New Mexico · Census place 74520
South Valley, NM population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of South Valley, New Mexico (South Valley, NM — Census place “South Valley CDP”) is 36,605 residents, ranking #9 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $51,062, the median home is worth $205,200 and median gross rent runs $942 a month. Looking for the South Valley New Mexico ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Valley, NM: 87105.
- Population
- 36,605South Valley CDP residents
- Median household income
- $51,062Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $942Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.8%Owner-occupied households
South Valley ZIP codes (New Mexico)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Valley.
The South Valley NM ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in South Valley CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the South Valley CDP median would spend about 22.1% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 75.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
South Valley CDP, NM in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
South Valley CDP is a small city in New Mexico, with 36,605 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #9 of 527 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in South Valley CDP earn a median of $51,062 a year, 35% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $54,029 median for the 153 New Mexico cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 19.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in South Valley CDP is valued at $205,200, 32.4% below the national figure and 8% above the $190,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $942 a month, 33% below the national figure, or roughly $11,304 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 75.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of South Valley CDP?
- South Valley CDP has 36,605 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 527 in New Mexico.
- What is the median household income in South Valley CDP?
- Median household income in South Valley CDP is $51,062 a year, 35% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Valley CDP?
- Median gross rent is $942 a month and the median home value is $205,200, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.
- Is South Valley CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Valley CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this South Valley CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.