Valley Bend

Population: 713
Median household income: $93,352
Median home value: $253,500

Valley Bend, a community in Randolph County, West Virginia, has 713 residents. At $93,352, its median household income sits above Randolph County's $55,057.

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley Bend's population grew 43.5% from 497 to 713, while its median home value rose 254.5% from $71,500 to $253,500.

Households average 2.77 people. 24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 713
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $93,352
Median home value: $253,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 257
Homeownership rate: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

497713

Median household income

$57,115$93,352

Median home value

$71,500$253,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	497	$57,115	$71,500	$741
2020	634	$113,060	—	—
2021	486	$119,453	$261,500	—
2022	585	$128,173	$251,300	—
2023	713	$93,352	$253,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 541.7%

55 to 6428.8%

65 to 742.9%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	10.1%
5 to 17	129	18.1%
18 to 24	27	3.8%
25 to 34	92	12.9%
35 to 44	125	17.5%
45 to 54	12	1.7%
55 to 64	205	28.8%
65 to 74	21	2.9%
75 and over	30	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	713	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate50.9%

Some college or associate's12.2%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	12.0%
High school graduate	247	50.9%
Some college or associate's	59	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	121	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 51 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled22.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	247	77.2%
Carpooled	73	22.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	17.8%
15 to 29 min	70	21.9%
30 to 44 min	62	19.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	131	40.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 2.4% (16 of 658)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	79.8%
Nonfamily households	52	20.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	257	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193	75.1%
Renter-occupied	64	24.9%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	206	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5482564
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7694, -79.9279