Demographics of Valley city, Alabama

Valley city, Alabama had 10,294 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −124 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Valley city, in four figures

10,294
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,277 ±36.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −124 people.; 34.1 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,661 ±$6,260
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Valley city, Alabama's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Valley city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Valley city, Alabama's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Valley city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,418	100.0	100.0
2021	10,380	99.6	100.2
2022	10,271	98.6	100.7
2023	10,303	98.9	101.6
2024	10,288	98.8	102.5
2025	10,294	98.8	103.1

Population of Valley city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,418	—
2021	10,380	−38
2022	10,271	−109
2023	10,303	+32
2024	10,288	−15
2025	10,294	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±2.7: for men 28.5 ±3.2 and for women 39.4 ±6.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Valley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	725 ±233	7.1% ±2.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,788 ±370	17.4% ±3.6	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,114 ±295	10.8% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,807 ±404	27.3% ±3.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,198 ±347	21.4% ±3.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,645 ±299	16.0% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,661 ±$6,260, and income per person $26,070 ±$2,310, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Valley city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	915 ±258	23.1% ±6.4	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	965 ±241	24.4% ±5.9	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	981 ±256	24.8% ±6.3	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	302 ±122	7.6% ±3.0	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	494 ±203	12.5% ±5.1	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	69 to 317	1.8% to 8.0%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	35 to 173	0.9% to 4.4%	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Valley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,510 ±377	14.9% ±3.7	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	511 ±189	20.4% ±6.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	542 ±212	10.5% ±4.0	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	457 ±208	18.3% ±7.8	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Valley city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Valley city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	4,795 ±269	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.5% ±2.5	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.5% ±5.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±7.0	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±6.1	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$140,800 ±$24,141	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,016 ±$154	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±6	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Valley city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	275 to 869	2.7% to 8.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,442 ±467	53.0% ±4.5	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,803 ±504	37.0% ±4.9	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 0.8%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 143	0% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	127 to 583	1.2% to 5.7%	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Valley city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	7,724 ±499	75.2% ±4.8	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,139 ±421	20.8% ±4.1	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 79	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	141 to 613	1.4% to 6.0%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 157	0% to 1.5%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	61 to 545	0.6% to 5.3%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Valley city among the places of Alabama

69th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Valley city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Russellville city	10,799 ±22
Saks CDP	10,681 ±1,169
Spanish Fort city	10,662 ±22
Pike Road city	10,574 ±26
Rainbow City city	10,284 ±44
Valley city	10,277 ±36
Clay city	10,273 ±30
Forestdale CDP	9,742 ±1,102
Fairfield city	9,728 ±21
Southside city	9,483 ±76
Pleasant Grove city	9,442 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 26 Places in Alabama by homeownership rate
No. 27 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 47 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 57 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 70 Places in Alabama by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026