What is the population of Golden Valley city?

Golden Valley city has 21,927 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Golden Valley city?

Median household income in Golden Valley city is $114,435 a year, 45.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Golden Valley city?

Median gross rent is $1,815 a month and the median home value is $423,500, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.

Is Golden Valley city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Golden Valley city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Golden Valley, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Golden Valley, Minnesota (Golden Valley, MN — Census place “Golden Valley city”) is 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. Looking for the Golden Valley Minnesota ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Golden Valley, MN: 55416, 55422, 55426, 55427.

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

Golden Valley ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Golden Valley.

The Golden Valley MN ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

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

Golden Valley city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Golden Valley city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 21,927 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #52 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 44.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Golden Valley city earn a median of $114,435 a year, 45.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 52% above the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Golden Valley city is valued at $423,500, 39.6% above the national figure and 76% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,815 a month, 29.1% above the national figure, or roughly $21,780 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Golden Valley city?: Golden Valley city has 21,927 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #52 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Golden Valley city?: Median household income in Golden Valley city is $114,435 a year, 45.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Golden Valley city?: Median gross rent is $1,815 a month and the median home value is $423,500, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.
Is Golden Valley city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Golden Valley city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Golden Valley city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.