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Population: 4,485. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,530 (+1.0% change)
Males: 2,044 (45.6%), Females: 2,441 (54.4%)

Burke County

Zip code: 28690

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $30,617
Median house value: $82,400

Population by Race

Races in Valdese:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other Asian (3.6%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (11.8%), United States (10.1%), English (8.0%), Irish (7.9%), Italian (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%).

Elevation: 1203 feet

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Valdese

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valdese town

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

5.9% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 1.8% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +474 (+11.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Valdese:

  • VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (720 MALCOLM BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Valdese:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valdese:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 13 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 58 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Valdese:

  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 6 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 7 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
  • WILSON’S (about 16 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valdese:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 39 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 60 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)

Public primary/middle schools in Valdese:

  • HERITAGE MIDDLE (Students: 752; Location: 1951 ENON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • VALDESE ELEMENTARY (Students: 438; Location: 298 PRALEY STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

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