Valdese is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,713 people and three associated neighborhoods, Valdese is the 168th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Valdese is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Valdese is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valdese who work in management occupations (11.15%), maintenance occupations (9.33%), and sales jobs (8.63%). Also of interest is that Valdese 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 Valdese telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.87% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Valdese has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Valdese a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Valdese is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Valdese are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.25% of adults in Valdese have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Valdese in 2022 was $41,651, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,604 for a family of four. However, Valdese contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Valdese is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valdese home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valdese residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Valdese include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Valdese is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.
