Valencia County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 47,19161.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 23,33830.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4663.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,1082.7%Two or more races
  • 9681.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5230.7%Asian alone
  • 2310.3%Some other race alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 189
• Burglaries: 264
• Thefts: 284
• Auto thefts: 129

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 25
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 145
• Burglaries: 228
• Thefts: 255
• Auto thefts: 118

Health of residents in Valencia County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Valencia County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,324 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,351 (0.7%)

Area name: Albuquerque, NM MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Valencia County is $571 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $721 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1050 a month.

Cities in this county include: Los Lunas, Belen, El Cerro-Monterey Park, Los Chaves, El Cerro Mission, Valencia, Meadow Lake, Rio Communities, Bosque Farms, Peralta.

2023 air pollution in Valencia County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kershaw County, South Carolina , Duplin County, North Carolina , Castro County, Texas , Meigs County, Tennessee , Hale County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,835
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,169 (32.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,2852010 or later
• 1,3362000 to 2009
• 1,2681990 to 1999
• 1,5161980 to 1989
• 8061970 to 1979
• 446Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,243
• One, attached: 460
• Two: 283
• 3 or 4: 183
• 5 to 9: 65
• 10 to 19: 410
• 20 to 49: 178
• 50 or more: 129
• Mobile homes: 9,360
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Valencia County with a mortgage: 14,299 (755 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 290 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 378

Religion statistics for Valencia County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Valencia County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New Mexico Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4529, Natural disaster type: Other
• New Mexico Belen Fire, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 05, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: February 24, 2007, FEMA Id: 2682, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: July 26, 2006 to September 18, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1659: August 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1659, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New Mexico Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3229: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3229, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New Mexico New Mexico Fire, Incident Period: May 05, 2000 to July 07, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3154: May 10, 2000, FEMA Id: 3154, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico Rio Grande Fire Complex, Incident Period: April 18, 2000 to April 30, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 20, 2000, FEMA Id: 2295, Natural disaster type: Fire
• New Mexico SEVERE STORMS, SNOW MELT, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 11, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-380: May 11, 1973, FEMA Id: 380, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow

6.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,617 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.76% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($29,357 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($16,260 average AGI)

Valencia County:	2.13%
New Mexico average:	3.84%

from Bernalillo County, NM	3.37% ($42,107 average AGI)
from Sandoval County, NM	0.28% ($68,171)
from Socorro County, NM	0.23% ($38,984)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.14% ($60,658)
from Cibola County, NM	0.14% ($36,263)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.12% ($35,000)
from Santa Fe County, NM	0.11% ($39,516)

6.09% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,398 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.93% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($24,733 average AGI)
2.16% relocated to other states ($17,664 average AGI)

Valencia County:	2.16%
New Mexico average:	3.90%

to Bernalillo County, NM	2.61% ($38,831 average AGI)
to Sandoval County, NM	0.24% ($44,530)
to Socorro County, NM	0.17% ($31,311)
to Cibola County, NM	0.14% ($26,378)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.13% ($35,886)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($47,968)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.10% ($33,889)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Valencia County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,312 (4,454 living alone), Female householders: 15,768 (3,825 living alone)

• 12,174 spouses (12,009 opposite-sex spouses), 1,884 unmarried partners, (1,884 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23,896 children (20,751 natural, 691 adopted, 2,454 stepchildren), 2,510 grandchildren, 809 brothers or sisters, 1,407 parents, 0 foster children, 2,242 other relatives, 2,428 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,650

Size of family households: 9,619 2-persons, 3,488 3-persons, 3,952 4-persons, 1,942 5-persons, 725 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,279 1-person, 894 2-persons, 181 4-persons.

8,251 married couples with children.
6,212 single-parent households (417 men, 5,795 women).

73.0% of residents of Valencia speak English at home.
24.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $323,668,000 ($4,711 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,642,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $170,948,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $62,328,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,531,000
Federal grants: $77,175,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,341,000 ($1,775,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,345,000 ($543,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,455,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $51,958,000
Federal Government insurance: $361,080,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 4442020 or later
• 1,6792010 to 2019
• 4,5612000 to 2009
• 7,2631990 to 1999
• 6,0451980 to 1989
• 6,0831970 to 1979
• 2,6771960 to 1969
• 4631950 to 1959
• 6341940 to 1949
• 8091939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 2011 room
• 2212 rooms
• 9363 rooms
• 3,7544 rooms
• 5,6285 rooms
• 4,8346 rooms
• 4,3937 rooms
• 2,8348 rooms
• 2,7319+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 3241 room
• 742 rooms
• 2303 rooms
• 4994 rooms
• 1,3815 rooms
• 4126 rooms
• 1877 rooms
• 3778 rooms
• 649+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 361no bedroom
• 4751 bedroom
• 4,2972 bedrooms
• 14,6293 bedrooms
• 5,0994 bedrooms
• 6715+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 324no bedroom
• 1751 bedroom
• 1,2402 bedrooms
• 1,5523 bedrooms
• 994 bedrooms
• 1585+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Valencia County, New Mexico in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Valencia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 828no vehicle
• 7,0291 vehicle
• 7,0422 vehicles
• 5,8673 vehicles
• 2,2344 vehicles
• 2,5325+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Valencia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 87no vehicle
• 1,6381 vehicle
• 1,0282 vehicles
• 5713 vehicles
• 2244 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.7% of Valencia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in New Mexico.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 49,479
• Other state: 19,877
• Northeast: 2,176
• Midwest: 4,384
• South: 5,510
• West: 7,807

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,133
• Number of aged recipients: 204
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,929
• Number of recipients under 18: 346
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,369
• Number of recipients older than 64: 418
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 744
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 974

Valencia County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"