With 9,165 people, Valley Cottage is a city in New York. 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. That is roughly 55% ahead of the New York median. At a median age of 46.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $133,117, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
58% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valley Cottage
What changed most since 1990
White share85.7% → 56.7%(−29.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share2.5% → 9.5%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants81.8% → 89.1%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Valley Cottage's population equals 2.7% of Rockland County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.3% 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)13.9%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(31)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21%(50)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 238 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 Cottage, decade by decade
Valley Cottage 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
9,007
$133,873
$507,135
39.6%
32.2
2000
9,269
$138,132
$386,373
41.4%
46.8
2010
9,107
$126,475
$636,711
46.6%
58.7
2020
9,038
$140,856
$506,753
52.4%
72.8
2024
9,165
$133,117
$544,100
58.3%
77.8
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.
