Happy Valley

Population: 616
Median home value: $144,400

Happy Valley, a community in Eddy County, New Mexico, has 616 residents. At $144,400, its median home value sits below Eddy County's $199,400.

Between 2019 and 2023, Happy Valley's population declined 20.4% from 774 to 616, while its median home value fell 30.7% from $208,300 to $144,400.

71.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 616
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $144,400
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 355
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

774616

Median household income

$61,120$61,083

Median home value

$208,300$144,400

Median gross rent

$1,261$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	774	$61,120	$208,300	$1,261
2020	780	—	—	$871
2021	918	—	$181,700	$839
2022	629	$61,083	$171,300	$940
2023	616	—	$144,400	$1,153

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 342.1%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5421.4%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7433.9%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	60	9.7%
18 to 24	9	1.5%
25 to 34	13	2.1%
35 to 44	97	15.7%
45 to 54	132	21.4%
55 to 64	54	8.8%
65 to 74	209	33.9%
75 and over	42	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	452	73.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	137	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate15.5%

Some college or associate's65.4%

Bachelor's degree2.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	13.5%
High school graduate	85	15.5%
Some college or associate's	358	65.4%
Bachelor's degree	12	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone93.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	93.5%
Carpooled	13	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	35.7%
15 to 29 min	64	32.2%
30 to 44 min	33	16.6%
45 to 59 min	18	9.0%
60+ min	13	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 28.2% (174 of 616)

	Count	Share
Family households	242	74.2%
Nonfamily households	84	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	326	91.8%
Vacant	29	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	282	86.5%
Renter-occupied	44	13.5%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	253	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	102	28.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3531680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.4279, -104.2898