North Valley vs Sandia Heights

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

North Valley and Sandia Heights 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 3,083 in Sandia Heights). Sandia Heights has the higher median household income ($151,538 vs $67,115 in North Valley). Sandia Heights has the higher median home value ($623,500 vs $290,500 in North Valley).

Population, income & housing

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
Population	11,474	3,083
Median age	44.7 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$151,538
Median home value	$290,500	$623,500
Median gross rent	$1,063	$3,000
Housing units	4,516	1,515
Homeownership rate	72.6%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	72.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
Population	13,449 → 11,474 (-14.7%)	3,571 → 3,083 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$53,744 → $67,115 (+24.9%)	$107,104 → $151,538 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$221,500 → $290,500 (+31.2%)	$465,700 → $623,500 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,063 (+24.8%)	$2,567 → $3,000 (+16.9%)

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

Sandia Heights

Population

3,5713,083

Median household income

$107,104$151,538

Median home value

$465,700$623,500

Median gross rent

$2,567$3,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
Under 5	3.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.5%	8.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	1.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	5.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	23.8%
75 and over	10.1%	21.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	36.5%	75.0%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
No high school diploma	9.5%	2.8%
High school graduate	29.8%	5.9%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	45.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
Drove alone	73.5%	63.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.4%	31.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
1-unit, detached	65.3%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	North Valley	Sandia Heights
Poverty rate	20.1%	4.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1976	1984