It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Valley Springs has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Valley Springs has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Valley Springs than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Valley Springs may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Valley Springs spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.81 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Valley Springs is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Valley Springs rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.55% of adults 25 and older in Valley Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Valley Springs in 2022 was $14,362, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,448 for a family of four.
Valley Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Valley Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Springs residents report their race to be White. Valley Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Springs include English, Irish, German, Portuguese, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Valley Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
