About Green Valley

Green Valley is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 12,192 people and just one neighborhood, Green Valley is the 106th largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns , Green Valley isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Green Valley are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Green Valley is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Green Valley who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.53%), management occupations (13.75%), and teaching (8.00%).

Also of interest is that Green Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Green Valley is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Green Valley is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Green Valley a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Green Valley has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Green Valley's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Green Valley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Green Valley, the average commute to work is 37.22 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Green Valley is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Green Valley.

Being a small town, Green Valley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Green Valley Information and Demographics

The education level of Green Valley citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.10% of adults in Green Valley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Green Valley in 2000 was $29,408, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,632 for a family of four. However, Green Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Green Valley home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Green Valley is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Green Valley include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Green Valley is English.