El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

1,293

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

1.7% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.49%

42.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,826

2.49% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$214,400

Population & Diversity

El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM is home to a population of 1.29k people, from which 89.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.8% of El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM residents were born outside of the country (139 people).

In 2024, there were 2.1 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (687 people) in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 327 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 233 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.2%

2024 Citizenship

92.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.2% of El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM

Other (Hispanic)
687 ± 482
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
327 ± 209
White (Non-Hispanic)
233 ± 222

82%

Hispanic Population

1.06k people

82% of the people in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

10.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

139 people

7.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

119 people

As of 2024, 10.8% of El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM residents (139 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM was 7.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

14 ± 32

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM.

Economy

The economy of El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM employs 568 people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (151 people), Construction (110 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (110 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($126,176), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,636), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,797).

Employment

Occupations

568

2024 Value

± 278

−26.2%

1 Year decline

± 85.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM declined at a rate of −26.2%, from 770 employees to 568 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM, are Healthcare Support Occupations (151 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (110 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (76 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

568

2024 Value

± 278

−26.2%

1 Year decline

± 85.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM declined at a rate of −26.2%, from 770 employees to 568 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (151 people), Construction (110 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM, though some of these residents may live in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,604

Median earning men ± $19,515

$65,172

Median earning women ± $21,960

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($126,581).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,797).

Housing & Living

The median property value in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM was $214,400 in 2023, which is 0.644 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $230,700 to $214,400, a 7.07% decrease. The homeownership rate in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM is 87.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$214,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$159,923

$557

Median Property Taxes

±$320

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

87.6%

Homeownership

2024

54.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.6% of the housing units in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,826

Median Household Income

± $31,637

636

Number of Households

± 327

In 2024, the median household income of the 636 households in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM declined from $67,826 from the previous year's value of $69,556.

The following chart displays the households in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Worked At Home (19.4%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.4%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM (83 out of 1.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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