Editing Valdez, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 315
|1910= 810
|1920= 466
|1930= 442
|1940= 529
|1950= 554
|1960= 555
|1970= 1005
|1980= 3079
|1990= 4068
|2000= 4036
|2010= 3976
|2020= 3985
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Totem in Valdez, Alaska with mountain background.jpg|thumb|Totem in Valdez honoring the Native American population]]
Valdez first appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Valdes." It formally incorporated as Valdez in 1901, and has reported in every successive census. The original townsite was relocated in 1967 from the east side to the north side of Port Valdez after the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, but still lays within the present city limits.

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,985 people living in Valdez. The racial makeup of the city was 75.7% [[White Americans|White]], 0.8% [[African Americans|Black]], 7.8% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American or Alaska Native]], 2.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.8% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.0% from some other race, and 10.3% from two or more races. 6.8% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,758 housing units in the city, with 1,610 total households. The median age was 40 years. The median income for a household was $99,151 and the median income for a family was $102,832. 4.4% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those over 65.

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 3,976 people. The racial makeup was 78.6% White, 0.6% Black, 7.6% Native American or Alaska Native, 1.9% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander and 5.8% from two or more races. 4.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.