Cody vs Valentine

A side-by-side comparison of Cody and Valentine: population, income, housing, and more.

Cody and Valentine are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Valentine has the higher population (2,632 vs 180 in Cody). Cody has the higher median household income ($68,594 vs $53,438 in Valentine). Valentine has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $102,100 in Cody).

Population, income & housing

	Cody	Valentine
Population	180	2,632
Median age	48.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,594	$53,438
Median home value	$102,100	$135,600
Median gross rent	$615	$872
Housing units	101	1,495
Homeownership rate	75.3%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cody	Valentine
Population	205 → 180 (-12.2%)	2,760 → 2,632 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$43,571 → $68,594 (+57.4%)	$52,974 → $53,438 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $102,100 (+83.0%)	$126,200 → $135,600 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $615 (+5.5%)	$745 → $872 (+17.0%)

Cody

Population

205180

Median household income

$43,571$68,594

Median home value

$55,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$583$615

Valentine

Population

2,7602,632

Median household income

$52,974$53,438

Median home value

$126,200$135,600

Median gross rent

$745$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cody	Valentine
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	9.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	21.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	6.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	21.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.6%
75 and over	10.0%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cody	Valentine
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.8%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	7.8%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cody	Valentine
No high school diploma	7.7%	1.6%
High school graduate	23.8%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cody	Valentine
Drove alone	72.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.9%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cody	Valentine
1-unit, detached	85.1%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Cody	Valentine
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	10
Median year structure built	1945	1970