Valley Mills

Population: 1,183
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $129,700

Valley Mills, a community in Bosque County, Texas, has 1,183 residents. At $42,188, its median household income sits below Bosque County's $69,339.

From 2019 to 2023, Valley Mills's population declined 9.1% from 1,302 to 1,183, while its median home value rose 63.4% from $79,400 to $129,700.

Owners occupy 60.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,183
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $129,700
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 459
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3021,183

Median household income

$56,979$42,188

Median home value

$79,400$129,700

Median gross rent

$975$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,302	$56,979	$79,400	$975
2020	1,393	$44,815	$90,000	$962
2021	1,295	$44,417	$87,000	$976
2022	1,259	$43,000	$99,800	$1,137
2023	1,183	$42,188	$129,700	$1,150

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	10.2%
5 to 17	273	23.1%
18 to 24	87	7.4%
25 to 34	208	17.6%
35 to 44	181	15.3%
45 to 54	118	10.0%
55 to 64	96	8.1%
65 to 74	74	6.3%
75 and over	25	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	866	73.2%
Black or African American	15	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.8%
Two or more races	61	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	228	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's49.9%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	14.0%
High school graduate	199	28.3%
Some college or associate's	350	49.9%
Bachelor's degree	36	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	486	87.6%
Carpooled	35	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.3%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	18	3.2%
Other means	7	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	27.9%
15 to 29 min	177	33.0%
30 to 44 min	179	33.3%
45 to 59 min	5	0.9%
60+ min	26	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 12.3% (144 of 1,167)

	Count	Share
Family households	298	77.4%
Nonfamily households	87	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	385	83.9%
Vacant	74	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	60.3%
Renter-occupied	153	39.7%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	406	88.5%
1-unit, attached	5	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2	0.4%
5 to 19 units	3	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4874732
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.6568, -97.4726