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Valencia County

Population in July 2007: 4,032.
Males: 1,974  (49.0%)
Females: 2,058  (51.0%)
Median resident age:  36.4 years
New Mexico median age:  34.6 years

Zip codes: 87042.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,800 (it was $38,039 in 2000)
Peralta  $39,800
New Mexico:  $41,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $159,100 (it was $135,000 in 2000)
Peralta  $159,100
New Mexico:  $155,400

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Races in Peralta:

  • Hispanic (51.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (44.0%)
  • Other race (24.2%)
  • Two or more races (5.5%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Peralta: 89.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (9.7%), German (8.6%), English (7.7%), United States (5.0%), French (3.1%), Dutch (2.3%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4859 feet

Land area: 4.40 square miles.

Population density: 915 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Peralta

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Peralta CDP

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

106 residents are foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

This place:  2.8%
New Mexico:  8.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Peralta, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Peralta to the number of sex offenders is 1344 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Peralta:  0.5% ($740)
New Mexico:  0.6% ($699)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albuquerque, NM (20.4 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (380.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Bosque Farms, NM (2.0 miles ), Valencia, NM (2.2 miles ), Los Lunas, NM (3.4 miles ), El Cerro-Monterey Park, NM (5.3 miles ), Isleta Village Proper, NM (5.6 miles ), Isleta Pueblo, NM (5.8 miles ), Rio Communities North, NM (6.6 miles ), Tome-Adelino, NM (7.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.83 N, Longitude: 106.69 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 505

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Peralta:
  • CARRIE TINGLEY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • HEART HOSPITAL OF NEW MEXICO (about 18 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • INTEGRATED SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF ALBUQ (about 18 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Peralta:
  • ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 16 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: ABQ)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 124 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; ID: SRR)
  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 142 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID: HMN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Peralta:
  • MID VALLEY AIRPARK (about 7 miles; LOS LUNAS, NM; ID: E98)
  • ALEXANDER MUNI (about 17 miles; BELEN, NM; ID: E80)
  • DOUBLE EAGLE II (about 23 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; ID: AEG)

Amtrak stations near Peralta:
  • 13 miles: BELEN (420 N MAIN ST.) - Bus Station
  • 18 miles: ALBUQUERQUE (214 FIRST ST. SW). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Peralta:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 18,780)
  • ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 18 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 25 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 169 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 176 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 176 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)

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Churches in Peralta include: Peralta Memorial United Methodist Church (A), Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Spanish Methodist Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Peralta include: Vasquez de Coronados Route Historical Marker (1), Peralta Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Peralta Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Peralta and their reported violations in the past:

BOSQUE GARDENS WATER COOP (Population served: 140, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-31-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2004)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 9 other older monitoring violations
JC MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-18-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-23-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-03-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-11-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
New Mexico:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.7%
Whole state:  68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.5%
Whole state:  18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  7.8%

Peralta compared to New Mexico state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Valencia County New Mexico:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,202 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.32%
New Mexico average:  7.94%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($240 average AGI)
Valencia County:  0.06%
New Mexico average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bernalillo County, NM  3.29% ($34,822 average AGI)
from Socorro County, NM  0.27% ($25,705)
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.20% ($23,667)


7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.47%
New Mexico average:  7.42%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bernalillo County, NM  3.57% ($30,732 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.22% ($36,083)
to Sandoval County, NM  0.21% ($32,739)


Strongest AM radio stations in Peralta:
  • KNML (610 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KARS (860 AM; 1 kW; BELEN, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KANM (1600 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: ARAGON BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KABQ (1350 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKJY (1550 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: VANGUARD MEDIA, L.L.C)
  • KDAZ (730 AM; 1 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: PAN AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KTBL (1050 AM; 1 kW; LOS RANCHOS, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDEF (1150 AM; 5 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: RAMH CORPORATION)
  • KKNS (1310 AM; 5 kW; CORRALES, NM; Owner: SIMMONS-NM, LS, LLC)
  • KSVA (920 AM; 1 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Peralta:
  • KIOT (102.5 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KNKT (107.1 FM; ARMIJO, NM; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF ALBUQUERQUE, INC.)
  • KLVO (97.7 FM; BELEN, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
  • KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
  • KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K265CA (100.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • K213BT (90.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KYLZ (106.3 FM; LOS LUNAS, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
  • KTEG (104.7 FM; BOSQUE FARMS, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSYU (95.1 FM; CORRALES, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Peralta:
  • KWBQ (Channel 19; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF NEW MEXICO, LLC)
  • K43HW (Channel 43; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
  • KTFQ (Channel 14; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: TELEFUTURA TELEVISION GROUP, INC.)
  • K17DD (Channel 17; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)




Peralta fatal accident list for 2001:
Oct 10, 2001 10:03 AM, Sr-47, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Peralta fatal accident list for 1993:
Mar 13, 1993 03:27 AM, Molina, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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