Happy Valley vs Morningside

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

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

Happy Valley has the higher population (616 vs 352 in Morningside). Since 2019, Happy Valley's population has grown faster (-20.4% vs -55.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Happy Valley	Morningside
Population	616	352
Median age	54.0 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median home value	$144,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,153	—
Housing units	355	111
Homeownership rate	86.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Happy Valley	Morningside
Population	774 → 616 (-20.4%)	787 → 352 (-55.3%)
Median household income	$61,120 → $61,083 (-0.1%)	$11,927 → $12,000 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$208,300 → $144,400 (-30.7%)	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,261 → $1,153 (-8.6%)	—

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

Morningside

Population

787352

Median household income

$11,927$12,000

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Happy Valley	Morningside
Under 5	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 17	9.7%	22.2%
18 to 24	1.5%	28.7%
25 to 34	2.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	21.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.8%	22.4%
65 to 74	33.9%	0.0%
75 and over	6.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Happy Valley	Morningside
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	0.0%
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%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Happy Valley	Morningside
No high school diploma	13.5%	19.0%
High school graduate	15.5%	81.0%
Some college or associate's	65.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Happy Valley	Morningside
Drove alone	93.5%	0.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	100.0%
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	Morningside
1-unit, detached	71.3%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Happy Valley	Morningside
Poverty rate	28.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.89	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1959	—