Valley Center, KS

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2022 Population

8,448

0.992% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

33.6

1.2% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

2.34%

58.1% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$70,531

8.83% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$193,100

16.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Valley Center, KS had a population of 8.45k people with a median age of 33.6 and a median household income of $70,531. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Valley Center, KS grew from 8,365 to 8,448, a 0.992% increase and its median household income grew from $64,811 to $70,531, a 8.83% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Valley Center, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.96%), White (Hispanic) (4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.34%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.14%).

None of the households in Valley Center, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Valley Center, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Valley Center, KS was $193,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.3%.

Most people in Valley Center, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Valley Center, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Valley Center, KS is home to a population of 8.45k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.63% of Valley Center, KS residents were born outside of the country (222 people).

In 2022, there were 11.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.02k people) in Valley Center, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 588 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 338 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

98.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.6% of Valley Center, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Valley Center, KS was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Valley Center, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Valley Center, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.02k ± 1.05k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
588 ± 350
White (Hispanic)
338 ± 224

7.34%

Hispanic Population

620 people

7.34% of the people in Valley Center, KS are hispanic (620 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Valley Center, KS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.63%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

222 people

2.62%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

219 people

As of 2022, 2.63% of Valley Center, KS residents (222 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Valley Center, KS was 2.62%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Valley Center, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
81 ± 58
Gulf War (1990s)
31 ± 37
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 32

Valley Center, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.61 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Valley Center, KS employs 3.4k people. The largest industries in Valley Center, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (732 people), Educational Services (400 people), and Manufacturing (381 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,688), Transportation & Warehousing ($72,083), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,370).

Employment

Occupations

3.4k

2022 Value

± 469

−2.75%

1 Year decline

± 20.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Valley Center, KS declined at a rate of −2.75%, from 3.49k employees to 3.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Valley Center, KS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (342 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (294 people), and Management Occupations (279 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Valley Center, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.4k

2022 Value

± 469

−2.75%

1 Year decline

± 20.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Valley Center, KS declined at a rate of −2.75%, from 3.49k employees to 3.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Valley Center, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (732 people), Educational Services (400 people), and Manufacturing (381 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Valley Center, KS, though some of these residents may live in Valley Center, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,408

Median earning men ± $5,391

$39,113

Median earning women ± $6,928

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($70,795), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,648), and Information ($69,414).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,590), and Manufacturing ($44,531).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Valley Center, KS was $193,100 in 2022, which is 0.685 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $166,300 to $193,100, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Valley Center, KS is 69.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Valley Center, KS have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Valley Center, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$193,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,117

$2,149

Median Property Taxes

±$439

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Valley Center, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Valley Center, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.3%

Homeownership

2022

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.3% of the housing units in Valley Center, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Valley Center, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Valley Center, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,531

Median Household Income

± $10,195

3.1k

Number of Households

± 550

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.1k households in Valley Center, KS grew to $70,531 from the previous year's value of $64,811.

The following chart displays the households in Valley Center, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Valley Center, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Carpooled (7.59%)
Worked At Home (4.43%)

In 2022, 83.9% of workers in Valley Center, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.59%) and those who worked at home (4.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Valley Center, KS have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.89% of the workforce in Valley Center, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Valley Center, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Valley Center, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Valley Center, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Valley Center, KS (198 out of 8.45k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Valley Center, KS is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.1% of the population of Valley Center, KS has health coverage, with 52.4% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 18.1% on non-group plans, and 0.687% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sedgwick County, KS see 1123 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.989% increase from the previous year (1112 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1447 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 400 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,123 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sedgwick County, KS

Primary care physicians in Sedgwick County, KS see an average of 1,123 patients per year. This represents a 0.989% increase from the previous year (1,112 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sedgwick County, KS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 35.9% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 28.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.87%

Uninsured

52.4%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

18.1%

Non-Group

0.687%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Valley Center, KS grew by 40.2% from 2.76% to 3.87%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Valley Center, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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