Valatie is a city of 1,796 people in New York. At a median age of 50.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 4%. The poverty rate is 4.1%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,461, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valatie
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants63.3% → 76.8%(+13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age38.6 → 50.0(+11.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$234,967 → $325,100(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
Valatie's population equals 2.9% of Columbia County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.6% 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)11.5%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.5%(48)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(32)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 113 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
Valatie, decade by decade
Valatie 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
1,487
$81,002
$234,967
18.7%
4.0
2000
1,712
$80,836
$198,925
19.4%
13.3
2010
1,819
$86,839
$304,545
19.8%
29.1
2020
1,785
$85,752
$273,800
31.2%
41.3
2024
1,796
$100,461
$325,100
34.7%
38.0
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.
