Valley Springs

Population: 972
Median household income: $32,004
Median home value: $278,000

Valley Springs is a community in Calaveras County, California, home to 972 residents. At $32,004, its median household income sits below Calaveras County's $79,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, Valley Springs's population declined 72.2% from 3,502 to 972, while its median home value fell 6.3% from $296,600 to $278,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.3% of the population. 78.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 972
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $32,004
Median home value: $278,000
Median gross rent: $1,159
Housing units: 279
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 15.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,502972

Median household income

$68,898$32,004

Median home value

$296,600$278,000

Median gross rent

$1,632$1,159

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,502	$68,898	$296,600	$1,632
2020	3,890	$81,528	$330,700	$1,602
2021	3,891	$70,048	$332,100	$1,602
2022	3,630	$90,408	$384,500	$1,861
2023	972	$32,004	$278,000	$1,159

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 173.7%

18 to 2428.7%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 542.9%

55 to 643.4%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	36	3.7%
18 to 24	279	28.7%
25 to 34	100	10.3%
35 to 44	172	17.7%
45 to 54	28	2.9%
55 to 64	33	3.4%
65 to 74	189	19.4%
75 and over	135	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	781	80.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate47.8%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	9.0%
High school graduate	314	47.8%
Some college or associate's	195	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	42	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	47	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means11.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	311	78.3%
Carpooled	24	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.8%
Other means	47	11.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	238	62.3%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	144	37.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.48
Poverty rate: 23.9% (232 of 972)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	67.4%
Nonfamily households	91	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	279	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	204	73.1%
Renter-occupied	75	26.9%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	170	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	68	24.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0681890
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1894, -120.8253