Valley City is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Valley City enrolled in college, Valley City has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.10 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Valley City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The 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.
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.
