Population 34,140 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Spring Valley
Household size in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.93 | 2.87 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.16 | 2.98 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.15 | 2.99 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.18 | 2.86 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.25 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Spring Valley is a place of big households: 3.18 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.93, even as the national average fell.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 35.2 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.1 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.3 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Spring Valley are younger than 39.1 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 35.8 in 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Residents skew youngest in the north and oldest in the south.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.2% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.2% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.5% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Spring Valley as they are nationally: 12.5%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in the wider San Diego area (10.4%). Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has edged down 0.8 points, in line with the national trend.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Spring Valley
Renters in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.0% | 44.1% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 42.7% | 46.6% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 43.7% | 46.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 38.5% | 45.4% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Spring Valley rent their homes (38.5%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Locally, though, renters make up a smaller share here than in the San Diego area as a whole (45.4%). Among homeowners, 29.1% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%. The renter share has edged up 0.5 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.9% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.7% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Spring Valley: just 3.8% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. Since 2006–10, vacancy has fallen 4.7 points, in line with the national trend. Only 50 of the 689 California cities with 5,000+ people have a lower vacancy rate.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1977 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1978 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1979 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1981 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Spring Valley was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the San Diego area overall, where the median home dates to 1981. The newest homes are mostly in the southeast, the oldest in the west.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,362 | $1,408 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,443 | $1,481 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,672 | $1,868 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,209 | $2,468 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$847 | +$1,061 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Spring Valley runs $2,209 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are lower than in the wider San Diego area ($2,468). Rents are up $847 a month from 2006–10, a 62% jump, roughly in step with the nation. Rent takes 34.1% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Spring Valley
Bachelor's degrees in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 33.5% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.6% | 34.7% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.5% | 38.2% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 31.4% | 42.8% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.2 pts | +9.3 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Just over three in ten adults 25 and older in Spring Valley (31.4%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a little below the national share of 35.6%. The share with a degree is up 7.2 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the south and least in the west.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.5% | 84.9% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.8% | 85.5% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.7% | 87.3% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.7% | 89.0% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Spring Valley have finished high school as nationally: 90.7%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in the San Diego area overall (89.0%). The share with a diploma is up 4.2 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Spring Valley
| Period | Spring Valley | San Diego area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.7% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | −1.8 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Spring Valley: 9.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Spring Valley has higher unemployment than the great majority of California cities. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Spring Valley compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | 3.18 | 39.1 | 12.5% | 38.5% | 3.8% | 1977 | $2,209 | 31.4% | 90.7% | 9.7% |
| Casa de Oro-Mount Helix | 2.80 | 45.6 | 12.6% | 22.8% | 5.9% | 1968 | $2,402 | 49.7% | 94.8% | 5.2% |
| La Presa | 3.22 | 37.4 | 11.6% | 33.3% | 4.9% | 1975 | $2,048 | 25.3% | 85.5% | 7.6% |
| Lemon Grove | 3.25 | 36.6 | 12.8% | 46.9% | 4.7% | 1966 | $2,290 | 20.1% | 89.0% | 6.1% |
| La Mesa | 2.47 | 38.3 | 9.8% | 51.1% | 5.8% | 1968 | $2,134 | 40.9% | 94.6% | 6.1% |
| Rancho San Diego | 2.88 | 45.8 | 4.7% | 25.2% | 6.2% | 1984 | $2,573 | 43.9% | 93.4% | 8.0% |
| El Cajon | 3.01 | 38.1 | 13.0% | 49.7% | 4.7% | 1975 | $2,021 | 25.0% | 85.2% | 9.3% |
| Bonita | 3.02 | 44.6 | 9.2% | 22.0% | 3.0% | 1979 | $2,075 | 41.9% | 91.4% | 5.6% |
| Bostonia | 2.97 | 36.9 | 15.1% | 55.4% | 6.1% | 1975 | $2,300 | 22.8% | 88.8% | 8.4% |
| National City | 3.13 | 37.4 | 18.8% | 64.2% | 8.0% | 1968 | $1,771 | 17.1% | 76.8% | 6.2% |
| Santee | 2.81 | 40.5 | 7.8% | 27.7% | 4.2% | 1983 | $2,490 | 35.3% | 92.8% | 4.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Spring Valley. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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