2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Valley Center had a population of 10,087 and a population density of 367.5 inhabitants per square mile (141.9/km2).[26][27][28]
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.0% were institutionalized. Valley Center was 0.0% urban and 100.0% rural.[26][29]
There were 3,152 households, out of which 31.8% included children under the age of 18, 65.4% were married-couple households, 4.7% were cohabiting couple households, 15.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.8% of households were one person, and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.19. There were 2,525 families (80.1% of all households).[26][27][30]
The age distribution was 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% aged 18 to 24, 21.6% aged 25 to 44, 28.3% aged 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.4 males age 18 and over.[26][27]
There were 3,327 housing units at an average density of 121.2 units per square mile (46.8 units/km2), of which 3,152 (94.7%) were occupied. Of these, 82.6% were owner-occupied, and 17.4% were occupied by renters. The housing vacancy rate was 5.3%; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%, and the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%.[26][27][28]
2023 estimates
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 19.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 71.0% spoke only English at home, 26.7% spoke Spanish, 0.4% spoke other Indo-European languages, and 1.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 86.4% were high school graduates and 35.6% had a bachelor's degree.[31]
The median household income was $116,620, and the per capita income was $46,664. About 9.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line.[32]
