Valley city, NE

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,032 ( 1,157 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.8 square miles
Population density: 637.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,878	94.92%	65.8%
Black:	46	1.52%	109.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	36	1.19%	176.9%
Hispanic:	72	2.37%	5.3%

Total non-White:	154	5.08%	10.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,142	73.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	15	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,875
1,736	92.59%
22	1.17%
7	0.37%
10	0.53%
13	0.69%
76	4.05%
139	7.41%

2000
1,777
1,688	94.99%
32	1.80%
10	0.56%
17	0.96%
8	0.45%
19	1.07%
89	5.01%

1990
1,775
1,743	98.20%
2	0.11%
2	0.11%
2	0.11%
n/a
26	1.46%
32	1.80%

1980
1,716
1,706	99.42%
2	0.12%
1	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.41%
10	0.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

48	2.7
50	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-55	-3.1
57	3.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

37	2.2
22	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Valley city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.5
643	21.2%
2,389	78.8%
589	19.4%

1,342
2.22

843	62.8%
702	83.3%
84	10.0%
499	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
448	23.9%
1,427	76.1%
333	17.8%

804
2.26

489	60.8%
356	72.8%
64	13.1%
315	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
501	28.2%
1,276	71.8%
228	12.8%

701
2.46

467	66.6%
352	75.4%
63	13.5%
234	33.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
518	29.2%
1,257	70.8%
286	16.1%

685
2.51

481	70.2%
372	77.3%
62	12.9%
204	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
519	30.2%
1,197	69.8%
231	13.5%

614
2.71

455	74.1%
382	84.0%
51	11.2%
159	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Valley city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	49	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	66	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	96	7.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	84	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	165	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	140	10.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	95	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	137	10.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	74	5.5%
$200,000 or more	239	17.8%

Median Household Income	80,319
Per Capita Income	52,590

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	45	3.4%
Public Assistance	5	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	68	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,346	75.1%
Unemployed	45	2.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,391	77.6%
Not in Labor Force	402	22.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	500	456	52.3%
Non-Profit	69	123	35.9%
Self-Employed	168	26	86.6%

Local Government	47	32	59.5%
State Government	23	23	50.0%
Federal Government	0	29	0.0%

Total Private + Self	668	482	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	139	207	40.2%
Total	807	689	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	290	19.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	237	15.5%
Professional, Technical	442	28.9%
Service Occupations	152	9.9%
All others	409	26.7%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	245	16.0%
Health care and social assistance	205	13.4%
Manufacturing	181	11.8%
Transportation and warehousing	161	10.5%
Construction	142	9.3%
Educational services	137	9.0%
Finance and insurance	94	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	87	5.7%
Other services	83	5.4%
Accommodation and food services	60	3.9%
Public administration	58	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	2.0%
Wholesale trade	12	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	0.8%
Utilities	11	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	28	0.92%
Puerto Rican	23	0.76%
Cuban	11	0.36%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.33%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	10	0.33%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,760	97.6%
Chinese	42	1.5%
Spanish	25	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,263	41.7%
Irish	668	22.0%
Polish	226	7.5%
English	220	7.3%
Swedish	188	6.2%
Danish	145	4.8%
Czech	134	4.4%
American	131	4.3%
Norwegian	59	1.9%
Scottish	42	1.4%
Russian	41	1.4%
Eastern European	39	1.3%
Scandinavian	29	1.0%
Italian	28	0.9%
Welsh	28	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,032	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,006	99.1%
Foreign-born	26	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
47	2.1%	84	3.8%	523	23.5%	584	26.3%	545	24.5%	439	19.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	47	2.1%
9-12 Years	84	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	523	23.5%
Some College	584	26.3%
Bach. Degree	545	24.5%
Grad Degree	439	19.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +244	R +59	D + 7.8%
D +185
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	80%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,230	68.0%	Joe Biden (D)	548	30.3%	32	1.8%	1,810	10	21	0.19%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	986	70.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	363	25.8%	58	4.1%	1,407	11	24	0.17%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

548

30.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,230

68.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

1,810

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

363

25.8%

Donald Trump (R)

986

70.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

TOTAL

1,407

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 24

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Valley city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	76%	Ben Sasse* (R)	1,317	76.7%	Chris Janicek (D)	306	17.8%	94 [+]	5.5%	1,717	14	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 94 (5.5%);
2018	S1	59%	Deb Fischer* (R)	856	69.5%	Jane Raybould (D)	332	27.0%	43 [+]	3.5%	1,231	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 43 (3.5%);
2018	G	59%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	883	71.1%	Bob Krist (D)	359	28.9%	0	0.0%	1,242	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,498
Median Value	$414,400

Occupied	1,342	89.6%
Vacant	156	10.4%

Owned	1,029	76.7%
Rented	313	23.3%
Median Rent	$970

Single-Family Units	1,417	94.6%
Detached	1,385	92.5%
Attached	32	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35	2.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Valley city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Valley city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Valley city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Valley city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Valley city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Valley city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Valley city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Valley city, NE