South Valley.
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New Mexico·Bernalillo County
12 tracts·37K people·$224K median·1,266/mi²
Hispanic 82 · White 14 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1 · Black 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 42 · Other 30 · Living alone 28
Health 27 · Manufacturing 22 · Retail 20 · Professional 16 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Sales · office 22 · Construction · maintenance 19 · Service 17 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 9 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in South Valley is $224,300 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
South Valley has 37,120 residents across 10 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.7; the population is 82.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% White, 1.5% Multiracial, 1.3% Other, 0.9% Black and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.8 people; 15.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.5% (Census ACS).
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY (21%), KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY (19%) and ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY (17%) lead the elementary schools; POLK MIDDLE (18%), ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE (17%) and HARRISON MIDDLE (16%) lead the middle schools; SOUTH VALLEY ACADEMY (26%) and RIO GRANDE HIGH (15%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $954/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South Valley is $58,224 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In South Valley, median rent is $954/month and the median home value is $224,300 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 33 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South Valley are winter weather (80), earthquake (80) and inland flooding (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South Valley, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).