Overall, Velarde’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
In Velarde, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In Velarde, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Velarde is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
In terms of college education, Velarde is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.33% of adults in Velarde have a college degree.
The per capita income in Velarde in 2022 was $39,718, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,872 for a family of four. Velarde also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.71% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Velarde is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Velarde home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Velarde, accounting for 100.00% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Velarde residents report their race to be Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Velarde include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.
The most common language spoken in Velarde is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Native American languages.
