Census place 0178204

Valley

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Valley city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Valley.

According to the 2025 estimate, Valley has a population of 10,294 and 792 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 66 covered Alabama places are: median home value is $140,800, below the comparison median of $216,650; median household income is $51,661, below the comparison median of $65,621; and typical commute is 21.5 minutes, below the comparison median of 23.9 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$140,800
Below the comparison median of $216,650
median household income
$51,661
Below the comparison median of $65,621
typical commute
21.5 minutes
Below the comparison median of 23.9 minutes

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Valley's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
10,294
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.1%
Population estimate
Density
792/sq mi
13 sq mi land area
Median age
34.1 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$51,661
Median home value
$140,800
Median gross rent
$1,016
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.1%
Typical commute
21.5 min
Drive-alone commute
85.8%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
0%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
32.5%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
45%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
57.2%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.1%
Working from home
4.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
89.5%
Homes built 2020+
1.2%
Households without a vehicle
6.8%
Households with children
33%
Residents with a disability
21.6%
Residents without insurance
11.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Chambers County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
14
Hurricane declarations
7
Severe Storm declarations
7

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: COLUMBUS METRO AP (25 mi from place center)
Average high
77°F
Average low
56°F
Annual rainfall
48.8"
Annual snowfall
0.5"

Month by month

A year in Valley.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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Median home
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