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Spring Valley

Nevada · 219,187 residents · 35.5 sq mi
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With 219,187 people, Spring Valley is a city in Nevada. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 101,797 people. The foreign-born share is 30%. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 6,173 people per square mile. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,511, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Spring Valley

What changed most since 1990

  • Population51,726 → 219,187 (+324%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share84.8% → 35.9% (−48.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Asian share4.9% → 21.1% (+16.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts

Among the 25 cities and towns in the Las Vegas metro

  • 13th in household income$74,511
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree31.4%
  • 7th in home value$433,800
  • 2nd in diversity score94.2

Its weight in Clark County

Spring Valley's population equals 9.4% of Clark County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 13% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 7.2% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
219,187
+87%since 2000
from 117,390 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
6,173 / sq mi
+87%since 2000
from 3,306 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.9
+10%since 2000
from 36.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
35.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
35K85K136K186K237K19902000201020202024Spring Valley
2024219K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(11,304)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(10,864)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(11,476)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(10,804)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(12,396)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416%(35,159)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.9%(34,916)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.5%(29,498)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(26,700)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(21,978)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(10,678)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(3,414)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,511
−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,563 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,735
+59%since 2000
from $26,321 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.5%
+16.3 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464
+6%since 2010
from 0.437 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$433,800
+69%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $140,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,743
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $827 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.5%
−6.5 ptssince 2000
from 57.0% in 2000
49.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.51 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.0%
−16.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.1%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
+10%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.4%(76,766)
Black5.1%(6,011)
Hispanic / Latino13.8%(16,165)
Asian11.1%(13,042)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic35.9%(78,708)
Black12.3%(26,966)
Hispanic / Latino22.7%(49,688)
Asian21.1%(46,309)
Other8%(17,516)
Diversity Score
94
+19%since 2009
from 79 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican14.5%(31,717)
Central American2.2%(4,818)
South American1.6%(3,548)
Cuban1.5%(3,264)
Puerto Rican1.2%(2,652)
Salvadoran1%(2,200)
Guatemalan0.6%(1,281)
Colombian0.6%(1,234)
Peruvian0.5%(1,013)
Spaniard0.3%(613)
Honduran0.3%(582)
Argentine0.2%(445)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(407)
Venezuelan0.2%(365)
Dominican0.1%(325)
Ecuadorian0.1%(240)
Panamanian0.1%(219)
Chilean0.1%(176)
Costa Rican0.1%(129)
Uruguayan0%(46)
Bolivian0%(25)
Asian origin
Filipino7.9%(17,395)
Chinese6%(13,176)
Vietnamese1.9%(4,112)
Korean1.4%(3,117)
Asian Indian0.8%(1,701)
Japanese0.7%(1,590)
Thai0.7%(1,534)
Taiwanese0.3%(601)
Kazakh0.2%(428)
Laotian0.2%(396)
Cambodian0.1%(328)
Sri Lankan0.1%(195)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(148)
Indonesian0.1%(119)
Hmong0.1%(118)
Mongolian0%(65)
Uzbek0%(64)
Nepalese0%(44)
Malaysian0%(39)
Pakistani0%(33)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian1.1%(2,398)
Chamorro0.3%(615)
Samoan0.3%(561)
Fijian0.1%(205)
Tongan0%(7)
Ancestry
German7.5%(16,485)
Irish7%(15,403)
English5.6%(12,169)
Italian4.9%(10,763)
Ethiopian2.6%(5,706)
American2.4%(5,234)
Polish1.4%(3,117)
French1.3%(2,775)
Scottish1.1%(2,364)
Norwegian0.9%(2,063)
Arab0.8%(1,737)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.7%(1,604)
Serbian0.7%(1,495)
Armenian0.6%(1,287)
Swedish0.6%(1,224)
Dutch0.5%(1,195)
Iranian0.5%(1,194)
Portuguese0.5%(1,056)
Hungarian0.4%(891)
West Indian0.4%(884)
Greek0.3%(751)
Ukrainian0.3%(724)
Danish0.3%(677)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(597)
Brazilian0.3%(571)
Welsh0.3%(570)
British0.3%(550)
Moroccan0.2%(449)
Romanian0.2%(438)
Egyptian0.2%(425)
Austrian0.2%(410)
Israeli0.2%(361)
Czech0.2%(354)
Jamaican0.2%(346)
Lebanese0.2%(330)
Croatian0.1%(308)
Ghanaian0.1%(308)
Bulgarian0.1%(299)
Canadian0.1%(271)
Nigerian0.1%(252)
Slovak0.1%(215)
Lithuanian0.1%(194)
Finnish0.1%(183)
Australian0.1%(171)
Haitian0.1%(114)
Swiss0.1%(112)
Turkish0%(91)
Slovene0%(81)
Belgian0%(69)
Iraqi0%(63)
Latvian0%(54)
Syrian0%(48)
Kenyan0%(32)
Guyanese0%(28)
Jordanian0%(27)
Somali0%(25)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.4%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 20.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.5%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 84.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.2%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.5 min
+74%since 2000
from 13.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.8%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 79.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.1%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 76.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
7.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.6%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
30.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.6%
+4.1 ptssince 2012
from 8.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.4%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 22.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.0%
+10.6 ptssince 2017
from 82.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
60.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 59.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 15.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.1%(37,578)
Married44.5%(40,642)
Widowed2%(1,796)
Divorced12.5%(11,414)
Women 15+
Never married32.8%(30,879)
Married42.5%(39,992)
Widowed8.2%(7,710)
Divorced16.5%(15,532)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.4%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 22.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 53.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 66.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 30.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.2%(2,647)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(2,636)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(3,378)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(302)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(65)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,716 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Spring Valley, decade by decade

Spring Valley population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199051,726$96,884$268,80818.9%34.1
2000117,390$88,465$256,67120.6%67.0
2010178,395$80,754$393,01824.6%85.9
2020215,597$73,709$355,24927.2%93.8
2024219,187$74,511$433,80031.4%94.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Spring Valley, Nevada?

Spring Valley, Nevada has about 219,187 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Spring Valley, Nevada?

The typical household in Spring Valley, Nevada earns about $74,511 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Spring Valley, Nevada expensive?

In Spring Valley, Nevada, the median home is worth about $433,800, and the typical rent is about $1,743 a month.

How educated are people in Spring Valley, Nevada?

About 31.4% of adults age 25 and over in Spring Valley, Nevada hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Spring Valley, Nevada?

About 12.2% of people in Spring Valley, Nevada live below the federal poverty line.

Has Spring Valley, Nevada grown since 1990?

Yes, Spring Valley, Nevada has grown since 1990. The population has added about 167,461 residents, a change of about 324 percent over that period.

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