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Population (year 2000): 9,198. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,000 (-2.2% change)
Males: 4,286 (46.6%), Females: 4,912 (53.4%)
Chambers County
Zip codes:
36854.
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $31,395 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,500 (year 2000)
Races in Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.6%)
- Black (28.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (28.7%), Irish (5.6%),
English (5.2%), German (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%), Scottish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 570 feet
Land area: 9.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Valley
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Valley city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 11.9%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -308 (-3.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Valley:
- GEORGE H LANIER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (4800 48TH
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Valley:
- WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 17 miles;
LAGRANGE, GA)
- EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER AND SNF (about 19 miles;
OPELIKA, AL)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; COLUMBUS, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Valley:
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 36 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 71 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Valley:
- LANNET MUNI (about 3 miles; LANETT, AL; ID: 7A3)
- LAGRANGE-CALLAWAY (about 16 miles; LAGRANGE, GA; ID:
LGC)
- CALLAWAY GARDENS-HARRIS COUNTY (about 22 miles; PINE
MOUNTAIN, GA; ID: PIM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Valley:
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 53 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
- CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80
miles; MORROW, GA; FT enrollment: 2,953)
Public high schools in Valley:
- VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location:
HIGHWAY 29; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BEULAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location:
4848 LEE ROAD 270; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Valley:
- TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 2615 64TH BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
- ACTS ACADEMY (Students: 22; Location: 2002 -
43RD STREET; Grades: 3 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Valley:
- W F BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 741;
Location: 292 JOHNSON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 735;
Location: 4747 LEE ROAD 270; Grades: PK - 06)
- FAIRFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 568;
Location: 502 BLVD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAFAYETTE LANIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
312; Location: 6001 20TH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- BOB HARDING-SHAWMUT ELEMENTARY (Students:
215; Location: 3301 23RD DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Valley:
- H. GRADY BRADSHAW-CHAMBERS COUNTY LIBRARY
(Operating income: $355,255; Location: 3419 20TH AVENUE;
62,578 books; 2,098 audio materials; 403 video
materials; 153 serial subscriptions)
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