Valley Center is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 7,348 people and two associated neighborhoods, Valley Center is the 49th largest community in Kansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Valley Center is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Valley Center is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Valley Center who work in healthcare (15.31%), teaching (10.07%), and management occupations (8.21%). Because of many things, Valley Center is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Valley Center really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Valley Center perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Valley Center does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Valley Center is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.88% of adults in Valley Center have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Valley Center in 2022 was $29,356, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,424 for a family of four. However, Valley Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Valley Center is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Valley Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Valley Center include German, English, Irish, Polish, and European. The most common language spoken in Valley Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
