Population & Demographics
South Valley, NM
South Valley is home to 37,120 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 15,933 resident workers commute each day.
37,120 residents
Median age 41.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
South Valley population & demographics
Who lives in South Valley — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in South Valley
How South Valley breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across South Valley
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across South Valley.
These figures are for South Valley proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How South Valley commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
South Valley
15,933 commutes, one dot at a time
South Valley
Where 15,933 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in South Valley, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into South Valley.
Top industries
The sectors that employ South Valley’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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