Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska is in Alaska, is in the Western states, is better than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and homicides, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, overcrowding, internet access, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of civilian unemployment, job variety, and job proximity, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and is better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of income, pollution exposure, and premature death.

• median household income ($78,810)
• public-school spending per student ($25,641)
• average weekly wage ($1,033)
• per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($322.96)
• pre-school enrollment (82.18%)
• adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (81.40%)
• high-school graduation rate (73.23%)
• homeownership rate (70.6%)
• labor-force participation (66.42%)
• youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (54.78%)
• population without nearby access to a large grocery store (51.99%)
• households with internet access (38.76%)
• 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (36.85%)
• population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (36.67%)
• racial integration (31.00%)
• population living close to emergency facilities (30.21%)
• adult obesity (29.70%)
• population without health insurance (23.12%)
• new-business growth rate (22.08%)
• adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (19.90%)
• adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (18.82%)
• households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (18.70%)
• heart disease among older adults (16.73%)
• change in median household value (+14.62%)
• adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (13.27%)
• vacant houses (11.06%)
• poverty rate (10.86%)
• teenage birth rate (10.81%)
• civilian labor-force unemployment (8.2%)
• adult diabetes (7.0%)
• households with utility gas or electric for home heating (6.73%)
• older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (6.65%)
• households with no vehicle (6.25%)
• cancer among older adults (5.53%)
• overcrowded households (5.22%)
• newborns with low birth weight (5.19%)
• households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (4.23%)
• households that receive public-assistance income (4.02%)
• youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (3.13%)
• workers who commute 60 minutes or more (1.44%)
• unsafe drinking water exposure (1.02%)
• relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.79%)
• tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
• affordable housing relative to low-income population (-37.43)
• food environment index (7.0)
• jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (326)
• local food outlets per 100,000 in population (31.5)
• nonprofits per 100,000 population (110.0)
• variety of industries among available jobs (0.48)
• walkability index (4.54)
• airborne cancer risk per million in population (24.33)
• car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (10.21)
• days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.20)
• deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (51.18)
• homicides per 100,000 population (4.800)
• property crimes per 100,000 population (2,114)
• relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.41)
• relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.14)
• relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
• risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.49)
• violent crimes per 100,000 population (343.61)
• CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
• first responders per 1,000 population (1.100)
• population (9,278)
• primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (63.24)

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