Spring Valley, NY

Census Place

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2022 Population

32,963

0.0303% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

27.5

2.83% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

25.3%

4.24% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$50,749

3.35% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$302,100

1.18% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Spring Valley, NY had a population of 33k people with a median age of 27.5 and a median household income of $50,749. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Spring Valley, NY grew from 32,953 to 32,963, a 0.0303% increase and its median household income grew from $49,106 to $50,749, a 3.35% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Spring Valley, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (34.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (31.6%), Other (Hispanic) (18%), White (Hispanic) (6.59%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.21%).

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.

81% of the residents in Spring Valley, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Spring Valley, NY was $302,100, and the homeownership rate was 25.4%.

Most people in Spring Valley, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Spring Valley, NY was 1 car per household.

United States New York Rockland County, NY New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Rockland County (South)--Orangetown, Clarkstown (South) & Ramapo (Southeast) Towns PUMA, NY Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Spring Valley, NY is home to a population of 33k people, from which 81% are citizens. As of 2022, 36% of Spring Valley, NY residents were born outside of the country (11.9k people).

In 2022, there were 1.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.5k people) in Spring Valley, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.93k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

81%

2022 Citizenship

78.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 81% of Spring Valley, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Spring Valley, NY was 78.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Spring Valley, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spring Valley, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.5k ± 1.07k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.4k ± 1.16k
Other (Hispanic)
5.93k ± 1.19k

29.3%

Hispanic Population

9.66k people

29.3% of the people in Spring Valley, NY are hispanic (9.66k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Spring Valley, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11.9k people

38.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

12.8k people

As of 2022, 36% of Spring Valley, NY residents (11.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Spring Valley, NY was 38.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Spring Valley, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 59
Vietnam
43 ± 61
Korea
24 ± 33

Spring Valley, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Spring Valley, NY employs 14k people. The largest industries in Spring Valley, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,929 people), Retail Trade (2,067 people), and Educational Services (1,400 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($70,655), Information ($61,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,179).

Employment

Occupations

14k

2022 Value

± 1,121

−4.75%

1 Year decline

± 12.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Spring Valley, NY declined at a rate of −4.75%, from 14.7k employees to 14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spring Valley, NY, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,472 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,398 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (1,308 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spring Valley, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

14k

2022 Value

± 1,121

−4.75%

1 Year decline

± 12.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Spring Valley, NY declined at a rate of −4.75%, from 14.7k employees to 14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spring Valley, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,929 people), Retail Trade (2,067 people), and Educational Services (1,400 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,344

Median earning men ± $1,789

$23,672

Median earning women ± $3,033

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($94,028), Wholesale Trade ($62,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,319).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($59,500), Public Administration ($52,647), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($33,504).

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Spring Valley, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (37.5%)
Republican Party
Other (0.813%)
Alliance, American Solidarity, Becoming One Nation, Constitution, Independent, Other, Party For Socialism And Liberation, Prohibition, and The Birthday Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (37.5%), followed by Other (0.813%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

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Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New York

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New York have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spring Valley, NY was $302,100 in 2022, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $305,700 to $302,100, a 1.18% decrease. The homeownership rate in Spring Valley, NY is 25.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Spring Valley, NY have an average commute time of 26.2 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.

Median household income in Spring Valley, NY is $50,749. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Spring Valley, NY was Census Tract 124.01 with a value of $59,911, followed by Census Tract 122.04 and Census Tract 122.03, with respective values of $58,269 and $57,024.

Property

$302,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$58,963

$2,419

Median Property Taxes

±$369

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.

Rent vs Own

25.4%

Homeownership

2022

69.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 25.4% of the housing units in Spring Valley, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 27%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Spring Valley, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 124.01
Census Tract 122.04
Census Tract 122.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Spring Valley, NY was Census Tract 124.01 with a value of $59,911, followed by Census Tract 122.04 and Census Tract 122.03, with respective values of $58,269 and $57,024.

The following map shows all of the places in Spring Valley, NY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,749

Median Household Income

± $3,791

9.53k

Number of Households

± 986

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.53k households in Spring Valley, NY grew to $50,749 from the previous year's value of $49,106.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spring Valley, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (59.9%)
Carpooled (16%)
Public Transit (8.56%)

In 2022, 59.9% of workers in Spring Valley, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.56%).

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.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spring Valley, NY have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.29% of the workforce in Spring Valley, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Spring Valley, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spring Valley, NY (8.3k out of 32.8k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 6 - 11 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88% of the population of Spring Valley, NY has health coverage, with 21.9% on employee plans, 48.1% on Medicaid, 5.74% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 0.106% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rockland County, NY see 1133 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.63% increase from the previous year (1104 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1063 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 330 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,133 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rockland County, NY

Primary care physicians in Rockland County, NY see an average of 1,133 patients per year. This represents a 2.63% increase from the previous year (1,104 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rockland County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 37.6% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 30.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12%

Uninsured

21.9%

Employer Coverage

48.1%

Medicaid

5.74%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

0.106%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Spring Valley, NY declined by 11.9% from 13.7% to 12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Spring Valley, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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