Housing density: 169 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $203,329.
Median contract rent in 2015: $758 (lower quartile is $648, upper quartile is $1,022)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $804
Median gross rent in Valparaiso, FL in 2015: $960
Housing units in Valparaiso with a mortgage: 636 (79 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 441
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $83,163
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,474
712 married couples with children.
272 single-parent households (74 men, 198 women).
86.8% of residents of Valparaiso speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 426 (6.7%)
(64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Valparaiso, Florida:
01 room
82 rooms
463 rooms
1004 rooms
3575 rooms
3596 rooms
2627 rooms
1338 rooms
609+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Valparaiso population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valparaiso, Florida:
541 room
522 rooms
1013 rooms
1874 rooms
845 rooms
636 rooms
237 rooms
338 rooms
49+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Valparaiso population
Year house built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Valparaiso, FL household income distribution
127Less than $10,000
84$10,000 to $14,999
147$15,000 to $19,999
209$20,000 to $24,999
196$25,000 to $29,999
113$30,000 to $34,999
91$35,000 to $39,999
145$40,000 to $44,999
119$45,000 to $49,999
248$50,000 to $59,999
169$60,000 to $74,999
156$75,000 to $99,999
79$100,000 to $124,999
5$125,000 to $149,999
12$150,000 to $199,999
16$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Valparaiso, FL
6$35,000 to $39,999
6$70,000 to $79,999
9$80,000 to $89,999
15$90,000 to $99,999
119$100,000 to $124,999
130$125,000 to $149,999
103$150,000 to $174,999
74$175,000 to $199,999
190$200,000 to $249,999
120$250,000 to $299,999
131$300,000 to $399,999
29$400,000 to $499,999
16$500,000 to $749,999
38$750,000 to $999,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Valparaiso, FL
18$300 to $349
16$500 to $549
10$550 to $599
72$600 to $649
100$650 to $699
14$700 to $749
59$750 to $799
63$900 to $999
127$1,000 to $1,249
49$1,250 to $1,499
64No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
41995 to March 2000
361990 to 1994
661985 to 1989
601980 to 1984
721975 to 1979
791970 to 1974
351965 to 1969
74Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Valparaiso population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 175
5 to 9 minutes: 634
10 to 14 minutes: 758
15 to 19 minutes: 316
20 to 24 minutes: 316
25 to 29 minutes: 133
30 to 34 minutes: 357
35 to 39 minutes: 36
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 127
60 to 89 minutes: 23
90 or more minutes: 17
Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.6% Number of people working at home: 43 (1.4% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,271 (76%)
Carpooled: 445 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (1%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 127 (4%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 43 (1%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 1,398
German: 606
United States or American: 546
English: 525
Irish: 523
Italian: 246
European: 162
French (except Basque): 160
Scotch-Irish: 125
Scottish: 118
Dutch: 76
British: 51
Polish: 44
Swedish: 39
Subsaharan African:: 37
African: 37
Czech: 36
Greek: 35
French Canadian: 34
Arab:: 32
Lebanese: 32
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 31
Welsh: 20
Norwegian: 19
Danish: 17
Acadian/Cajun: 13
Finnish: 13
Lithuanian: 12
British West Indian: 11
Pennsylvania German: 10
Slovak: 10
Jamaican: 10
West Indian: 10
Austrian: 9
Ukrainian: 8
Portuguese: 7
Czechoslovakian: 7
Latvian: 6
Scandinavian: 6
Russian: 5
Canadian: 4
Romanian: 3
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
25%Cuba
11%Colombia
10%Philippines
7%Korea
6%United Kingdom
5%Other Caribbean
5%Thailand
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,366
Northeast: 773
Midwest: 802
South: 2,083
West: 551
41% of Valparaiso residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Florida.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 813
Less than 1 year of college: 262
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 468
Associate degree: 186
Bachelor's degree: 278
Master's degree: 155
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 31
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 487
Less than 1 year of college: 113
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 351
Associate degree: 148
Bachelor's degree: 154
Master's degree: 117
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.4%Males
6.6%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
50.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
21.6%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,270
One, attached: 135
Two: 149
3 or 4: 152
5 to 9: 33
10 to 19: 22
20 to 49: 17
50 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 230
Median worth of mobile homes: $181,297
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago
Renter moved in on average 4 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Valparaiso:
Other groups: 1,398
