Land area: 2.1 sq mi.
Water area: 0.47 sq mi.
Founded: 1902.
Population in 2014: 32,510 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population density: 15,477 people per square mile.
County seat: New City.
Colleges and Universities: Rockland Community College, Nyack College, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mercy College, Bergen Community College, SUNY Westchester Community College, William Paterson University of New Jersey
Spring Valley is a village in the towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Chestnut Ridge, east of Airmont and Monsey, south of Hillcrest, and west of Nanuet. The population was 31,347 at the 2010 census, making it the 2nd most populous community in Rockland County, after New City.Spring Valley spans the border of two towns, occupying an eastern portion of the town of Ramapo and a small western portion of the town of Clarkstown. The village is next to the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) and is served by a New Jersey Transit train station at the terminus of the Pascack Valley Line.Spring Valley is 22 miles (35 km) north of Manhattan and 5 miles (8 km) north of the New Jersey border.
There are 4 airports and 7 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the Spring Valley city center.
The average travel time to work in Spring Valley is 2% higher than the national average.
The number of people who take public transportation in Spring Valley is 318% higher than the national average.
The number of people who carpool to work in Spring Valley is 56% higher than the national average.
The number of people who work from home in Spring Valley is 52% lower than the national average.
White (32.23%)
Black or African American (59.98%)
Native American (0.40%)
Asian (5.56%)
Pacific Islander (0.25%)
From other races (5.33%)
From two or more races (6.26%).
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.40% of the population.
Median resident age: 27.5 years
New York median age: 38.2 years
Spring Valley: 3.6 people
New York: 2.6 people
Spring Valley: $44,625 (it was $41,311 in 2000)
New York: $57,369
Spring Valley: $1,194 (lower quartile is $770, upper quartile is $1,221)
State: $992
Spring Valley: $257,271 (it was $132,700 in 2000)
New York: $277,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $186,800 - $347,900
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 91.5. This is worse than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.390. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 19.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 1.95. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.8 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 17.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.03. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
Here: 4.5%
New York: 4.8%
The overall crime rate in Spring Valley is 46% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.39 daily crimes that occur in Spring Valley.
Spring Valley is safer than 36% of the cities in the United States.
In Spring Valley you have a 1 in 63 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Spring Valley has decreased by 4%.