Valier

Population: 596
Median household income: $41,288
Median home value: $70,400

Valier is a community in Franklin County, Illinois, home to 596 residents. The median household income of $41,288 is below the Franklin County median ($53,471).

From 2019 to 2023, Valier's population declined 17.7% from 724 to 596, while its median home value rose 11.7% from $63,000 to $70,400.

7.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 596
Median age: 54.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,288
Median home value: $70,400
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 324
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

724596

Median household income

$46,771$41,288

Median home value

$63,000$70,400

Median gross rent

$542$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	724	$46,771	$63,000	$542
2020	731	$36,500	$63,200	$521
2021	695	$37,321	$61,300	$575
2022	712	$40,469	$70,000	$646
2023	596	$41,288	$70,400	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6422.1%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	4.5%
5 to 17	77	12.9%
18 to 24	24	4.0%
25 to 34	67	11.2%
35 to 44	49	8.2%
45 to 54	62	10.4%
55 to 64	132	22.1%
65 to 74	117	19.6%
75 and over	41	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	573	96.1%
Black or African American	4	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's43.2%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	10.9%
High school graduate	178	38.0%
Some college or associate's	202	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	16	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	87.4%
Carpooled	12	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.5%
Other means	8	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	18.1%
15 to 29 min	35	18.1%
30 to 44 min	68	35.2%
45 to 59 min	23	11.9%
60+ min	32	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 21.5% (127 of 592)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	53.6%
Nonfamily households	140	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	302	93.2%
Vacant	22	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	266	88.1%
Renter-occupied	36	11.9%

1-unit, detached96.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	312	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1777148
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.0180, -89.0437