DoÃ±a Ana County vs Valencia County

A side-by-side comparison of DoÃ±a Ana County and Valencia County: population, income, housing, and more.

DoÃ±a Ana County and Valencia County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DoÃ±a Ana County has the higher population (221,665 vs 77,382 in Valencia County). Valencia County has the higher median household income ($58,333 vs $55,663 in DoÃ±a Ana County). Valencia County has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $205,400 in DoÃ±a Ana County).

Population, income & housing

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
Population	221,665	77,382
Median age	34.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,663	$58,333
Median home value	$205,400	$206,800
Median gross rent	$903	$970
Housing units	91,402	30,396
Homeownership rate	65.3%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
Population	216,069 → 221,665 (+2.6%)	76,027 → 77,382 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$40,973 → $55,663 (+35.9%)	$48,945 → $58,333 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $205,400 (+39.3%)	$142,600 → $206,800 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $903 (+19.8%)	$876 → $970 (+10.7%)

DoÃ±a Ana County

Population

216,069221,665

Median household income

$40,973$55,663

Median home value

$147,400$205,400

Median gross rent

$754$903

Valencia County

Population

76,02777,382

Median household income

$48,945$58,333

Median home value

$142,600$206,800

Median gross rent

$876$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	14.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.3%
75 and over	7.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	31.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	3.7%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	67.6%	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
No high school diploma	17.3%	14.1%
High school graduate	22.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
Drove alone	75.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	1.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	9.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
1-unit, detached	60.1%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Valencia County
Poverty rate	22.2%	18.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1990	1989