Valdez, AK · standard
ZIP Code 99686
Valdez-Cordova County, Alaska - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 4,005
- 1/sq mi
- $99,349
- Median income
- $312,200
- Median home value
- 31.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Valdez pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 19%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 32%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 65%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 99686 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 99686 covers 8010.0 square miles in Valdez, Valdez-Cordova County, Alaska (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 4,005 residents on file, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Anchorage time zone.
ZIP 99686 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $99,349 (37% above the Alaska average), while per-capita income is $51,660. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 9.8%. On housing, the median home value is $312,200 (49% above the state average) with median rent at $1,481 per month, and 65.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.5, and the average commute is 11 minutes. Alaska and national benchmarks, shown above, are the best way to contextualize 99686, not the raw numbers alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 99686
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Valdez, AK
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 99686.
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
33 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing
Transportation and warehousing
17 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
14 establishments
- Health care and social assistance
Health care and social assistance
14 establishments
- Construction 13
Construction
13 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 99686, Valdez, AK · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
4,005
Population
8010.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Anchorage
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 99686?
38.5
Median Age
56.4%
Male
43.6%
Female
2.9%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$99,349
Median Household Income
+37% vs state
$51,660
Per Capita Income
5.8%
Poverty Rate
9.8%
Unemployment Rate
10.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 99686 ranks nationally
Valdez, AK household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$99,349 Top 19% higher than 81% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
2,075
Total Housing Units
1,679
Occupied Units
396
Vacant Units
2.26
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$312,200
Median Home Value
+49% vs state
$1,481
Median Rent
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 161 business establishments in ZIP 99686, employing approximately 1,359 people with a combined annual payroll of $117,834,000.
161
Businesses
1,359
Employees
$117.8M
Annual Payroll
15
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 33 | 20.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 17 | 10.6% |
| Retail trade | 14 | 8.7% |
| Health care and social assistance | 14 | 8.7% |
| Construction | 13 | 8.1% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 12 | 7.5% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 12 | 7.5% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 8 | 5.0% |
| Information | 7 | 4.3% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 7 | 4.3% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 3.7% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 5 | 3.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4 | 2.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 4 | 2.5% |
| Finance and insurance | 3 | 1.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
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