Valley Stream is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 40,232 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Valley Stream really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Valley Stream perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Valley Stream, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.40 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Valley Stream is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Valley Stream area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The population of Valley Stream is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.68% of adults in Valley Stream have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Valley Stream in 2022 was $49,554, 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 $198,216 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. 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 23.57% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Stream include Italian, Haitian, Irish, Guyanese, and Jamaican.

Valley Stream also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 41.18%.

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