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Valdese Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Valdese Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

4,687

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.7%
5 - 17:
13.1%
18 - 24:
7.7%
25 - 34:
8.8%
35 - 54:
26.4%
55 - 64:
15.2%
Over 65 Years:
23.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.8%
3.8%
92.1%
92.1%
35.2%
35.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Valdese
USA
$40,002
$40,002
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Valdese
USA
$66,745
$66,745
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.5%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Construction
Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Public Service
Finance
Administration
20.9%
20.9%
11.4%
11.4%
11.3%
11.3%
9.7%
9.7%
9.1%
9.1%
7.1%
7.1%
6.3%
6.3%
5.4%
5.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.4%
4.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
89.6%
89.6%
5.5%
5.5%
2.8%
2.8%
1.5%
1.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Scots-Irish
Italian
Scottish
European
French
British
Dutch
Swiss
Welsh
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
Dutch West Indian
13.1%
13.1%
12.0%
12.0%
7.0%
7.0%
5.9%
5.9%
5.0%
5.0%
4.4%
4.4%
3.1%
3.1%
1.9%
1.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Miao/Hmong
Italian
Tagalog
Polish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
95.2%
95.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Valdese Residents

2.2%