CaÃ±oncito vs Valle Vista

A side-by-side comparison of CaÃ±oncito and Valle Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

CaÃ±oncito and Valle Vista are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

CaÃ±oncito has the higher population (946 vs 759 in Valle Vista). CaÃ±oncito has the higher median household income ($72,072 vs $36,481 in Valle Vista). CaÃ±oncito has the higher median home value ($402,400 vs $226,900 in Valle Vista).

Population, income & housing

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
Population	946	759
Median age	59.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,072	$36,481
Median home value	$402,400	$226,900
Median gross rent	$1,700	$888
Housing units	454	264
Homeownership rate	82.3%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
Population	1,199 → 946 (-21.1%)	664 → 759 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$65,234 → $72,072 (+10.5%)	$38,409 → $36,481 (-5.0%)
Median home value	$271,900 → $402,400 (+48.0%)	$105,800 → $226,900 (+114.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,484 → $1,700 (+14.6%)	$908 → $888 (-2.2%)

CaÃ±oncito

Population

1,199946

Median household income

$65,234$72,072

Median home value

$271,900$402,400

Median gross rent

$1,484$1,700

Valle Vista

Population

664759

Median household income

$38,409$36,481

Median home value

$105,800$226,900

Median gross rent

$908$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	2.6%	20.8%
25 to 34	5.0%	3.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	25.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	43.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.7%
75 and over	13.3%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	6.5%
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	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	42.2%	93.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
No high school diploma	3.3%	55.6%
High school graduate	23.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
Drove alone	48.6%	89.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	45.2%	0.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
1-unit, detached	69.4%	9.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	68.2%

Poverty & households

	CaÃ±oncito	Valle Vista
Poverty rate	13.2%	27.9%
Average household size	2.29	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1984	1985