In Velarde, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.41 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.
Even though Velarde is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding 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 $33,767, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,068 for a family of four. Velarde also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.99% 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.
