CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Valley Hill

North Carolina · 1,781 residents · 2.32 sq mi

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Valley Hill is a city of 1,781 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $59,400. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. There are 356 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,781

−17%vs 2000

vs 2,137 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

39.0

−14%vs 2000

vs 45.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.5%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(144)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(117)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(122)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(233)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(248)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(203)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(164)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.1%(269)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(108)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,590

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,181

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,922 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,400

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(1,928)

Black2%(43)

Hispanic / Latino5.6%(120)

Asian1.2%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(1,763)

Black0.5%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(22)

Asian0.5%(9)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.9%(266)

South American1.6%(42)

Chilean1.6%(42)

Cuban0.4%(10)

Ancestry

English23.1%(618)

American19%(507)

Irish13.2%(354)

German11.7%(312)

Scottish6.4%(171)

Hungarian1.9%(52)

Italian1.5%(41)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(41)

French1.3%(35)

Polish0.8%(22)

Dutch0.4%(12)

Finnish0.4%(10)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.2%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.5 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married11.8%(117)

Married76.3%(757)

Widowed3.9%(39)

Divorced8%(79)

Women 15+

Never married4.8%(55)

Married78.7%(895)

Widowed4.4%(50)

Divorced12%(137)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% 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)31.5%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(66)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 260 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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