Happy Valley vs La Huerta

A side-by-side comparison of Happy Valley and La Huerta: population, income, housing, and more.

Happy Valley and La Huerta are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Huerta has the higher population (1,673 vs 616 in Happy Valley). La Huerta has the higher median home value ($421,600 vs $144,400 in Happy Valley). Since 2019, La Huerta's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -20.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
Population	616	1,673
Median age	54.0 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$83,672
Median home value	$144,400	$421,600
Median gross rent	$1,153	—
Housing units	355	612
Homeownership rate	86.5%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
Population	774 → 616 (-20.4%)	1,608 → 1,673 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$61,120 → $61,083 (-0.1%)	$84,632 → $83,672 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$208,300 → $144,400 (-30.7%)	$297,200 → $421,600 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,261 → $1,153 (-8.6%)	$856 → $750 (-12.4%)

Happy Valley

Population

774616

Median household income

$61,120$61,083

Median home value

$208,300$144,400

Median gross rent

$1,261$1,153

La Huerta

Population

1,6081,673

Median household income

$84,632$83,672

Median home value

$297,200$421,600

Median gross rent

$856$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	9.7%	37.0%
18 to 24	1.5%	0.8%
25 to 34	2.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	19.7%
45 to 54	21.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	33.9%	7.7%
75 and over	6.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.2%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
No high school diploma	13.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	15.5%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	65.4%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
Drove alone	93.5%	94.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
1-unit, detached	71.3%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Happy Valley	La Huerta
Poverty rate	28.2%	6.0%
Average household size	1.89	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1959	1989