North Valley vs South Valley

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

North Valley 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.

South Valley has the higher population (36,605 vs 11,474 in North Valley). North Valley has the higher median household income ($67,115 vs $51,062 in South Valley). North Valley has the higher median home value ($290,500 vs $205,200 in South Valley).

Population, income & housing

	North Valley	South Valley
Population	11,474	36,605
Median age	44.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$51,062
Median home value	$290,500	$205,200
Median gross rent	$1,063	$942
Housing units	4,516	14,114
Homeownership rate	72.6%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Valley	South Valley
Population	13,449 → 11,474 (-14.7%)	40,080 → 36,605 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$53,744 → $67,115 (+24.9%)	$39,714 → $51,062 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$221,500 → $290,500 (+31.2%)	$147,400 → $205,200 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,063 (+24.8%)	$709 → $942 (+32.9%)

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

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)

	North Valley	South Valley
Under 5	3.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.3%
75 and over	10.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Valley	South Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	36.5%	15.8%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	56.3%	80.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Valley	South Valley
No high school diploma	9.5%	19.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Valley	South Valley
Drove alone	73.5%	77.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	17.4%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Valley	South Valley
1-unit, detached	65.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	North Valley	South Valley
Poverty rate	20.1%	19.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1976	1968