Albuquerque vs North Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Albuquerque and North Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Albuquerque and North Valley are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Albuquerque has the higher population (562,488 vs 11,474 in North Valley). North Valley has the higher median household income ($67,115 vs $65,604 in Albuquerque). North Valley has the higher median home value ($290,500 vs $266,700 in Albuquerque).

Population, income & housing

	Albuquerque	North Valley
Population	562,488	11,474
Median age	38.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,604	$67,115
Median home value	$266,700	$290,500
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,063
Housing units	256,861	4,516
Homeownership rate	61.5%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albuquerque	North Valley
Population	559,374 → 562,488 (+0.6%)	13,449 → 11,474 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$52,911 → $65,604 (+24.0%)	$53,744 → $67,115 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$198,200 → $266,700 (+34.6%)	$221,500 → $290,500 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,085 (+24.3%)	$852 → $1,063 (+24.8%)

Albuquerque

Population

559,374562,488

Median household income

$52,911$65,604

Median home value

$198,200$266,700

Median gross rent

$873$1,085

North Valley

Population

13,44911,474

Median household income

$53,744$67,115

Median home value

$221,500$290,500

Median gross rent

$852$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albuquerque	North Valley
Under 5	5.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.1%
75 and over	6.8%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albuquerque	North Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	38.0%	36.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	3.3%
Asian	3.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	47.9%	56.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albuquerque	North Valley
No high school diploma	9.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	21.6%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albuquerque	North Valley
Drove alone	73.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.8%	17.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albuquerque	North Valley
1-unit, detached	62.0%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	11.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Albuquerque	North Valley
Poverty rate	16.0%	20.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1982	1976