Minnesota · Census place 24308
Golden Valley city, MN
Quick answer
Golden Valley city has 21,927 residents, ranking #52 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $114,435, the median home is worth $423,500 and median gross rent runs $1,815 a month.
- Population
- 21,927Golden Valley city residents
- Median household income
- $114,435Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $423,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,815Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Golden Valley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Golden Valley city median would spend about 19% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 70% 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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