Valley City is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Valley City enrolled in college, Valley City has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Valley City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.71 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Valley City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Valley City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.92% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Valley City in 2022 was $33,714, which is lower middle income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,856 for a family of four. However, Valley City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Valley City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Valley City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Valley City include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Valley City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.
