Searles Valley

Population: 1,698
Median household income: $65,625
Median home value: $68,500

Located in San Bernardino County, California, Searles Valley is a community with a population of 1,698. At $65,625, its median household income sits below San Bernardino County's $82,184.

Between 2019 and 2023, Searles Valley's population held roughly steady from 1,689 to 1,698, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $57,700 to $68,500.

14.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,698
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,625
Median home value: $68,500
Median gross rent: $809
Housing units: 847
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6891,698

Median household income

$36,806$65,625

Median home value

$57,700$68,500

Median gross rent

$621$809

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,689	$36,806	$57,700	$621
2020	1,647	$31,445	$58,200	$597
2021	1,597	$39,186	$64,500	$680
2022	1,716	$54,013	$78,000	$785
2023	1,698	$65,625	$68,500	$809

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1726.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	5.8%
5 to 17	449	26.4%
18 to 24	165	9.7%
25 to 34	208	12.2%
35 to 44	250	14.7%
45 to 54	109	6.4%
55 to 64	182	10.7%
65 to 74	149	8.8%
75 and over	87	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,087	64.0%
Black or African American	38	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	1.8%
Two or more races	143	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	10.9%
High school graduate	387	39.3%
Some college or associate's	352	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	105	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	420	76.5%
Carpooled	74	13.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	3.3%
Bicycle	4	0.7%
Worked from home	33	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	303	58.7%
15 to 29 min	68	13.2%
30 to 44 min	105	20.3%
45 to 59 min	5	1.0%
60+ min	35	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 18.1% (302 of 1,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	402	67.0%
Nonfamily households	198	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	600	70.8%
Vacant	247	29.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	365	60.8%
Renter-occupied	235	39.2%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	693	81.8%
1-unit, attached	27	3.2%
2 to 4 units	65	7.7%
5 to 19 units	23	2.7%
20 or more units	6	0.7%
Mobile home & other	33	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0670728
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7700, -117.3967