Valley City, ND Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Valley City	North Dakota	National
Income per capita	$47,502	$49,864	$44,883
Median household income	$76,080	$89,503	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$99,245	$111,897	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,597	$53,273	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,823	$60,637	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,117	$38,077	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.4%	11.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Valley City is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Valley City is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Valley City is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Valley City is 24% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,714 $76,080 $152,160

City

$59,662 $89,503 $179,006

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Valley City median earnings by income bracket

Valley City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.6%	14.6%
Manufacturing sector	17.9%	17.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	10.7%	10.7%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.9%	3.9%
Education, health & social services	17.3%	17.3%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oriska, ND	236	$108,441	33.3%
Sanborn, ND	126	$100,358	23.4%
Rogers, ND	40	$94,655	16.4%
Fingal, ND	124	$70,190	13.7%
Leal, ND	11	$42,602	47.6%
Valley City, ND	6,631	$76,080	6.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Brattleboro, VT	6,631	$54,718	32.7%
Port-Cartier, QC	6,631	n/a
Ishpeming, MI	6,630	$69,199	14.9%
Cheshire Village, CT	6,632	$136,674	68.0%
Harrah, OK	6,629	$94,364	16.0%
Valley City, ND	6,631	$76,080	6.5%

Source: The Valley City, ND employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.