McKinley County vs Valencia County

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

McKinley 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 71,172 in McKinley County). Valencia County has the higher median household income ($58,333 vs $44,496 in McKinley County). Valencia County has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $72,100 in McKinley County).

Population, income & housing

	McKinley County	Valencia County
Population	71,172	77,382
Median age	34.1 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,496	$58,333
Median home value	$72,100	$206,800
Median gross rent	$810	$970
Housing units	25,213	30,396
Homeownership rate	68.8%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinley County	Valencia County
Population	72,438 → 71,172 (-1.7%)	76,027 → 77,382 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$33,834 → $44,496 (+31.5%)	$48,945 → $58,333 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $72,100 (+11.3%)	$142,600 → $206,800 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $810 (+20.5%)	$876 → $970 (+10.7%)

McKinley County

Population

72,43871,172

Median household income

$33,834$44,496

Median home value

$64,800$72,100

Median gross rent

$672$810

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)

	McKinley County	Valencia County
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	11.3%
75 and over	4.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinley County	Valencia County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	31.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75.1%	3.7%
Asian	1.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinley County	Valencia County
No high school diploma	19.1%	14.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinley County	Valencia County
Drove alone	80.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	11.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.5%
Walked	2.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinley County	Valencia County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	24.4%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	McKinley County	Valencia County
Poverty rate	35.7%	18.4%
Average household size	3.33	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1983	1989