Florence vs Valley City

A side-by-side comparison of Florence and Valley City: population, income, housing, and more.

Florence and Valley City are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Valley City has the higher population (15 vs 12 in Florence). Since 2019, Valley City's population has grown faster (-31.8% vs -81.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	Valley City
Population	12	15
Median age	68.0 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$26,250	—
Median home value	$75,000	—
Housing units	29	16
Homeownership rate	75.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	Valley City
Population	66 → 12 (-81.8%)	22 → 15 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$30,625 → $26,250 (-14.3%)	—
Median home value	$55,000 → $75,000 (+36.4%)	—

Florence

Population

6612

Median household income

$30,625$26,250

Median home value

$55,000$75,000

Valley City

Population

2215

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Florence	Valley City
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	16.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	73.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.3%	26.7%
65 to 74	58.3%	0.0%
75 and over	16.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	Valley City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	Valley City
No high school diploma	30.0%	26.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	73.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	Valley City
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	Valley City
1-unit, detached	89.7%	25.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	75.0%

Poverty & households

	Florence	Valley City
Poverty rate	25.0%	33.3%
Average household size	1.50	1.50
Median year structure built	1948	1997