Housing density: 169 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013 in this county: $266,711.
Median contract rent in 2013: $758 (lower quartile is $648, upper quartile is $1,022)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2013: $869
Median gross rent in Valparaiso, FL in 2013: $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: $71,943
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $55,194
712 married couples with children.
272 single-parent households (74 men, 198 women).
86.8% of residents of Valparaiso speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 426 (6.7%)
(64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Valparaiso, Florida:
01 room
82 rooms
463 rooms
1004 rooms
3575 rooms
3596 rooms
2627 rooms
1338 rooms
609+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valparaiso, Florida:
541 room
522 rooms
1013 rooms
1874 rooms
845 rooms
636 rooms
237 rooms
338 rooms
49+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2013 house/condo value by year built ($)
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 2013 in Valparaiso, FL
65$35,000 to $39,999
24$50,000 to $59,999
18$70,000 to $79,999
31$80,000 to $89,999
44$90,000 to $99,999
59$100,000 to $124,999
73$125,000 to $149,999
159$150,000 to $174,999
98$175,000 to $199,999
198$200,000 to $249,999
66$250,000 to $299,999
128$300,000 to $399,999
33$400,000 to $499,999
21$500,000 to $749,999
15$1,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013 in Valparaiso, FL
10$300 to $349
32$450 to $499
17$500 to $549
14$550 to $599
49$600 to $649
75$650 to $699
21$750 to $799
63$800 to $899
71$900 to $999
138$1,000 to $1,249
24$1,250 to $1,499
12$1,500 to $1,999
83No 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
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: $195,286
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago
Renter moved in on average 1 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Valparaiso:
Other groups: 1,398
