Valencia

Population: 2,219
Median household income: $70,521
Median home value: $242,400

Located in Valencia County, New Mexico, Valencia is a community with a population of 2,219. Its median household income of $70,521 runs above the Valencia County figure of $58,333.

From 2019 to 2023, Valencia's population grew 10.0% from 2,018 to 2,219, while its median home value rose 46.7% from $165,200 to $242,400.

Households average 2.63 people. The median gross rent is $676.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,219
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $70,521
Median home value: $242,400
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 960
Homeownership rate: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0182,219

Median household income

$65,139$70,521

Median home value

$165,200$242,400

Median gross rent

$545$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,018	$65,139	$165,200	$545
2020	1,995	$62,801	$156,000	$529
2021	2,236	$67,022	$170,100	$549
2022	2,012	$59,743	$244,000	$615
2023	2,219	$70,521	$242,400	$676

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 241.6%

25 to 3422.8%

35 to 445.3%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	7.5%
5 to 17	428	19.3%
18 to 24	36	1.6%
25 to 34	505	22.8%
35 to 44	117	5.3%
45 to 54	117	5.3%
55 to 64	516	23.3%
65 to 74	304	13.7%
75 and over	29	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	795	35.8%
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)	1,424	64.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	9.4%
High school graduate	532	33.5%
Some college or associate's	504	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	156	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	247	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	633	78.5%
Carpooled	122	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.4%
Other means	40	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	200	25.2%
15 to 29 min	147	18.5%
30 to 44 min	282	35.5%
45 to 59 min	138	17.4%
60+ min	28	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 24.0% (533 of 2,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	493	58.4%
Nonfamily households	351	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	844	87.9%
Vacant	116	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	763	90.4%
Renter-occupied	81	9.6%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	566	59.0%
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	394	41.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3581800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8053, -106.6869