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Valdese, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Valdese, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

4,689

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,740

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.1% since 2018

Valdese added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,138 (88.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone165 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone153 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone144 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races102 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish185
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)88
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$43,072

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care502
  2. 2.Retail Trade347
  3. 3.Manufacturing338
  4. 4.Construction242
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations857
  2. 2.Service Occupations485
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations337
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations259
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations206

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.59×)242
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)338
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.45×)347
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)164
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$627/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999424 (25.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999221 (13.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999208 (12.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999160 (9.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999113 (6.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99980 (4.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,424

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,830 (84.9%)
  • Worked at Home204 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled106 (4.9%)
  • Walked15 (0.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.