Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California. It is located just south of Victorville on the Mojave River
Geography
Spring Valley Lake sits at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847Â m).
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
The 2010 United States Census 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 (68.1% Non-Hispanic 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.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Spring Valley Lake had a median household income of $58,317, with 9.5% of the population living below the federal poverty line.