Valley Stream is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 40,115 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Valley Stream is the 25th largest community in New York.

Valley Stream home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Valley Stream real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Valley Stream has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Valley Stream telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Valley Stream is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Valley Stream a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Valley Stream has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Valley Stream’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

In Valley Stream, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the village is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Valley Stream is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Valley Stream, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of Valley Stream citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.91% of adults in Valley Stream have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Valley Stream in 2018 was $46,105, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,420 for a family of four.

Valley Stream is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Valley Stream home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Stream residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Valley Stream also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.25% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Stream include Italian, Irish, Jamaican, Haitian, and Guyanese.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Valley Stream's cultural character, accounting for 38.26% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Valley Stream is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.