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Spring Valley, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Spring Valley is a Census city of 5,476 people across 7.41 square miles of land, in Bureau County. Median household income is $70,598, 65.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $31,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Spring Valley
What Spring Valley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.41 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land739
- County holding the largest share of its areaBureau County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Spring Valley
- Population5,476
- Median age41.7
- Population under 181,170
- Share under 1821.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,273
- Share 65 and over23.2 percent
- Households2,235
- Family households1,490
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Spring Valley
- Median household income$70,598
- Per capita income$34,327
- Civilian labor force2,671
- Employed2,599
- Unemployed72 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over3,791
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Spring Valley
- Housing units2,531
- Occupied units2,235
- Vacant units296 plus or minus 157
- Vacancy rate11.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied1,456
- Renter occupied779
- Ownership rate65.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$915 plus or minus $317
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units2,066
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more465 plus or minus 157
- Share in buildings of two or more18.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Spring Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,462
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more437 plus or minus 128
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone76.8 percent
- Carpooled17.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Spring Valley (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$31,000
- Average approval$31,000
- Median approval$31,000
- Largest approval$31,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Spring Valley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Spring Valley
- NFIP communityCity of Spring Valley
- NFIP community number170015
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/11
The City of Spring Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170015 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bureau County, not Spring Valley
Bureau County context, not Spring Valley figures
- Establishments in Bureau County699
- Covered employment, Bureau County10,032
- Average annual pay, Bureau County$53,297
- Housing units permitted, Bureau County19
Every figure in this section is published for Bureau County as a whole and is not a measurement of Spring Valley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Spring Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Spring Valley, Illinois?
5,476, in 2,235 households. Spring Valley city covers 7.41 square miles of land, which is 739 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Spring Valley in?
Bureau County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Spring Valley?
$70,598. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,300. Median gross rent is $915 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Spring Valley businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $31,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $31,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Spring Valley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Spring Valley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Spring Valley. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Spring Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Spring Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Spring Valley, city of, community 170015, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Spring Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bureau County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Spring Valley.
Is zoning published for Spring Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.