Moving to Peralta, New Mexico

Population: 3,750
Males: 1,836 (49.0%), Females: 1,914 (51.0%)

Valencia County

Zip code: 87042

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $38,039
Median house value: $135,000

Population by Race

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)

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

Elevation: 4859 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Population by Education

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%

2.8% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Peralta:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Peralta:

  • ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (about 16 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Abbreviation: ABQ)
  • SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL (about 124 miles; RUIDOSO, NM; Abbreviation: SRR)
  • HOLLOMAN AFB (about 142 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; Abbreviation: HMN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Peralta:

  • MID VALLEY AIRPARK (about 7 miles; LOS LUNAS, NM; Abbreviation: E98)
  • ALEXANDER MUNI (about 17 miles; BELEN, NM; Abbreviation: E80)
  • DOUBLE EAGLE II (about 23 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 9,188)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 25 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Full-time enrollment: 3,261)
  • NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 169 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 176 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 176 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)

Public primary/middle school in Peralta:

  • PERALTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 285; Location: 3645 H. 47; Grades: KG – 04)