Valencia County, New Mexico

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Key figures

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	78,458	2,120,246	334,922,499	738th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,933	$64,059	$80,734	2175th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	39.4	38.9	2295th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.9%	31.0%	35.7%	1844th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$223,000	$248,100	$332,700	1152nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,015	$1,067	$1,413	945th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.1%	17.8%	12.5%	757th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	6.0%	5.2%	435th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	73.6	17.5	n/a	1214th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.7%	9.4%	14.1%	494th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1902nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.2%	70.0%	65.2%	238th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.2	23.5	26.4	483rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	12.2%	15.1%	960th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1118th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.6%	40.9%	46.9%	1937th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.1%	n/a	n/a	2516th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	30.5%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	60.8%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.5	62.7	61.4

Age in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	39.4	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.7%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	27,583	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.7%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.7%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.2%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	33.1%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,718	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.3%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.1%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.5%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.0%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	30,756	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.0%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.4%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,374	$1,731	n/a

Education in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	13.9%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.2%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.4%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.5%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.4%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.6%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.0%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.1%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Valencia County, New Mexico

Statistic	Valencia County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.1%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.8%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.9%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	72.0%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	25.3%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	20.2%	25.3%	16.7%

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