What is the population of Valley city?

Valley city has 3,113 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Valley city?

Median household income in Valley city is $106,750 a year, 35.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,053 a month and the median home value is $515,100, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Valley city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Valley, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Valley, Nebraska (Valley, NE — Census place “Valley city”) is 3,113 residents, ranking #47 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $106,750, the median home is worth $515,100 and median gross rent runs $1,053 a month. Looking for the Valley Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Valley, NE: 68064.

Population: 3,113Valley city residents
Median household income: $106,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $515,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,053Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 47.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.6%Owner-occupied households

Valley ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Valley.

The Valley NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

68064

What the numbers mean in Valley city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Valley city median would spend about 11.8% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.7% of residents and 74.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Valley city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Valley city is a small town in Nebraska, with 3,113 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 47.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Valley city earn a median of $106,750 a year, 35.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 58% above the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 4.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Valley city is valued at $515,100, 69.8% above the national figure and 218% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,053 a month, 25.1% below the national figure, or roughly $12,636 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.8% 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 4.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 74.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

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 Valley city?: Valley city has 3,113 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Valley city?: Median household income in Valley city is $106,750 a year, 35.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Valley city?: Median gross rent is $1,053 a month and the median home value is $515,100, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.
Is Valley city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Valley city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Valley city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.