Indian Springs vs Sandy Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Indian Springs and Sandy Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Indian Springs and Sandy Valley are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sandy Valley has the higher population (1,752 vs 736 in Indian Springs). Indian Springs has the higher median household income ($57,813 vs $54,556 in Sandy Valley). Indian Springs has the higher median home value ($319,100 vs $218,500 in Sandy Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
Population	736	1,752
Median age	43.1 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,813	$54,556
Median home value	$319,100	$218,500
Median gross rent	$943	—
Housing units	397	1,062
Homeownership rate	67.6%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
Population	881 → 736 (-16.5%)	1,727 → 1,752 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$51,417 → $57,813 (+12.4%)	$60,028 → $54,556 (-9.1%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $319,100 (+228.6%)	$157,400 → $218,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $943 (+15.7%)	—

Indian Springs

Population

881736

Median household income

$51,417$57,813

Median home value

$97,100$319,100

Median gross rent

$815$943

Sandy Valley

Population

1,7271,752

Median household income

$60,028$54,556

Median home value

$157,400$218,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
Under 5	4.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	7.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	3.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	26.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	25.7%
75 and over	7.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	27.9%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	59.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
Drove alone	74.1%	67.5%
Carpooled	13.9%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	12.7%
Other means	2.5%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
1-unit, detached	37.0%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56.9%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Indian Springs	Sandy Valley
Poverty rate	7.5%	5.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1990	1991