El Valle de Arroyo Seco

Population: 1,602
Median household income: $69,556
Median home value: $214,400

Located in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, El Valle de Arroyo Seco is a community with a population of 1,602. Its median household income of $69,556 runs below the Santa Fe County figure of $74,689.

Between 2019 and 2023, El Valle de Arroyo Seco's population declined 20.3% from 2,009 to 1,602, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $165,000 to $214,400.

4.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.16 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,602
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,556
Median home value: $214,400
Median gross rent: $1,077
Housing units: 829
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0091,602

Median household income

$61,281$69,556

Median home value

$165,000$214,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,077

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,009	$61,281	$165,000	$991
2020	1,807	$55,815	$174,000	$905
2021	1,884	$61,735	$166,200	$1,134
2022	1,744	$65,750	$230,700	$1,148
2023	1,602	$69,556	$214,400	$1,077

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 641.9%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	264	16.5%
18 to 24	145	9.1%
25 to 34	225	14.0%
35 to 44	256	16.0%
45 to 54	242	15.1%
55 to 64	31	1.9%
65 to 74	294	18.4%
75 and over	145	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	473	29.5%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,129	70.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate10.4%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	224	18.8%
High school graduate	124	10.4%
Some college or associate's	493	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	298	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	54	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	656	85.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	14.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	16.3%
15 to 29 min	237	36.1%
30 to 44 min	294	44.8%
45 to 59 min	18	2.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 4.6% (72 of 1,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	319	43.0%
Nonfamily households	422	57.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	741	89.4%
Vacant	88	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	82.7%
Renter-occupied	128	17.3%

1-unit, detached48.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	398	48.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	401	48.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3524347
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9526, -106.0260