Kirtland AFB vs North Valley

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

Kirtland AFB 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 3,421 in Kirtland AFB). Kirtland AFB has the higher median household income ($79,301 vs $67,115 in North Valley). Since 2019, North Valley's population has grown faster (-14.7% vs -20.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
Population	3,421	11,474
Median age	23.7 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$79,301	$67,115
Median home value	—	$290,500
Median gross rent	$1,788	$1,063
Housing units	1,276	4,516
Homeownership rate	2.2%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
Population	4,279 → 3,421 (-20.1%)	13,449 → 11,474 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$61,645 → $79,301 (+28.6%)	$53,744 → $67,115 (+24.9%)
Median home value	—	$221,500 → $290,500 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,399 → $1,788 (+27.8%)	$852 → $1,063 (+24.8%)

Kirtland AFB

Population

4,2793,421

Median household income

$61,645$79,301

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,788

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)

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
Under 5	14.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	23.6%	7.4%
25 to 34	22.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	6.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	1.5%	11.1%
75 and over	0.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	36.5%
Black or African American	12.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	3.3%
Asian	7.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	56.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
No high school diploma	2.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	9.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	44.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
Drove alone	78.6%	73.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.7%	17.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
1-unit, detached	39.6%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	38.1%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	21.4%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Kirtland AFB	North Valley
Poverty rate	12.9%	20.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	9	22
Median year structure built	2002	1976