Municipality Profile for Valdese

Population
Population 19903,867
Population 20004,485
Population 20064,542
Percent White91.5%
Percent Black1.0%
Percent American Indian0.2%
Percent Asian4.0%
Percent Hispanic4.9%
Percent 0-1723.5%
Percent 18-4433.8%
Percent 45-6422.1%
Percent 65 and over20.6%
Median Age39.6
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$30,617
Per Capita Income 2000$18,965
Population in Poverty 2000500
Poverty Rate 200011.9%
Children in Poverty169
Child Poverty Rate16.3%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate64.4%
Percent of Housing Built Before 193919.0%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197957.9%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200023.1%
Percent Mobile Homes8.2%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education29.3%
Percent with High School Diploma27.7%
Percent that have Attended College16.4%
Percent with Associates Degree6.8%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher19.8%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionRural
Geographic RegionMountain
Ability to Pay5
CountyBurke

Updated on January 22, 2008
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