Sun Valley Lake

Population: 162
Median household income: $127,188
Median home value: $485,300

Sun Valley Lake is a community in Ringgold County, Iowa, home to 162 residents. The median household income of $127,188 is above the Ringgold County median ($69,821).

From 2019 to 2023, Sun Valley Lake's population declined 26.4% from 220 to 162, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $353,500 to $485,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.4% of the population. 71.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 162
Median age: 69.7 yrs
Median household income: $127,188
Median home value: $485,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 552
Homeownership rate: 95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

220162

Median household income

$72,292$127,188

Median home value

$353,500$485,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	220	$72,292	$353,500
2020	188	$72,917	$341,500
2021	186	$72,188	$368,400
2022	131	$121,875	$500,000
2023	162	$127,188	$485,300

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 174.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7445.7%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	7	4.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	29	17.9%
55 to 64	24	14.8%
65 to 74	74	45.7%
75 and over	28	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	153	94.4%
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	9	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate2.6%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree40.0%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	2.6%
High school graduate	4	2.6%
Some college or associate's	43	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	62	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	42	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home29.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49	71.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	29.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	32.7%
15 to 29 min	19	38.8%
30 to 44 min	6	12.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	8	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 162)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	83.1%
Nonfamily households	15	16.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	89	16.1%
Vacant	463	83.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	85	95.5%
Renter-occupied	4	4.5%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	552	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1976415
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 40.8492, -94.0675