North Dakota · Census place 81180
Valley City city, ND
Quick answer
Valley City city has 6,554 residents, ranking #12 of 406 places in North Dakota. Median household income is $56,471, the median home is worth $152,800 and median gross rent runs $782 a month.
- Population
- 6,554Valley City city residents
- Median household income
- $56,471Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $782Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valley City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valley City city median would spend about 16.6% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 61% 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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- Lincoln city 4,309
- Grafton city 4,128
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