Albuquerque vs South Valley

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

Albuquerque and South 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 36,605 in South Valley). Albuquerque has the higher median household income ($65,604 vs $51,062 in South Valley). Albuquerque has the higher median home value ($266,700 vs $205,200 in South Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Albuquerque	South Valley
Population	562,488	36,605
Median age	38.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,604	$51,062
Median home value	$266,700	$205,200
Median gross rent	$1,085	$942
Housing units	256,861	14,114
Homeownership rate	61.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albuquerque	South Valley
Population	559,374 → 562,488 (+0.6%)	40,080 → 36,605 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$52,911 → $65,604 (+24.0%)	$39,714 → $51,062 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$198,200 → $266,700 (+34.6%)	$147,400 → $205,200 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,085 (+24.3%)	$709 → $942 (+32.9%)

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

South Valley

Population

40,08036,605

Median household income

$39,714$51,062

Median home value

$147,400$205,200

Median gross rent

$709$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albuquerque	South Valley
Under 5	5.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.3%
75 and over	6.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albuquerque	South Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	38.0%	15.8%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.8%	0.9%
Asian	3.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	47.9%	80.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albuquerque	South Valley
No high school diploma	9.1%	19.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albuquerque	South Valley
Drove alone	73.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	12.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.8%	7.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albuquerque	South Valley
1-unit, detached	62.0%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	1.7%
20 or more units	11.8%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Albuquerque	South Valley
Poverty rate	16.0%	19.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1982	1968