Valley City is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 6,566 people and two associated neighborhoods, Valley City is the 12th largest community in North Dakota.

In addition, Valley City is a college town. There are a lot of students in Valley City attending college, and as a result Valley City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

One of the benefits of Valley City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.71 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Valley City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The overall education level of Valley City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.92% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Valley City in 2022 was $33,714, which is lower middle income relative to North Dakota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,856 for a family of four. However, Valley City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Valley City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Valley City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Valley City include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Valley City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.