Valencia County, New Mexico

Valencia County, New Mexico is a county of the United States of New Mexico. The population of county in 2000 stood at 66152 as per the Census data. Its population was estimated at 72207 in July 2008, It is sixth most populous county in New Mexico. It covers total area of 1068.21 miē (2766.65 kmē), of which, 1067.63 square miles (2765.15 kmē) of it is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 kmē) of it is water, making it New Mexico's second smallest county by total area.

Valencia County New Mexico
Map of Valencia County, New Mexico

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 66152 people, 22681 households, and 17340 families living in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (23.94/kmē), it is fourth most densely populated county in New Mexico. There were 24643 housing units at an average density of 23.1 per square mile (8.92/kmē). The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.25. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 72207, The racial makeup of the county was 91.72% White, 1.91% Black or African American, 4.01% American Indian, 0.66% Asian, 0.13% Native Hawaiian, and 1.58% from two or more races.

Valencia County New Mexico Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Valencia County New Mexico School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Valencia County New Mexico GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34099, it would be the fifth highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The median income for a family in the county was $37157, it is the seventh highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The per capita income for the county was $14747, it is the 14th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

In 2000, 18520 pupils and students, of which 8933 are male and 9587 are female, 28% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 902 nursery or pri school, 1022 kindergarten, 9585 elementary school, 4176 high school and 2835 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Belen CityValencia County4.724.72069011463.11299926754
2Bosque Farms VillageValencia County3.953.9503931996.22031744055
3Casa Colorada CdpValencia County0.340.34056164.6705916750
4El Cerro-monterey Park CdpValencia County9.339.3305483587.6873425761
5Jarales CdpValencia County5.735.7301434250.11256126897
6Los Chaves CdpValencia County10.2410.2405033491.71609238228
7Los Lunas VillageValencia County10.0510.05010034998.81469236240
8Los Trujillos-gabaldon CdpValencia County5.945.9402166364.91395928989
9Meadow Lake CdpValencia County9.679.650.014491465.31080825561
10Peralta CdpValencia County4.44.403750851.41551138039
11Rio Communities CdpValencia County6.146.1404213686.11826033125
12Rio Communities North CdpValencia County4.744.7401588335.31774546773
13Tome-adelino CdpValencia County6.056.0502211365.51487127361
14Valencia CdpValencia County5.495.4904500819.41662040521
YearPopulation
April 2000 census66152
April 2000 Estimate66152
July 2000 Estimate66356
July 2001 Estimate67132
July 2002 Estimate67657
July 2003 Estimate67785
July 2004 Estimate67611
July 2005 Estimate68347
July 2006 Estimate69398
July 2007 Estimate71147
July 2008 Estimate72207
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school420482902
Kindergarten5794431022
Elementary school471648699585
High school203821384176
College or graduate school118016552835
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Valencia County, New Mexico$34099$37157$14747
New Mexico, United States$34133$39425$17261
United States$41994$50046$21587