Golden Valley is a city of 21,725 people in Minnesota. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. At a median age of 44.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 2,129 people per square mile. That is roughly 22% ahead of the Minnesota median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,772, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Golden Valley
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants80.7% → 70.7%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate4.3% → 9.1%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share0.8% → 5.2%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)10%(117)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(140)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(298)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.6%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.6%(100)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,168 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
Golden Valley, decade by decade
Golden Valley 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
20,971
$110,912
$262,088
42.0%
13.0
2000
20,281
$113,057
$288,186
46.7%
23.6
2010
20,371
$115,786
$400,786
53.8%
35.7
2020
22,552
$118,517
$399,246
59.6%
43.9
2024
21,725
$108,772
$431,400
60.0%
49.6
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.
