Valley Center

Population: 8,937
Median household income: $73,480
Median home value: $214,300

Located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, Valley Center is a community with a population of 8,937. At $73,480, its median household income sits above Sedgwick County's $67,675.

From 2019 to 2023, Valley Center's population grew 24.5% from 7,176 to 8,937, while its median home value rose 47.1% from $145,700 to $214,300.

Owners occupy 70.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,937
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,480
Median home value: $214,300
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 3,253
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1768,937

Median household income

$70,819$73,480

Median home value

$145,700$214,300

Median gross rent

$941$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,176	$70,819	$145,700	$941
2020	7,843	$66,250	$156,400	$967
2021	8,365	$64,811	$166,300	$869
2022	8,448	$70,531	$193,100	$885
2023	8,937	$73,480	$214,300	$1,017

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

Age distribution

Under 511.5%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,030	11.5%
5 to 17	2,219	24.8%
18 to 24	422	4.7%
25 to 34	1,224	13.7%
35 to 44	1,081	12.1%
45 to 54	782	8.8%
55 to 64	760	8.5%
65 to 74	785	8.8%
75 and over	634	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,810	87.4%
Black or African American	44	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.3%
Asian	75	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	504	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	476	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	497	9.4%
High school graduate	1,216	23.1%
Some college or associate's	1,655	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,240	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	658	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,938	80.8%
Carpooled	343	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	135	3.7%
Bicycle	32	0.9%
Worked from home	188	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	680	19.7%
15 to 29 min	2,016	58.5%
30 to 44 min	432	12.5%
45 to 59 min	118	3.4%
60+ min	202	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 2.2% (199 of 8,923)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,269	72.0%
Nonfamily households	881	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,150	96.8%
Vacant	103	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,219	70.4%
Renter-occupied	931	29.6%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,619	80.5%
1-unit, attached	83	2.6%
2 to 4 units	196	6.0%
5 to 19 units	104	3.2%
20 or more units	251	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2073250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8330, -97.3677