Maple Valley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 14,341 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Maple Valley is the 65th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Maple Valley is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Maple Valley is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maple Valley who work in sales jobs (15.88%), office and administrative support jobs (14.46%), and management occupations (11.97%).

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

Because of many things, Maple Valley is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Maple 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 city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Maple Valley has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Maple Valley's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Maple Valley is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Maple Valley, the average commute to work is 36.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Maple Valley is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.6% - 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 Maple Valley.

As is often the case in a small city, Maple Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Maple Valley Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Maple Valley citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.70% of adults in Maple Valley have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Maple Valley in 2000 was $24,859, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,436 for a family of four. However, Maple Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Maple Valley is English.