Valley Park

Population: 6,817
Median household income: $64,470
Median home value: $232,900

Valley Park is a community in St. Louis County, Missouri, home to 6,817 residents. Its median household income of $64,470 runs below the St. Louis County figure of $81,340.

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley Park's population held roughly steady from 6,799 to 6,817, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $179,700 to $232,900.

44.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,817
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,470
Median home value: $232,900
Median gross rent: $1,343
Housing units: 3,182
Homeownership rate: 51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7996,817

Median household income

$56,786$64,470

Median home value

$179,700$232,900

Median gross rent

$998$1,343

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,799	$56,786	$179,700	$998
2020	6,813	$57,124	$179,200	$1,062
2021	6,864	$57,399	$188,200	$1,143
2022	6,848	$63,478	$219,800	$1,245
2023	6,817	$64,470	$232,900	$1,343

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	333	4.9%
5 to 17	1,019	14.9%
18 to 24	657	9.6%
25 to 34	1,196	17.5%
35 to 44	856	12.6%
45 to 54	701	10.3%
55 to 64	835	12.2%
65 to 74	538	7.9%
75 and over	682	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,625	82.5%
Black or African American	497	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	118	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	255	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	320	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	346	7.2%
High school graduate	1,116	23.2%
Some college or associate's	1,187	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,448	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	711	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,599	73.1%
Carpooled	241	6.8%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	644	18.1%
Other means	62	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	613	21.1%
15 to 29 min	1,442	49.6%
30 to 44 min	762	26.2%
45 to 59 min	50	1.7%
60+ min	43	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 12.7% (839 of 6,618)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,406	44.4%
Nonfamily households	1,760	55.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,166	99.5%
Vacant	16	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,644	51.9%
Renter-occupied	1,522	48.1%

1-unit, detached50.3%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units26.4%

20 or more units9.8%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,601	50.3%
1-unit, attached	209	6.6%
2 to 4 units	190	6.0%
5 to 19 units	841	26.4%
20 or more units	313	9.8%
Mobile home & other	28	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2975472
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 38.5500, -90.4959