Spring Valley Lake, California

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.

Spring Valley Lake
census-designated place
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 [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  (2020)[3]
• Total	9,598
• Density	2,700/sq mi (1,000/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 3.5 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 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.^[4]

The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households and 0.1% were institutionalized.^[4]

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.^[4] There were 2,614 families (74.5% of all households).^[5]

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.^[4]

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.^[4]

Education

It is in Victor Elementary School District and Victor Valley Union High School District^[6]