Barton vs North Valley

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

Barton 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.

North Valley has the higher population (11,474 vs 1,601 in Barton). Barton has the higher median household income ($83,849 vs $67,115 in North Valley). Barton has the higher median home value ($336,300 vs $290,500 in North Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	North Valley
Population	1,601	11,474
Median age	48.1 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,849	$67,115
Median home value	$336,300	$290,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,063
Housing units	628	4,516
Homeownership rate	88.4%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	North Valley
Population	1,451 → 1,601 (+10.3%)	13,449 → 11,474 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$70,800 → $83,849 (+18.4%)	$53,744 → $67,115 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$270,100 → $336,300 (+24.5%)	$221,500 → $290,500 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$852 → $1,063 (+24.8%)

Barton

Population

1,4511,601

Median household income

$70,800$83,849

Median home value

$270,100$336,300

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)

	Barton	North Valley
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	29.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	2.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	22.2%	11.1%
75 and over	4.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	North Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	36.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	56.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	North Valley
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.5%
High school graduate	5.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	North Valley
Drove alone	78.5%	73.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.3%	17.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	North Valley
1-unit, detached	75.3%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Barton	North Valley
Poverty rate	6.9%	20.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1998	1976