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Valencia County, NM


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Albuquerque, NM
Designated Market Area: Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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Tracts in Valencia County, NM

   



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2022 population: 78,080   ( 1,511 from 2010 , 1,875 from 2020)
Land area: 1066.7 square miles
Population density: 73.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:23,851 30.55% 14.0%
Black:1,1921.53% 42.1%
Indian:3,3384.28% 57.7%
Asian:6110.78% 76.6%
2+ races:9781.25% 21.3%
Hispanic:48,11061.62% 7.9%
Total non-White:54,22969.45% 11.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,672 11.0
Deaths:1,98313.0
Net Migration: 1,92012.6
Net Immigration: 2621.7
Change in White population:-3,883 -5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:5,394 7.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
76,569
27,73436.22%
8391.10%
2,1172.76%
3460.45%
8061.05%
44,60558.25%
48,83563.78%

2000
66,152
26,08739.43%
6991.06%
1,7102.58%
2110.32%
9801.48%
36,37154.98%
40,06560.57%

1990
45,235
20,56645.46%
3890.86%
1,3743.04%
2180.48%
n/a
22,68850.16%
24,66954.54%

1980
61,115
25,18941.22%
4200.69%
8,35813.68%
1490.24%
n/a
26,84443.92%
35,92658.78%

1970
40,539
14,91936.80%
870.21%
2,6686.58%
230.06%
n/a
22,63455.83%
25,620 63.20%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,063 13.7
4,8227.3
1,6992.6
1,2121.8
1,647 2.5
8,770 13.3
1990's
NumberRate
8,714 19.3
3,7498.3
15,69934.7
7991.8
5,521 12.2
15,396 34.0
1980's
NumberRate
6,638 10.9
2,762 4.5
0 0.0
n/a
-4,623 -7.6
-11,257 -18.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
0 0.0
n/a
10,270 25.3
10,306 25.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Valencia County, NM
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.8
17,594 22.5%
60,486 77.5%
14,074 18.0%
26,272
2.86
17,335 66.0%
11,812 68.1%
1,743 10.1%
8,937 34.0%

2010
NumberPercent
37.7
20,182 26.4%
56,387 73.6%
9,742 12.7%
27,500
2.73
19,967 72.6%
14,252 71.4%
2,117 10.6%
7,533 27.4%

2000
NumberPercent
33.9
19,805 29.9%
46,347 70.1%
6,827 10.3%
22,714
2.85
17,358 76.4%
13,151 75.8%
1,800 10.4%
5,356 23.6%

1990
NumberPercent
31.4
13,965 30.9%
31,270 69.1%
4,576 10.1%
15,192
2.89
12,138 79.9%
9,726 80.1%
1,091 9.0%
3,054 20.1%

1980
NumberPercent
25.6
22,118 36.2%
38,997 63.8%
4,525 7.4%
19,223
3.15
15,421 80.2%
12,944 83.9%
1,146 7.4%
3,802 19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Valencia County, NM

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units30,129 
Median Value$184,400 
Occupied26,27287.2%
Vacant3,85712.8%
Owned21,71582.7%
Rented4,55717.3%
Median Rent$873 
Single-Family Units19,21863.8%
    Detached18,73262.2%
    Attached4861.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units7592.5%
Mobile Homes9,62832.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Valencia County, NM

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,6066.1%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5856.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,2774.9%
$20,000 to $24,9991,2644.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991,3095.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991,2184.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,3935.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1034.2%
$45,000 to $49,9998763.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3649.0%
$60,000 to $74,9992,4959.5%
$75,000 to $99,9993,39612.9%
$100,000 to $124,9992,4069.2%
$125,000 to $149,9991,4775.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,4135.4%
$200,000 or more1,0904.1%
Median Household Income56,246 
Per Capita Income28,817 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,2788.7%
Public Assistance1,0824.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,67421.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,81061.3%
Unemployed6563.7%
In Armed Forces420.2%
Total Labor Force11,50865.2%
Not in Labor Force6,13934.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector9,4038,01254.0%
Non-Profit5861,15733.6%
Self-Employed1,57183265.4%
Local Government1,1861,27548.2%
State Government1,3211,56945.7%
Federal Government9611,19844.5%
Total Private + Self10,9748,84455.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,0545,19943.8%
Total15,02814,04351.7%
Pct. Govt.25.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,42611.8%
Sales and Office Occupations5,65319.4%
Professional, Technical6,63322.8%
Service Occupations6,28621.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2801.0%
All others7,13124.5%
White Collar 53.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,55015.6%
Retail trade3,42311.8%
Public administration2,97610.2%
Educational services2,8609.8%
Construction2,4008.2%
Professional, scientific, technical1,8336.3%
Accommodation and food services1,7826.1%
Other services1,6335.6%
Transportation and warehousing1,5865.4%
Manufacturing1,3264.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,3184.5%
Finance and insurance1,1944.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5661.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5211.8%
Information3341.1%
Wholesale trade2740.9%
Utilities2130.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1940.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1460.5%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Valencia County, NM

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican25,68533.53%
Puerto Rican4970.65%
Cuban2260.29%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American570.07%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan50.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran520.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1770.23%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian680.09%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian340.04%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian510.07%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan240.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic20,18326.34%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2280.30%
Vietnamese1070.14%
Japanese1010.13%
Chinese430.06%
Thai120.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English51,75271.4%
Spanish18,52625.5%
Other1,6572.3%
German, other Germanic1810.2%
Tagalog1400.2%
Other Asian1030.1%
Other Indo-European460.1%
Vietnamese330.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic300.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German4,9676.5%
English4,9546.5%
American4,3685.7%
Irish3,7904.9%
Italian1,2711.7%
Scottish7671.0%
Scotch-Irish7030.9%
Polish6730.9%
Swedish6700.9%
French5950.8%
European4570.6%
Portuguese4530.6%
Norwegian4220.6%
Dutch3170.4%
British3100.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen73,01695.3%
Not a citizen3,5974.7%
Native70,90492.5%
Foreign-born5,7097.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Valencia County, NM

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,828 5.4%5,126 9.8%16,080 30.8%17,211 32.9%5,911 11.3%5,114 9.8%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,828 5.4%
9-12 Years 5,126 9.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 16,080 30.8%
Some College 17,211 32.9%
Bach. Degree 5,911 11.3%
Grad Degree 5,114 9.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Valencia County, NM

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 19,763 18,488 1,275 6.5% 6.7%
1991 20,124 18,755 1,369 6.8% 7.2%
1992 20,680 19,458 1,222 5.9% 7.3%
1993 22,259 20,833 1,426 6.4% 7.3%
1994 23,641 22,496 1,145 4.8% 6.5%
1995 25,493 24,292 1,201 4.7% 6.7%
1996 26,874 25,573 1,301 4.8% 7.5%
1997 28,327 27,001 1,326 4.7% 6.4%
1998 29,238 27,707 1,531 5.2% 6.2%
1999 29,901 28,587 1,314 4.4% 5.6%
2000 29,954 28,537 1,417 4.7% 5.0%
2001 30,359 28,891 1,468 4.8% 5.0%
2002 30,329 28,652 1,677 5.5% 5.5%
2003 30,194 28,379 1,815 6.0% 5.9%
2004 30,024 28,339 1,685 5.6% 5.6%
2005 30,296 28,650 1,646 5.4% 5.2%
2006 30,537 29,216 1,321 4.3% 4.2%
2007 30,385 29,244 1,141 3.8% 3.6%
2008 30,773 29,269 1,504 4.9% 4.3%
2009 30,445 28,002 2,443 8.0% 7.1%
2010 30,910 28,071 2,839 9.2% 7.8%
2011 30,472 27,840 2,632 8.6% 7.2%
2012 30,227 27,669 2,558 8.5% 7.0%
2013 30,046 27,560 2,486 8.3% 6.9%
2014 29,721 27,417 2,304 7.8% 6.6%
2015 29,860 27,613 2,247 7.5% 6.6%
2016 30,156 27,958 2,198 7.3% 6.7%
2017 30,416 28,419 1,997 6.6% 6.1%
2018 30,536 28,875 1,661 5.4% 4.9%
2019 30,945 29,250 1,695 5.5% 5.0%
2020 30,167 27,681 2,486 8.2% 8.4%
2021 30,904 28,694 2,210 7.2% 7.1%
2022 31,067 29,734 1,333 4.3% 4.0%
2023 31,599 30,319 1,280 4.1% 3.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com