Golden Valley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 8,801 people and three associated neighborhoods, Golden Valley is the 58th largest community in Arizona.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Golden Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Golden Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Golden Valley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Golden Valley has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.37% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Golden Valley in 2022 was $26,890, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,560 for a family of four. However, Golden Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Golden Valley is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Golden Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Golden Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Golden Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.38% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Golden Valley include German, Irish, French, English, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Golden Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.