Spring Valley is a medium-sized town located in the state of California. With a population of 30,998 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Spring Valley is the 254th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Spring Valley are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in Spring Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.02% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Spring Valley is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.82% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Spring Valley in 2022 was $36,862, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,448 for a family of four. However, Spring Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spring Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Spring Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Spring Valley, accounting for 39.75% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Spring Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spring Valley include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Spring Valley's cultural character, accounting for 20.37% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Spring Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.