Alabama · Census place 78204
Valley city, AL
Quick answer
Valley city has 10,406 residents, ranking #65 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $55,422, the median home is worth $130,500 and median gross rent runs $1,024 a month.
- Population
- 10,406Valley city residents
- Median household income
- $55,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $130,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,024Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valley city median would spend about 22.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.4% of residents and 60.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Rainbow City city 10,213
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