Valencia County, New Mexico (NM)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

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Races in Valencia County, New Mexico:

Median resident age:	33.8 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Males: 33,186	(50.2%)
Females: 32,966	(49.8%)

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Valencia County:	2.9 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,649
New Mexico:	$41,452

This county:	$484
State:	$531

Valencia County:	$127,600
New Mexico:	$155,400

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 131
• Burglaries: 842
• Thefts: 320
• Auto thefts: 354

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 24
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 136
• Burglaries: 436
• Thefts: 375
• Auto thefts: 249

Valencia County:	15.5%
New Mexico:	18.1%

This county:	16.8%
Whole state:	18.4%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	7.8%

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, Los Chaves, Valencia, Meadow Lake, Bosque Farms, Peralta, Jarales, Casa Colorada.

Neighboring counties: Bernalillo County , Cibola County , Socorro County , Torrance County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Valencia County: Antonio Sedillo Grant Headquarters (A), Windmill Number 4 (B), Comanche Ranch (C), Commanche Trailhead (D), Dead Cow Windmill (E), John F Kennedy Campground (F), El Paso Natural Gas Turbin Station (G), Becker Coal Elevator (H), Encino (I), Encino Trailhead (J), Lower T X Ranch (K), Lucero Windmill (L), Marys Windmill (M), McGaughys Windmill (N), Millet Windmill (O), Monte Largo Trailhead (P), Frost Ranch (Q), New Mexico Penitentiary Farm (R), Garley Windmill (S), Popalito Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Valencia County include: El Cerro Church (A), San Isidro Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Los Lentes Cemetery (1), Terrace Grove Cemetery (2), El Camposanto de la Liverta (3), Peralta and Valencia Cemetery (4), Peralta Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: House Tank (A), Denison Tank (B), Metate Reservoir (C), Diego Tank (D), Sabina Tank (E), Alderete Tank (F), Casey Tank (G), Rock Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lucero, Arroyo (A), Monte Largo, Arroyo (B), Miranda, Arroyo del (C), Rock Creek (D), Pato, Arroyo (E), Salado, Arroyo (F), Garcia, Arroyo (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Valencia County: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Bosque Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.4%
New Mexico:	6.5%

Current college students: 2,835
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,227 (31% naturalized citizens)

Valencia County:	6.4%
Whole state:	8.2%

Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,040
• One, attached: 873
• Two: 213
• 3 or 4: 356
• 5 to 9: 113
• 10 to 19: 145
• 20 or more: 297
• Mobile homes: 8,516
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 90

Housing units in Valencia County with a mortgage: 8,089 (979 second mortgage, 476 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,455

Here:	70.1% with mortgage
State:	63.6% with mortgage

Valencia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New Mexico state average. It is 5.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Valencia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Mexico state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 20.6 miles away from Valencia County center
On 11/8/1990 at 10:46:53, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MD, Depth: 3.8 mi) earthquake occurred 21.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1990 at 01:08:19, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 21.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/4/1998 at 08:05:31, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 MB, 4.0 ML, 3.8 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.3 miles away from Valencia County center
On 2/27/1990 at 13:23:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/15/1990 at 07:25:24, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MD, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 20.6 miles away from Valencia County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,630 (77%) Carpooled: 4,382 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 38 (0%) Walked: 361 (1%) Other means: 181 (1%) Worked at home: 1,038 (4%)

8.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,202 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.32%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)

Valencia County:	0.06%
New Mexico average:	0.21%

4.85% relocated from other counties in New Mexico ($19,449 average AGI)
3.40% relocated from other states ($17,514 average AGI)

Valencia County:	3.40%
New Mexico average:	4.63%

from Bernalillo County, NM	3.29% ($34,822 average AGI)
from Socorro County, NM	0.27% ($25,705)
from Dona Ana County, NM	0.20% ($23,667)
from Sandoval County, NM	0.18% ($36,098)
from Maricopa County, AZ	0.18% ($33,475)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.14% ($42,258)
from Cibola County, NM	0.14% ($26,290)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.94% relocated to other counties in New Mexico ($20,302 average AGI)
2.53% relocated to other states ($12,196 average AGI)

Valencia County:	2.53%
New Mexico average:	4.16%

to Bernalillo County, NM	3.57% ($30,732 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.22% ($36,083)
to Sandoval County, NM	0.21% ($32,739)
to Dona Ana County, NM	0.17% ($31,605)
to Socorro County, NM	0.17% ($23,324)
to Cibola County, NM	0.13% ($19,714)
to Santa Fe County, NM	0.09% ($47,316)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,143 (7,266 aged, 1,877 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 58,117 (13,135 male householders, 4,223 female householders)

  13,477 spouses, 21,729 children (19,612 natural, 537 adopted, 1,580 stepchildren), 1,694 grandchildren, 380 brothers or sisters, 527 parents, 1,023 other relatives, 1,929 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,664 (2,790 male householders (2,114 living alone)), 2,566 female householders (2,160 living alone)), 1,308 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,371 (1,285 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,480 2-persons, 3,824 3-persons, 3,702 4-persons, 1,976 5-persons, 751 6-persons, 625 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,274 1-person, 909 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 40 4-persons.

66.1% of residents of Valencia County speak English at home.
32.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $323,668,000 ($4711 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

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	74 per 1000 residents

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	36 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+15 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

57% of Valencia County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New Mexico.

Valencia County:	57.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 40776
• Northeast: 2214
• Midwest: 5159
• South: 5683
• West: 7437

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,500

Here:	6.7%
New Mexico:	8.2%

Here:	7.0%
New Mexico:	7.8%

Here:	14.3%
New Mexico:	11.9%

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