With 12,657 people, Valley Falls is a city in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. There are 3,567 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 4.1%, under the national 12.5%. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,901, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Valley Falls
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$305,529 → $375,200(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share0.2% → 6.6%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)28.3%(104)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(28)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21%(77)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 367 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 Falls, decade by decade
Valley Falls 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
11,175
$85,481
$305,529
12.9%
6.2
2000
11,599
$84,093
$235,722
17.0%
15.6
2010
11,547
$84,359
$381,365
19.6%
29.7
2020
12,094
$107,783
$322,160
29.4%
47.7
2024
12,657
$92,901
$375,200
29.1%
47.7
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.
