Valencia County, New Mexico

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 77,382
Median household income: $58,333
Median home value: $206,800

Valencia County, New Mexico counts 77,382 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,333 is below the New Mexico median ($62,125).

From 2019 to 2023, Valencia County's population grew 1.8% from 76,027 to 77,382, while its median household income rose 19.2% from $48,945 to $58,333.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 60.6% of the population. 76.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 77,382
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,333
Median home value: $206,800
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 30,396
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

76,02777,382

Median household income

$48,945$58,333

Median home value

$142,600$206,800

Median gross rent

$876$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	76,027	$48,945	$142,600	$876
2020	76,518	$50,801	$151,600	$856
2021	75,992	$53,752	$154,400	$843
2022	76,613	$56,246	$184,400	$873
2023	77,382	$58,333	$206,800	$970

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,297	5.6%
5 to 17	13,404	17.3%
18 to 24	6,566	8.5%
25 to 34	9,900	12.8%
35 to 44	9,570	12.4%
45 to 54	8,955	11.6%
55 to 64	10,353	13.4%
65 to 74	8,729	11.3%
75 and over	5,608	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,091	31.1%
Black or African American	934	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,879	3.7%
Asian	485	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	65	0.1%
Some other race	405	0.5%
Two or more races	1,651	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46,872	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,479	14.1%
High school graduate	16,644	31.3%
Some college or associate's	17,939	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,404	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,649	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,769	76.4%
Carpooled	3,362	11.3%
Public transit	137	0.5%
Walked	298	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,775	9.3%
Other means	448	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,518	24.1%
15 to 29 min	7,501	27.8%
30 to 44 min	6,927	25.6%
45 to 59 min	3,932	14.6%
60+ min	2,136	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 18.4% (13,941 of 75,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,311	68.4%
Nonfamily households	8,471	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,782	88.1%
Vacant	3,614	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,975	82.1%
Renter-occupied	4,807	17.9%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,994	62.5%
1-unit, attached	439	1.4%
2 to 4 units	645	2.1%
5 to 19 units	296	1.0%
20 or more units	543	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9,479	31.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 35061
State: New Mexico
Land area: 1,067 sq mi
Water area: 1.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.7168, -106.8066