Valley Cottage

Population: 8,803
Median household income: $133,828
Median home value: $502,000

Valley Cottage, a community in Rockland County, New York, has 8,803 residents. Its median household income of $133,828 runs above the Rockland County figure of $110,631.

From 2019 to 2023, Valley Cottage's population declined 2.4% from 9,023 to 8,803, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $401,200 to $502,000.

63.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,803
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $133,828
Median home value: $502,000
Median gross rent: $2,000
Housing units: 3,445
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0238,803

Median household income

$112,242$133,828

Median home value

$401,200$502,000

Median gross rent

$2,024$2,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,023	$112,242	$401,200	$2,024
2020	8,861	$116,214	$418,100	$2,021
2021	8,749	$117,500	$412,900	$2,128
2022	9,069	$131,172	$470,600	$1,878
2023	8,803	$133,828	$502,000	$2,000

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	3.6%
5 to 17	1,067	12.1%
18 to 24	617	7.0%
25 to 34	1,314	14.9%
35 to 44	700	8.0%
45 to 54	1,403	15.9%
55 to 64	1,195	13.6%
65 to 74	1,414	16.1%
75 and over	776	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,693	64.7%
Black or African American	504	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	979	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.6%
Two or more races	254	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,318	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate16.2%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree26.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	205	3.0%
High school graduate	1,102	16.2%
Some college or associate's	1,677	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,994	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,824	26.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone66.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit5.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,022	66.7%
Carpooled	391	8.6%
Public transit	259	5.7%
Walked	59	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	724	16.0%
Other means	76	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	748	19.6%
15 to 29 min	1,223	32.1%
30 to 44 min	689	18.1%
45 to 59 min	594	15.6%
60+ min	553	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 3.0% (255 of 8,606)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,358	72.4%
Nonfamily households	901	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,259	94.6%
Vacant	186	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,881	88.4%
Renter-occupied	378	11.6%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units18.8%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,175	63.1%
1-unit, attached	109	3.2%
2 to 4 units	647	18.8%
5 to 19 units	457	13.3%
20 or more units	57	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3676661
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.1155, -73.9435