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Valley Center, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Valley Center is a Census city of 8,590 people across 8.10 square miles of land, in Sedgwick County. Median household income is $77,020, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Valley Center
What Valley Center is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,060
- County holding the largest share of its areaSedgwick County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Valley Center
- Population8,590
- Median age33.8
- Population under 182,940
- Share under 1834.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,469 plus or minus 507
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households3,063
- Family households2,226
- Share of households that are families72.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Valley Center
- Median household income$77,020
- Per capita income$34,270
- Civilian labor force3,611
- Employed3,486
- Unemployed125 plus or minus 81
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over5,114
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Valley Center
- Housing units3,233
- Occupied units3,063
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied2,218
- Renter occupied845 plus or minus 332
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$883 plus or minus $423
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units2,699
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more504 plus or minus 342
- Share in buildings of two or more15.6 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Valley Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,271
- Commuting under 15 minutes674 plus or minus 223
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more831 plus or minus 212
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Valley Center (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,158,300
- Average approval$289,575
- Median approval$145,550
- Largest approval$731,200
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval11.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valley Center, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Valley Center (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,233,000
- Average approval$308,250
- Median approval$225,500
- Largest approval$574,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valley Center, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Valley Center
- NFIP communityCity of Valley Center
- NFIP community number200327
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date12/22/16
The City of Valley Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200327 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sedgwick County, not Valley Center
Sedgwick County context, not Valley Center figures
- Establishments in Sedgwick County12,710
- Covered employment, Sedgwick County264,782
- Average annual pay, Sedgwick County$60,652
- Housing units permitted, Sedgwick County2,620
Every figure in this section is published for Sedgwick County as a whole and is not a measurement of Valley Center.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Valley Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Valley Center, Kansas?
8,590, in 3,063 households. Valley Center city covers 8.10 square miles of land, which is 1,060 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Valley Center in?
Sedgwick County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Valley Center?
$77,020. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,700. Median gross rent is $883 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Valley Center businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $145,550, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Valley Center, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Valley Center borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Valley Center. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Valley Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Valley Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Valley Center, city of, community 200327, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Valley Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sedgwick County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Valley Center.
Is zoning published for Valley Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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