Housing data for Jarales, NM
Jarales, NM has an estimated 2,144 residents and 1,196 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Valencia County.
4.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $623 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,144 (±538)
- Housing units
- 1,196 (±285)
- Households that rent
- 4.9%
- Median gross rent
- $623
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.8%
What stands out in Jarales
Households that rent: 4.9% (±4.9 points) in Jarales, lower than in Valencia County (16.8%).
Median real estate taxes: $780 (±$539) in Jarales, lower than in Valencia County ($1,374).
Average commute: 24.8 minutes (±3.6) in Jarales, lower than in Valencia County (30.2 minutes).
Housing in Jarales at a glance
- Median rent: $623 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 45.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 4.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $55,676 median household income
- Homeowner costs: $1,840 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $780 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 66.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 31.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 50.6% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 24.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +5.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Jarales against Valencia County, its state and the nation
| Jarales | Valencia County | New Mexico | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,144 (±538) | 78,458 (exact) | 2,120,246 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,196 (±285) | 30,756 (±98) | 956,964 (±262) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 4.9% (±4.9 points) | 16.8% (±2.1 points) | 30.0% (±0.4 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $623 (±$444) | $1,015 (±$70) | $1,067 (±$11) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $55,676 (±$6,062) | $58,933 (±$4,230) | $64,059 (±$808) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | — | $223,000 (±$8,792) | $248,100 (±$1,957) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $780 (±$539) | $1,374 (±$55) | $1,731 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 31.6% (±12.5 points) | 31.3% (±2.8 points) | 42.7% (±0.5 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.8 minutes (±3.6) | 30.2 minutes (±1.3) | 23.5 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 55.6% (±19.0 points) | 83.8% (±2.0 points) | 86.5% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 54.8 years (±9.1) | 39.4 years (±0.4) | 39.4 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Jarales covers 8.7 square miles of land, about 246 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Jarales has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,026 (±411) | 2,144 (±538) | +5.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,035 (±157) | 1,196 (±285) | +15.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $614 (±$600) | $623 (±$444) | +1.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $40,613 (±$5,932) | $55,676 (±$6,062) | +37.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,203 (±$175) | $1,840 (±$984) | +53.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $941 (±$106) | $780 (±$539) | −17.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 17.7% (±9.7 points) | 4.9% (±4.9 points) | −12.8 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.1% (±11.9 points) | 0.0% (±47.5 points) | −7.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Valencia County
Jarales has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Valencia County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Valencia County recorded 618 violent and 1,673 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Jarales
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87023 | 100% | 306 | — | $169,300 | — |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Jarales
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Communities | 3.3 mi | $1,055 | $205,900 | 24.1% |
| Los Chaves | 8.2 mi | $833 | $285,700 | 6.7% |
| Tome | 8.8 mi | $1,385 | $269,300 | 12.0% |
| Las Maravillas | 9.9 mi | — | $230,000 | 6.4% |
| Belen | 11 mi | $916 | $166,100 | 26.8% |
| El Cerro | 12 mi | $723 | $311,500 | 5.5% |
| El Cerro Mission | 12 mi | — | $115,300 | 14.6% |
| Los Lunas | 13 mi | $1,110 | $262,900 | 24.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Jarales, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $977 | $1,112 | $1,384 | $1,902 | $2,242 |
HUD income limits for Jarales, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,100 | $35,150 | $56,250 |
| 2 people | $24,100 | $40,200 | $64,250 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $45,200 | $72,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $50,200 | $80,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $54,250 | $86,750 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $58,250 | $93,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $62,250 | $99,600 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $66,300 | $106,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Albuquerque, NM MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $100,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Jarales is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Jarales
What is the median household income in Jarales?
The median household income in Jarales is $55,676 (±$6,062) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Jarales?
Jarales, NM has an estimated 1,196 (±285) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Jarales?
31.6% of homes in Jarales, NM were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Jarales?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Jarales, used by 50.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Jarales?
Workers who live in Jarales, NM take an average of 24.8 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Jarales growing?
Jarales, NM had an estimated 2,144 residents in 2020–2024 and 2,026 in 2015–2019, a change of +5.8%: not a measurable change by the Census Bureau’s test.
Is Jarales growing?
In Jarales, the number of residents went from 2,026 in 2015–2019 to 2,144 in 2020–2024 (+5.8%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Jarales?
The ZIP code that covers Jarales is 87023.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Jarales CDP, New Mexico
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Albuquerque, NM MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Albuquerque, NM MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Jarales CDP, New Mexico (place:35110, in state:35).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .