Valley City is home to 6,541 people in North Dakota. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $162,200. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 3%. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $780 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,339, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valley City
What changed most since 1990
White share98.1% → 88.0%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Barnes County
Valley City's population equals 61% of Barnes County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 30% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 90% of the county's.
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)36.3%(178)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.5%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 490 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 City, decade by decade
Valley City 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
7,163
$47,915
$103,203
18.9%
4.6
2000
6,826
$51,097
$105,109
23.6%
8.0
2010
6,585
$52,965
$118,251
32.3%
13.6
2020
6,575
$62,704
$165,201
32.3%
24.1
2024
6,541
$60,339
$162,200
31.4%
27.5
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.
