Golden Valley vs Valle Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Valley and Valle Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Valley and Valle Vista are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Golden Valley has the higher population (7,999 vs 2,376 in Valle Vista). Valle Vista has the higher median household income ($46,690 vs $43,940 in Golden Valley). Valle Vista has the higher median home value ($233,300 vs $153,000 in Golden Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
Population	7,999	2,376
Median age	61.5 yrs	60.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,940	$46,690
Median home value	$153,000	$233,300
Median gross rent	$1,156	$1,304
Housing units	4,515	1,371
Homeownership rate	91.4%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
Population	9,079 → 7,999 (-11.9%)	2,195 → 2,376 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$38,955 → $43,940 (+12.8%)	$56,838 → $46,690 (-17.9%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $153,000 (+87.5%)	$149,900 → $233,300 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $1,156 (+53.5%)	$870 → $1,304 (+49.9%)

Golden Valley

Population

9,0797,999

Median household income

$38,955$43,940

Median home value

$81,600$153,000

Median gross rent

$753$1,156

Valle Vista

Population

2,1952,376

Median household income

$56,838$46,690

Median home value

$149,900$233,300

Median gross rent

$870$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
Under 5	2.6%	1.4%
5 to 17	6.8%	3.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	2.4%
25 to 34	7.4%	4.2%
35 to 44	3.6%	4.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	22.2%
55 to 64	20.7%	20.8%
65 to 74	18.5%	22.9%
75 and over	23.7%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.4%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
No high school diploma	26.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	37.1%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
Drove alone	55.5%	71.8%
Carpooled	30.2%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	8.8%	3.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
1-unit, detached	37.3%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61.4%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Golden Valley	Valle Vista
Poverty rate	22.5%	12.2%
Average household size	2.08	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1999	1997