Valley Head is a city of 669 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Getting to work takes 50 minutes on average. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $59,800. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,889, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valley Head
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$89,523 → $59,800(−33%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate19.2% → 6.0%(−13.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share97.8% → 90.9%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.3%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.1%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War30.9%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 55 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Valley Head, decade by decade
Valley Head population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
594
$53,627
$89,523
9.9%
5.4
2000
611
$52,852
$109,299
11.4%
21.8
2010
558
$44,547
$116,956
14.1%
19.1
2020
577
$47,165
$83,025
11.2%
29.3
2024
669
$45,889
$59,800
12.7%
20.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
