Valley

Population: 10,406
Median household income: $55,422
Median home value: $130,500

Located in Chambers County, Alabama, Valley is a community with a population of 10,406. The median household income of $55,422 is above the Chambers County median ($49,295).

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley's population grew 12.1% from 9,286 to 10,406, while its median home value rose 47.1% from $88,700 to $130,500.

87.3% of workers drive to work alone. 63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,406
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,422
Median home value: $130,500
Median gross rent: $1,024
Housing units: 4,881
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,28610,406

Median household income

$47,747$55,422

Median home value

$88,700$130,500

Median gross rent

$799$1,024

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,286	$47,747	$88,700	$799
2020	9,195	$50,445	$91,300	$821
2021	10,498	$51,476	$100,800	$892
2022	10,442	$54,237	$113,200	$979
2023	10,406	$55,422	$130,500	$1,024

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	828	8.0%
5 to 17	1,741	16.7%
18 to 24	1,216	11.7%
25 to 34	1,935	18.6%
35 to 44	1,141	11.0%
45 to 54	1,015	9.8%
55 to 64	1,138	10.9%
65 to 74	610	5.9%
75 and over	782	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,841	56.1%
Black or African American	3,900	37.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	112	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.7%
Two or more races	199	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	285	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	837	12.6%
High school graduate	2,539	38.3%
Some college or associate's	2,077	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	678	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	490	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,151	87.3%
Carpooled	379	8.0%
Public transit	15	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	3.6%
Other means	39	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,640	35.8%
15 to 29 min	1,444	31.5%
30 to 44 min	894	19.5%
45 to 59 min	393	8.6%
60+ min	213	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 14.4% (1,483 of 10,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,609	64.6%
Nonfamily households	1,429	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,038	82.7%
Vacant	843	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,449	60.6%
Renter-occupied	1,589	39.4%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units14.6%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,083	63.2%
1-unit, attached	10	0.2%
2 to 4 units	162	3.3%
5 to 19 units	704	14.4%
20 or more units	713	14.6%
Mobile home & other	209	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0178204
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8014, -85.2044