Happy Valley, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

845

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

52.1

3.52% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

28.8%

1.81% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,215

2024 Median Property Value

$200,000

38.5% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Happy Valley, NM is home to a population of 845 people, from which 90.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.7% of Happy Valley, NM residents were born outside of the country (183 people).

In 2024, there were 4.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (542 people) in Happy Valley, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 126 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 83 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Happy Valley, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Happy Valley, NM was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Happy Valley, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Happy Valley, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
542 ± 256
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
126 ± 179
Other (Hispanic)
83 ± 127

32.4%

Hispanic Population

274 people

32.4% of the people in Happy Valley, NM are hispanic (274 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Happy Valley, 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

21.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

183 people

0.974%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 21.7% of Happy Valley, NM residents (183 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 Happy Valley, NM was 0.974%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Happy Valley, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

22 ± 31

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Happy Valley, NM.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Happy Valley, NM was $200,000 in 2024, which is 0.601 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,400 to $200,000, a 38.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Happy Valley, NM is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Happy Valley, NM have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Happy Valley, NM is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$92,500

$320

Median Property Taxes

±$174

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 Happy Valley, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Happy Valley, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$62,215

Median Household Income

± $34,515

437

Number of Households

± 212

The following chart displays the households in Happy Valley, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Happy Valley, 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 (79.1%)
Carpooled (20.9%)

In 2024, 79.1% of workers in Happy Valley, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.9%) and those who used public transit to get 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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Happy Valley, NM have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.23% of the workforce in Happy Valley, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Happy Valley, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Happy Valley, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Happy Valley, NM have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Happy Valley, NM (243 out of 845 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Happy Valley, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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