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Spring Valley township, Dallas County, IA

8,575 Population
35.3 square miles 242.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 36.1 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,390 ±$5,178 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Dallas County: $54,385 ±$1,710
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,231 ±$7,400 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dallas County: $102,379 ±$3,721
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.3% ±3.2% (697  ±271) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Dallas County: 6.3% † 6,714 (±1.1% / ±1,155)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.7 minutes ±1.9 (105,625  ±12,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dallas County: 21.2 995,610 (±0.7 / ±41,335)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,370 ±261 Number of households
  • Dallas County: 42,471 ±501
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (8,409  ±179) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Dallas County: 2.5 107,329 (±0 / ±18)
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.4% ±5.9% (197  ±115) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Dallas County: 5.1% † 1,378 (±1.2% / ±315)
  • nearly double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,698 ±236 Number of housing units
  • Dallas County: 44,804 ±50
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$130,700 ±$24,332 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Dallas County: $355,600 ±$8,467
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.6% ±4.3% (801  ±360.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Dallas County: 14% † 14,893 (±1.4% / ±1,491.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.8% ±7.4% (4,919  ±506.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dallas County: 95.4% 67,953 (±2.7% / ±1,952.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18% ±3.5% (1,034  ±208.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Dallas County: 51.5% 36,672 (±2% / ±1,430.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.1% ±4.3% (1,640  ±368) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Dallas County: 10.4% 11,214
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±1.7% (336  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Dallas County: 5.5% † 4,323 (±0.6% / ±464)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
336 Total veterans ±113 274 Male ±100 62 Female ±62

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