Because there are quite a few people attending college in Valley City, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Valley City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Valley City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.10 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Valley City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Valley City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.01% of adults in Valley City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Valley City in 2022 was $35,525, which is lower middle income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,100 for a family of four. However, Valley City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Valley City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Valley City include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Valley City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
