South Valley

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.

New MexicoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
37,120
people
Population

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.

Population
37,120
Median age
41.7yrs
Median household income
$58,224
Median home value
$224,300
Median gross rent
$954/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.1%
Poverty rate
18.5%

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).

Hispanic or Latino82.3%
White13.8%
Two or more races1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Black0.9%
Asian0.2%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

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.

South Valley at a glance
Employed Residents
15,933
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Albuquerque
Excludes local — most work in-city

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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Commute Score

55 / 100

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

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in South Valley, by worker count.

1Albuquerque6.9 mi10,918
2South Valley0.0 mi1,116
3Rio Rancho18.0 mi417
4North Valley10.9 mi406
5Santa Fe59.2 mi327
6Kirtland AFB7.4 mi302
7Los Lunas15.2 mi252
8Las Cruces186.0 mi100

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into South Valley.

1Albuquerque6.9 mi4,867
2South Valley0.0 mi1,116
3Rio Rancho18.0 mi480
4Los Lunas15.2 mi192
5Santa Fe59.2 mi96
6Meadow Lake16.3 mi75
7North Valley10.9 mi73
8Los Chaves20.3 mi69

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%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
COConstruction25.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.8%
EDEducational Services11.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.7%
RTRetail Trade8.4%
MFManufacturing6.5%
WSWholesale Trade5.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.7%
Connectivity

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