Golden Valley is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 20,245 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Golden Valley is the 45th largest community in Minnesota.

Golden Valley is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Golden Valley is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Golden Valley who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.15%), sales jobs (13.30%), and management occupations (11.97%).

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

Of important note, Golden Valley is also a city of artists. Golden Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Golden Valley's character.

Golden Valley, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Golden Valley is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Golden Valley is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Golden Valley Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Golden Valley. 46.71% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Golden Valley in 2000 was $34,094, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,376 for a family of four. However, Golden Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Golden Valley home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Golden Valley is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Golden Valley include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, English, Russian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Golden Valley is English.