CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Valley Cottage

New York · 9,007 residents · 4.39 sq mi

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Valley Cottage is a city of 9,007 people in New York. Median home value sits at $211,300. That is roughly 69% ahead of the New York median. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households take in $55,779 a year at the median, 85% more than the country as a whole. Median rent is $867 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,007

−3%vs 2000

vs 9,269 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(584)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(481)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(489)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(562)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(1,516)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.5%(1,662)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(1,109)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(810)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(557)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(350)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(256)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,779

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,828 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,412

−35%vs 2000

vs $33,181 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$211,300

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $212,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$867

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,081 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.1%(7,237)

Black3.4%(314)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(622)

Asian9.8%(907)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(8,070)

Black2.8%(249)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(372)

Asian7.6%(682)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican12.4%(1,135)

Central American2.8%(256)

Panamanian1.4%(128)

South American1.1%(104)

Nicaraguan1.1%(97)

Ecuadorian0.7%(67)

Mexican0.7%(60)

Cuban0.5%(44)

Costa Rican0.3%(31)

Spaniard0.2%(21)

Colombian0.2%(20)

Chilean0.2%(16)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino5.8%(532)

Asian Indian1.7%(159)

Bangladeshi1.6%(150)

Chinese1%(93)

Ancestry

Irish17.4%(1,591)

Italian15%(1,377)

German11.1%(1,019)

West Indian8.6%(792)

Jamaican4.5%(417)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian3%(273)

Russian2.7%(244)

French2.5%(225)

English2.4%(223)

American2.3%(212)

Polish2.3%(210)

Haitian2.2%(202)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian1.3%(122)

Czech1.1%(102)

Greek1%(94)

Hungarian0.9%(82)

Armenian0.7%(60)

Iranian0.5%(44)

Scottish0.4%(41)

Brazilian0.4%(36)

Dutch0.4%(36)

Welsh0.3%(27)

Norwegian0.3%(23)

Slovene0.2%(18)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Nigerian0.1%(5)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest German population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.2%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

15.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.6 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 23.8 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 married23.4%(824)

Married66.6%(2,343)

Widowed3.6%(126)

Divorced6.4%(226)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(1,068)

Married55%(2,192)

Widowed10.4%(414)

Divorced7.9%(315)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.8%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 82.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.5%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)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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