Arenas Valley

Population: 915
Median household income: $74,107
Median home value: $166,100

Located in Grant County, New Mexico, Arenas Valley is a community with a population of 915. At $74,107, its median household income sits above Grant County's $45,921.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arenas Valley's population declined 49.5% from 1,813 to 915, while its median home value fell 1.3% from $168,300 to $166,100.

Owners occupy 81.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 56.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 915
Median age: 56.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,107
Median home value: $166,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 527
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,813915

Median household income

$43,015$74,107

Median home value

$168,300$166,100

Median gross rent

$1,279$946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,813	$43,015	$168,300	$1,279
2020	1,224	$52,768	$147,300	$1,292
2021	978	$58,750	$145,200	$748
2022	1,060	$68,068	$210,100	$946
2023	915	$74,107	$166,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over28.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	42	4.6%
18 to 24	91	9.9%
25 to 34	49	5.4%
35 to 44	113	12.3%
45 to 54	78	8.5%
55 to 64	118	12.9%
65 to 74	163	17.8%
75 and over	261	28.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	413	45.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	140	15.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	362	39.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	158	20.2%
High school graduate	259	33.1%
Some college or associate's	148	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	146	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	71	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	246	82.6%
Carpooled	7	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	15.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	174	68.8%
15 to 29 min	42	16.6%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	30	11.9%
60+ min	7	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 20.4% (187 of 915)

	Count	Share
Family households	268	76.4%
Nonfamily households	83	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	351	66.6%
Vacant	176	33.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	287	81.8%
Renter-occupied	64	18.2%

1-unit, detached26.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other70.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	142	26.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	369	70.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3504660
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7756, -108.2031