CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Valley Park

Missouri · 4,165 residents · 4.50 sq mi

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Valley Park is home to 4,165 people in Missouri. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 36% since 2000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $60,400. Households earn $27,460 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,165

−36%vs 2000

vs 6,518 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(335)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(305)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(183)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(213)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(373)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3428%(1,166)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(532)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.2%(300)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(287)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(262)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(139)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(70)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,460

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,548 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,963

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,720 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,400

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $128,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$484

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $628 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.0%

−17.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.9% in 2000

51.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88%(5,736)

Black3.9%(257)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(148)

Asian4.3%(279)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(3,955)

Black2.2%(92)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(64)

Asian2.3%(95)

Other0.6%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(229)

Puerto Rican0.6%(41)

Cuban0.4%(24)

South American0.1%(8)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(46)

Chinese0.6%(38)

Vietnamese0.5%(36)

Filipino0.3%(18)

Ancestry

German30.4%(2,063)

Irish14.2%(967)

English12.8%(871)

American5.2%(356)

Italian5.2%(356)

Polish4.2%(284)

French3.1%(214)

Lithuanian1.6%(111)

Hungarian1.4%(98)

Arab1.4%(96)

Scottish0.8%(57)

French Canadian0.7%(49)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(48)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(45)

Egyptian0.6%(42)

Syrian0.6%(42)

Swedish0.6%(42)

Iranian0.6%(41)

British0.5%(35)

Croatian0.5%(31)

Slovak0.4%(29)

Ukrainian0.4%(27)

Swiss0.3%(20)

Danish0.3%(18)

Finnish0.3%(18)

Russian0.3%(17)

Welsh0.2%(16)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(8)

Romanian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−19.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.8%

−18.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 15.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.6%(974)

Married45.6%(1,284)

Widowed5.2%(146)

Divorced14.6%(412)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(893)

Married45.2%(1,279)

Widowed10.5%(297)

Divorced12.8%(361)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)38.4%(98)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(69)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era8.2%(21)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.1%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 255 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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