Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California. It is located along the Mojave River. As of the 2020 census, Spring Valley Lake had a population of 9,598. Geography Spring Valley Lake sits at an elevation of .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.4 square miles (8.7 km), 3.0 square miles (7.8 km) of it land, and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km) of it (10.15%) water.

Demographics

Spring Valley Lake first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Spring Valley Lake had a population of 9,598 and a population density of .

The median age was 40.0 years. 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. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.6 males age 18 and over.

The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% were institutionalized, and 100.0% lived in urban areas while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,511 households in Spring Valley Lake, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.8% were married-couple households, 4.7% were cohabiting couple households, 15.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73. There were 2,614 families (74.5% of all households).

There were 4,130 housing units, of which 3,511 (85.0%) were occupied and 15.0% were vacant. Of occupied units, 78.7% were owner-occupied and 21.3% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.4%.

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 5,802 60.5% Black or African American 612 6.4% American Indian and Alaska Native 89 0.9% Asian 670 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 25 0.3% Some other race 963 10.0% Two or more races 1,437 15.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,628 27.4% Education It is in Victor Elementary School District and Victor Valley Union High School District - Text list

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