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Valencia County
Valencia County, New Mexico
At a Glance
Population 76,205 County Seat Valencia County Courthouse State FIPS 35 County FIPS 061 Num Towns 21 Census-Designated Places 16 Total Town Population 66,385 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 76,613 Median Age 38.8 Veterans 6,193 Housing Units 30,129 Uninsured 837 Net Migration (recent) 2,604 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 977 Total Employees 11,563 Avg Annual Pay $49,642 Median Household Income $56,246 Poverty Rate 17.8% Unemployment Rate 7.5% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $55,941 Federal Spending FY2024 $515,829,610 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,769
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $184,400 Median Rent $873 FMR Studio $913 FMR 1BR $1,084 FMR 2BR $1,331 FMR 3BR $1,865 FMR 4BR $2,209
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 63 Fire Stations 63 Police Stations 63 Adult Smoking 15.4% Adult Obesity 37.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 58.2 Air Quality Good Days 300
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.2 Electric Customers 936098 Towns with Broadband Data 21 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 21
Community
Churches 51 Libraries 23 Historic Places (NRHP) 22 Homeless Population N/A Schools 409 SNAP Stores 56 Bank Branches 11
Agriculture
Total Farms 24 Land in Farms (acres) 381 Avg Farm Size (acres) 15.9 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES 2025-07-10 FM COTTON 2 FIRE 2025-06-22 FM DESERT WILLOW FIRE COMPLEX 2025-06-21 FM RIO GRANDE FIRE 2025-04-18 DR WILDFIRES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, MUDFLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS 2022-05-04 FM BIG HOLE FIRE 2022-04-11 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-05 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 FM IRONWORKS FIRE 2019-03-08 FM BELEN FIRE 2007-02-24
Detailed Topics
Communities in Valencia County
Los Lunas — pop 17,242Belen — pop 7,360Los Chaves — pop 4,997Rio Communities — pop 4,926Meadow Lake — pop 4,573El Cerro Mission — pop 4,566Bosque Farms — pop 4,020Peralta — pop 3,342El Cerro — pop 2,946Valencia CDP (Valencia County) — pop 2,052Jarales — pop 2,042Tome — pop 1,718Las Maravillas — pop 1,604Monterey Park — pop 1,272Sausal — pop 858Adelino — pop 735Madrone — pop 621Highland Meadows — pop 568Pueblitos — pop 540Casa Colorada — pop 279Chical — pop 124
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
