
- West:
2794
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 22%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 21%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (80%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Electricity
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (73%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Utility
gas (6%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 79
School
Enrollment by Level of School
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Age
and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age
and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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