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Valdez, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Valdez is a Census city of 3,847 people across 212.91 square miles of land, in Chugach Census Area. Median household income is $99,271, 65.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Valdez
What Valdez is
- Census place typecity
- Land area212.91 sq mi
- Water area59 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land18
- County holding the largest share of its areaChugach Census Area, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Valdez
How many people live in Valdez
- Population3,847
- Median age38.4
- Population under 18839
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over382 plus or minus 100
- Share 65 and over9.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Households1,672
- Family households1,040
- Share of households that are families62.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Valdez
Income and work in Valdez
- Median household income$99,271
- Per capita income$51,648
- Civilian labor force2,153
- Employed1,935
- Unemployed218 plus or minus 95
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over2,716
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Valdez
Housing in Valdez
- Housing units2,043
- Occupied units1,672
- Vacant units371 plus or minus 84
- Vacancy rate18.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,091
- Renter occupied581 plus or minus 119
- Ownership rate65.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$313,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,481 plus or minus $424
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units1,150
- Share single family56.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more341 plus or minus 92
- Share in buildings of two or more16.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes552 plus or minus 112
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Valdez
How Valdez gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,957
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,438
- Share commuting under 15 minutes73.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more89 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Valdez
SBA loans in Valdez (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,461,100
- Average approval$576,850
- Median approval$137,500
- Largest approval$2,303,000
- Jobs supported30
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valdez, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chugach Census Area, not Valdez
Chugach Census Area context, not Valdez figures
- Establishments in Chugach Census Area379
- Covered employment, Chugach Census Area3,593
- Average annual pay, Chugach Census Area$74,978
- Housing units permitted, Chugach Census Area25
Every figure in this section is published for Chugach Census Area as a whole and is not a measurement of Valdez.
All Chugach Census Area figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Valdez questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Valdez, Alaska?
3,847, in 1,672 households. Valdez city covers 212.91 square miles of land, which is 18 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Valdez in?
Chugach Census Area, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Valdez?
$99,271. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $313,000. Median gross rent is $1,481 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Valdez businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $137,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valdez, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Valdez borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Valdez. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Valdez figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chugach Census Area as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Valdez.
Is zoning published for Valdez?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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