Demographics of Valencia County, New Mexico

Valencia County, New Mexico had 82,013 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,518 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Valencia County, in four figures

82,013
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.2%
Change since July 2020: +5,518 people.; 39.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,933 ±$4,230
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Valencia County, New Mexico's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Valencia County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Valencia County, New Mexico's population grew 7.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Valencia County, New Mexico's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	76,495	100.0	100.0
2021	77,461	101.3	100.2
2022	78,236	102.3	100.7
2023	79,254	103.6	101.6
2024	80,894	105.8	102.5
2025	82,013	107.2	103.1

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Population of Valencia County, New Mexico on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	76,495	+160	−5	+6	+149
2021	77,461	+966	−62	+75	+937
2022	78,236	+775	−179	+118	+845
2023	79,254	+1,018	+28	+144	+847
2024	80,894	+1,640	+50	+229	+1,360
2025	82,013	+1,119	+32	−28	+1,128

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±0.4: for men 39.0 ±0.6 and for women 39.8 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Valencia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under 5	4,279 ±123	5.5% ±0.2	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,555 ±702	17.3% ±0.9	16.5% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,625 ±611	8.4% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,846 ±784	25.3% ±1.0	26.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,457 ±810	24.8% ±1.0	23.7% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,696 ±851	18.7% ±1.1	19.3% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,933 ±$4,230, and income per person $30,718 ±$1,722, in 2024 dollars. The median is $64,059 ±$808 in New Mexico and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Valencia County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Mexico	United States
Under $25,000	5,330 ±664	19.3% ±2.4	20.2% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,165 ±702	22.4% ±2.5	19.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,074 ±636	18.4% ±2.3	16.9% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,491 ±494	12.7% ±1.8	12.4% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,621 ±578	16.8% ±2.1	15.5% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,495 ±354	5.4% ±1.3	7.6% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,407 ±287	5.1% ±1.0	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Valencia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Mexico	United States
All ages	13,861 ±1,532	18.1% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,346 ±635	25.0% ±3.4	24.0% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,031 ±852	15.7% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,484 ±524	16.9% ±2.4	14.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Valencia County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Valencia County	New Mexico	United States
Housing units	30,756 ±98	956,964 ±262	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±1.5	87.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.2% ±2.0	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.8% ±2.1	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$223,000 ±$8,792	$248,100 ±$1,957	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,015 ±$70	$1,067 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1985 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Valencia County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Hispanic or Latino	47,732 ±0	60.8% ±<0.1	48.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,928 ±247	30.5% ±0.3	36.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	818 ±217	1.0% ±0.3	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	553 ±156	0.7% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,894 ±337	3.7% ±0.4	8.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 181	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	196 to 684	0.2% to 0.9%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,029 ±468	2.6% ±0.6	3.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Valencia County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Mexico	United States
Born in the state	47,950 ±1,571	61.1% ±2.0	52.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,564 ±1,215	28.8% ±1.5	36.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,130 ±390	1.4% ±0.5	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,814 ±861	8.7% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,944 ±530	3.8% ±0.7	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,870 ±695	4.9% ±0.9	5.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Valencia County among the counties of New Mexico

6th of 33 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Mexico page.

Counties of New Mexico near Valencia County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bernalillo County	667,601	−1.4%
Doña Ana County	229,091	+4.1%
Sandoval County	159,565	+6.9%
Santa Fe County	156,907	+1.2%
San Juan County	120,340	−0.9%
Valencia County	82,013	+7.2%
Lea County	74,749	+0.2%
Otero County	70,368	+3.7%
McKinley County	68,119	−6.1%
Chaves County	63,364	−2.7%
Eddy County	62,509	+0.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026