Climate

This region experiences warm and dry summers, during which the temperature can reach up to 100 F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Springville has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Csb = Warm-summer Mediterranean climate; coldest month averaging above 0 °C (32 °F) (or −3 °C (27 °F)), all months with average temperatures below 22 °C (71.6 °F), and at least four months averaging above 10 °C (50 °F). At least three times as much precipitation in the wettest month of winter as in the driest month of summer, and driest month of summer receives less than 30 mm (1.2 in).^[3]

2010

At the 2010 census Springville had a population of 934. The population density was 222.4 inhabitants per square mile (85.9/km²). The racial makeup of Springville was 836 (89.5%) White, 5 (0.5%) African American, 20 (2.1%) Native American, 7 (0.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 25 (2.7%) from other races, and 41 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 109 people (11.7%).^[4]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 427 households, 96 (22.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 181 (42.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 39 (9.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 21 (4.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 17 (4.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 156 households (36.5%) were one person and 53 (12.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.19. There were 241 families (56.4% of households); the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution was 173 people (18.5%) under the age of 18, 62 people (6.6%) aged 18 to 24, 161 people (17.2%) aged 25 to 44, 343 people (36.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 195 people (20.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 50.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

There were 516 housing units at an average density of 122.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 264 (61.8%) were owner-occupied and 163 (38.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 15.1%. 581 people (62.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 353 people (37.8%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 1,109 people, 544 households, and 283 families in the CDP. The population density was 265.8 inhabitants per square mile (102.6/km²). There were 613 housing units at an average density of 146.9 per square mile (56.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.14% White, 0.09% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 1.80% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.59%.^[5]

Of the 544 households 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.8% were non-families. 41.9% of households were one person and 22.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.80.

The age distribution was 21.6% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median household income was $24,271 and the median family income was $35,000. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $31,406 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,695. About 21.6% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.