New Mexico · Census place 06480
Belen city, NM
Quick answer
Belen city has 7,427 residents, ranking #32 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $40,354, the median home is worth $154,600 and median gross rent runs $877 a month.
- Population
- 7,427Belen city residents
- Median household income
- $40,354Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $877Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belen city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belen city median would spend about 26.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.5% of residents and 74.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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