Valley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,323 people and four associated neighborhoods, Valley is the 63rd largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Valley, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Valley, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Valley’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Valley does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $54,237.00.When you are in Valley, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.82% of Valley’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Valley is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valley who work in office and administrative support (13.51%), management occupations (9.16%), and teaching (6.53%). The citizens of Valley are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.85% of adults in Valley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Valley in 2022 was $29,091, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,364 for a family of four. However, Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Valley include English, Irish, German, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
