Eddy County vs Valencia County

A side-by-side comparison of Eddy County and Valencia County: population, income, housing, and more.

Eddy 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.

Valencia County has the higher population (77,382 vs 61,114 in Eddy County). Eddy County has the higher median household income ($79,605 vs $58,333 in Valencia County). Valencia County has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $199,400 in Eddy County).

Population, income & housing

	Eddy County	Valencia County
Population	61,114	77,382
Median age	35.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,605	$58,333
Median home value	$199,400	$206,800
Median gross rent	$1,183	$970
Housing units	26,633	30,396
Homeownership rate	74.7%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eddy County	Valencia County
Population	57,732 → 61,114 (+5.9%)	76,027 → 77,382 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$65,328 → $79,605 (+21.9%)	$48,945 → $58,333 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$155,900 → $199,400 (+27.9%)	$142,600 → $206,800 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$946 → $1,183 (+25.1%)	$876 → $970 (+10.7%)

Eddy County

Population

57,73261,114

Median household income

$65,328$79,605

Median home value

$155,900$199,400

Median gross rent

$946$1,183

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)

	Eddy County	Valencia County
Under 5	7.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.3%
75 and over	5.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eddy County	Valencia County
White (non-Hispanic)	43.7%	31.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	3.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	50.9%	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eddy County	Valencia County
No high school diploma	15.7%	14.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eddy County	Valencia County
Drove alone	82.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	9.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eddy County	Valencia County
1-unit, detached	72.5%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Eddy County	Valencia County
Poverty rate	12.4%	18.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1977	1989