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Pennsylvania · Census place 79680

Valley View (Schuylkill Co.), PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Valley View (Schuylkill Co.), Pennsylvania (Valley View (Schuylkill Co.), PA — Census place “Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County)”) is 1,473 residents, ranking #798 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $71,250, the median home is worth $144,100 and median gross rent runs $1,031 a month. Looking for the Valley View (Schuylkill Co.) Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Valley View (Schuylkill Co.), PA: 17938, 17983.

Population
1,473Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) residents
Median household income
$71,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$144,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,031Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
81.3%Owner-occupied households

Valley View (Schuylkill Co.) ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Valley View (Schuylkill Co.).

The Valley View (Schuylkill Co.) PA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County)

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) median would spend about 17.4% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 81.3% 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 View CDP (Schuylkill County), PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,473 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #798 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 38.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 View CDP (Schuylkill County) earn a median of $71,250 a year, 9.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) is valued at $144,100, 52.5% below the national figure and 25% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,031 a month, 26.7% below the national figure, or roughly $12,372 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.4% 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 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 81.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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 View CDP (Schuylkill County)?
Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) has 1,473 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #798 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County)?
Median household income in Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) is $71,250 a year, 9.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County)?
Median gross rent is $1,031 a month and the median home value is $144,100, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.
Is Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) 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.