Spring Valley Lake, California
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Spring Valley Lake is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Spring Valley Lake sits at an elevation of 2779 feet (847 m). The 2010 United States census reported Spring Valley Lake's population was 8,220.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, 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
Population density
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 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
Race (United States Census)
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, 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
Marriage
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 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
POSSLQ
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, 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
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...

(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.
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