Valley Center is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 10,087 people and four associated neighborhoods, Valley Center is the 419th largest community in California. Housing costs in Valley Center are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Valley Center is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Valley Center is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Valley Center who work in sales jobs (12.09%), office and administrative support (9.87%), and management occupations (7.76%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Valley Center, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.88 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Valley Center are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.65% of adults in Valley Center have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Valley Center in 2022 was $46,664, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $186,656 for a family of four. However, Valley Center contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Valley Center is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valley Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Valley Center also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Center include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. In addition, Valley Center has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.80%). The most common language spoken in Valley Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
