Spring Valley Lake, California
Census-designated place in California, United States
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Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California.[2] It is located along the Mojave River. As of the 2020 census, Spring Valley Lake had a population of 9,598.[4]
Spring Valley Lake | |
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Homes surrounding the Spring Valley Lake | |
 Location in San Bernardino County and the state of California | |
  Spring Valley Lake Position in California. | |
| Coordinates: 34°29′50″N 117°16′08″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.366 sq mi (8.718 km2) |
| • Land | 3.024 sq mi (7.833 km2) |
| • Water | 0.342 sq mi (0.885 km2) 10.15% |
| Elevation | 2,779 ft (847 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,598 |
| • Density | 3,174/sq mi (1,225/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583150 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Valley Lake, California | |
Geography
Spring Valley Lake sits at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847 m).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km2), 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) of it land, and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km2) of it (10.15%) water.[1]
Demographics
Spring Valley Lake first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[20]
The 2020 United States census reported that Spring Valley Lake had a population of 9,598. The population density was 3,173.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,225.4/km2). The racial makeup of Spring Valley Lake was 60.5% White, 6.4% African American, 0.9% Native American, 7.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 10.0% from other races, and 15.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.4% of the population.[21]
The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households and 0.1% were institutionalized.[21]
There were 3,511 households, out of which 32.7% included children under the age of 18, 54.8% were married-couple households, 4.7% were cohabiting couple households, 24.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.8% of households were one person, and 10.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.73.[21] There were 2,614 families (74.5% of all households).[22]
The age distribution was 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% aged 18 to 24, 24.5% aged 25 to 44, 25.7% aged 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.[21]
There were 4,130 housing units at an average density of 1,365.7 units per square mile (527.3 units/km2), of which 3,511 (85.0%) were occupied. Of these, 78.7% were owner-occupied, and 21.3% were occupied by renters.[21]