Valdese is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,699 people and three associated neighborhoods, Valdese is the 168th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Valdese is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Valdese is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Valdese who work in sales jobs (19.01%), management occupations (10.77%), and teaching (8.84%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Valdese has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Valdese a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Valdese doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Valdese citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.18% of adults in Valdese have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Valdese in 2022 was $40,002, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,008 for a family of four. However, Valdese contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Valdese home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valdese residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Valdese include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Valdese is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
