| Official Name: | Valley, Nebraska |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Seal Type: | logo |
| Seal Size: | 150px |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Douglas |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cindy Grove |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.69 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.86 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3037 |
| Population Density Km2: | 241.39 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 625.15 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1139 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3147°N -96.3561°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 68064 |
| Area Code: | 402 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-50020 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397110 |
| Website: | http://www.valleyne.org/ |
Valley is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,037 at the 2020 census.[2]
Valley is also home to the area's National Weather Service office, serving portions of eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa.
Valley was laid out as a town in 1864 when it was certain that the Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad would be extended to that point. It was named for the Platte River valley.[3]
Valley is located at 41.3142°N -96.3483°W (41.314199, -96.348250).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.62sqmi, of which 3.56sqmi is land and 0.06sqmi is water.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 1,875 people, 804 households, and 489 families living in the city. The population density was 526.7PD/sqmi. There were 871 housing units at an average density of 244.7/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 1.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
There were 804 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.
The median age in the city was 42.3 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,788 people, 696 households, and 455 families living in the city. The population density was 1180.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 760 housing units at an average density of 501.6/mi2. The racial makeup of the city was 96.81% White, 0.56% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 696 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $36,949, and the median income for a family was $47,596. Males had a median income of $35,847 versus $24,792 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,508. About 7.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
Valley and neighboring Waterloo operate a consolidated school system, Douglas County West Community Schools. Douglas County West (DC West) was formed in August 2005 by the merger of Waterloo Public Schools and Valley Public Schools. Douglas County West provides an extensive education from pre-school through the 12th grade. DC West Community Schools, as it is commonly called used to have two campuses in which the high school and middle school were separate. The main campus is now located at 401 S. Pine Street in Valley.