Spring Valley, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
33,192
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
27.5
1.48% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
27.6%
11.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,196
1.86% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$381,800
8.62% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,538
4.74% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Spring Valley, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

73.2% of the residents in Spring Valley, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Spring Valley, NY was $381,800, and the homeownership rate was 25%.

Most people in Spring Valley, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Spring Valley, NY was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew YorkRockland County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PARockland County (South)--Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NYRockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Spring Valley, NY is home to a population of 33.2k people, from which 73.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 41.5% of Spring Valley, NY residents were born outside of the country (13.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Spring Valley, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.35k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

73.2%
2024 Citizenship
74.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 73.2% of Spring Valley, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Spring Valley, NY was 74.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spring Valley, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12k ± 1.05k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    9.5k ± 1.15k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    7.35k ± 1.34k
28.7%
Hispanic Population
9.52k people

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12k people) in Spring Valley, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.35k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

28.7% of the people in Spring Valley, NY are hispanic (9.52k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Spring Valley, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

41.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13.8k people
40.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
13.4k people

As of 2024, 41.5% of Spring Valley, NY residents (13.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Spring Valley, NY was 40.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    75 ± 65
  2. Vietnam
    26 ± 50
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 35

Spring Valley, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.88 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Spring Valley, NY employs 14.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Spring Valley, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,496 people), Construction (1,892 people), and Retail Trade (1,854 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($75,484), Utilities ($50,963), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($49,583).

Employment

Occupations

14.5k
2024 Value
± 1,172
4.74%
1 Year growth
± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spring Valley, NY grew at a rate of 4.74%, from 13.9k employees to 14.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spring Valley, NY, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,646 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,554 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,323 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spring Valley, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.5k
2024 Value
± 1,172
4.74%
1 Year growth
± 10.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Spring Valley, NY grew at a rate of 4.74%, from 13.9k employees to 14.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spring Valley, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,496 people), Construction (1,892 people), and Retail Trade (1,854 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spring Valley, NY, though some of these residents may live in Spring Valley, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,366
Median earning men ± $6,036
$23,424
Median earning women ± $3,772

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,453), Wholesale Trade ($46,190), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,302), Public Administration ($37,470), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,437).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Spring Valley, NY was $381,800 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $351,500 to $381,800, a 8.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Spring Valley, NY is 25%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Spring Valley, NY have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spring Valley, NY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$381,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$53,070
$2,268
Median Property Taxes
±$346

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Spring Valley, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Spring Valley, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

25%
Homeownership
2024
72.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 25% of the housing units in Spring Valley, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 25.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,196
Median Household Income
± $5,522
9.08k
Number of Households
± 814

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.08k households in Spring Valley, NY grew to $57,196 from the previous year's value of $56,151.

The following chart displays the households in Spring Valley, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spring Valley, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (52%)
  2. Carpooled (17.1%)
  3. Public Transit (12.7%)

In 2024, 52% of workers in Spring Valley, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spring Valley, NY have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.63% of the workforce in Spring Valley, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Spring Valley, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Spring Valley, NY have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spring Valley, NY (9.1k out of 33k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spring Valley, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.5% of the population of Spring Valley, NY has health coverage, with 17.7% on employee plans, 51.9% on Medicaid, 5.5% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.0422% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38% under 18 years, 22.9% between 18 and 34 years, 30.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.95% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.5%
Uninsured
17.7%
Employer Coverage
51.9%
Medicaid
5.5%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.0422%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Spring Valley, NY declined by 17.1% from 15.1% to 12.5%.

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