Valencia County, New Mexico (NM)

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• • 47,12761.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 23,10230.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,5323.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2,2152.9%Two or more races
  • 8881.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4660.6%Asian alone
  • 1740.2%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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,274 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $996 (0.9%)

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.

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: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,394 (36.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 9272010 or later
• 1,3382000 to 2009
• 1,0041990 to 1999
• 1,5161980 to 1989
• 8061970 to 1979
• 446Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,528
• One, attached: 575
• Two: 362
• 3 or 4: 243
• 5 to 9: 50
• 10 to 19: 278
• 20 to 49: 302
• 50 or more: 129
• Mobile homes: 9,589
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Valencia County with a mortgage: 13,302 (1,245 second mortgage, 499 home equity loan, 579 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

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)

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 2019: 8.5

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: 11,979 (4,089 living alone), Female householders: 16,896 (4,724 living alone)

• 10,621 spouses (10,621 opposite-sex spouses), 2,746 unmarried partners, (2,662 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,920 children (23,745 natural, 725 adopted, 450 stepchildren), 2,712 grandchildren, 916 brothers or sisters, 888 parents, 0 foster children, 1,907 other relatives, 1,586 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,019

Size of family households: 7,967 2-persons, 5,135 3-persons, 2,756 4-persons, 944 5-persons, 1,073 6-persons, 972 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,813 1-person, 1,215 2-persons.

7,017 married couples with children.
7,637 single-parent households (3,475 men, 4,162 women).

73.1% of residents of Valencia speak English at home.
24.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% 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
• 02020 or later
• 2,6622010 to 2019
• 5,9202000 to 2009
• 6,4491990 to 1999
• 5,9421980 to 1989
• 4,9541970 to 1979
• 1,1991960 to 1969
• 1,0621950 to 1959
• 2811940 to 1949
• 1,7681939 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
• 1371 room
• 662 rooms
• 5573 rooms
• 2,0624 rooms
• 5,3395 rooms
• 5,3156 rooms
• 3,4487 rooms
• 3,5838 rooms
• 2,6939+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 01 room
• 1962 rooms
• 2633 rooms
• 1,2684 rooms
• 2,1175 rooms
• 9096 rooms
• 1477 rooms
• 7758 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 137no bedroom
• 2661 bedroom
• 4,1142 bedrooms
• 13,6123 bedrooms
• 4,5514 bedrooms
• 5205+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Valencia County, New Mexico
• 0no bedroom
• 4901 bedroom
• 1,4022 bedrooms
• 3,3243 bedrooms
• 4594 bedrooms
• 05+ 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
• 262no vehicle
• 6,2871 vehicle
• 8,5182 vehicles
• 5,0073 vehicles
• 1,7424 vehicles
• 1,3845+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Valencia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 301no vehicle
• 2,7381 vehicle
• 1,6732 vehicles
• 7283 vehicles
• 1764 vehicles
• 595+ vehicles

90.4% of Valencia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in New Mexico.

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

• This state: 48,888
• Other state: 21,274
• Northeast: 2,324
• Midwest: 6,097
• South: 4,823
• West: 8,030

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"