Velarde is a city of 229 people in New Mexico. The median age is 70.1, about 31 years above the US median. That is roughly 53% ahead of the New Mexico median. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.0% of people here. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,776, above the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)62.6%(77)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(123)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 123 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Velarde, decade by decade
Velarde population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
502
$47,353
$177,951
11.8%
33.9
2020
514
–
–
11.5%
36.7
2024
229
$97,776
$234,100
41.5%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
