Spring Valley Lake, California

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Spring Valley Lake
—  census-designated place  —
Spring Valley Lake, California is located in California
Spring Valley Lake
Position in California.
Coordinates: 34°29′50″N 117°16′08″W / 34.49722°N 117.26889°W / 34.49722; -117.26889Coordinates: 34°29′50″N 117°16′08″W / 34.49722°N 117.26889°W / 34.49722; -117.26889
Country  United States
State  California
County San Bernardino
Area[1]
 • Total 3.533 sq mi (9.149 km2)
 • Land 2.969 sq mi (7.689 km2)
 • Water 0.564 sq mi (1.460 km2)  15.95%
Elevation[2] 2,779 ft (847 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,220
 • Density Bad rounding here2,300/sq mi (Bad rounding here900/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code
GNIS feature ID 2583150
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Valley Lake, California

Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California.[2] Spring Valley Lake sits at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847 m).[2] The 2010 United States census reported Spring Valley Lake's population was 8,220.

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it land, and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (15.95%) water.


Demographics[edit]

The 2010 United States Census[3] reported that Spring Valley Lake had a population of 8,220. The population density was 2,327.0 people per square mile (898.5/km²). The racial makeup of Spring Valley Lake was 6,450 (78.5%) White, 403 (4.9%) African American, 55 (0.7%) Native American, 381 (4.6%) Asian, 23 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 481 (5.9%) from other races, and 427 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,528 persons (18.6%).

The Census reported that 8,220 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,072 households, out of which 1,054 (34.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,808 (58.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 347 (11.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 159 (5.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 149 (4.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 22 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 596 households (19.4%) were made up of individuals and 294 (9.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68. There were 2,314 families (75.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.06.

The population was spread out with 1,932 people (23.5%) under the age of 18, 712 people (8.7%) aged 18 to 24, 1,842 people (22.4%) aged 25 to 44, 2,375 people (28.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,359 people (16.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

There were 3,478 housing units at an average density of 984.6 per square mile (380.2/km²), of which 2,273 (74.0%) were owner-occupied, and 799 (26.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%. 5,694 people (69.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,526 people (30.7%) lived in rental housing units.

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Valley Lake, California
  3. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.