Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety31#10,769/15,637
Economy48#8,146/15,631
Housing47#7,866/14,977
Health67#5,227/15,609
Healthcare51#7,689/15,650
Environment84#2,546/15,453
Education47#8,299/15,649
Infrastructure47#8,281/15,650
Community27#11,386/15,651
Leisure & amenities4#15,075/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Corrales, New Mexico ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Sandoval County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Preventable hospital stays · low1,682 /100k
93/100New Mexico 2,042 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSandoval County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low5.7 µg/m³
93/100New Mexico 5.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySandoval County value
Physical inactivity · low16.3%
91/100New Mexico 27.6%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Adult smoking · low8.8%
90/100New Mexico 15.0%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Frequent mental distress · low15.2%
87/100New Mexico 17.5%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Bachelor's degree or higher · high51.5%
86/100New Mexico 31.0%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Weaknesses

Drought exposure · high100%
1/100New Mexico 84%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAASandoval County value
Restaurants and bars · low2.8 /10k
1/100New Mexico 6.4 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSandoval County value
Social associations · low3.7 /10k
3/100New Mexico 8.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSandoval County value
Grocery stores · low0.8 /10k
6/100New Mexico 1.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSandoval County value
Job growth · low-3.1%
7/100New Mexico -0.4%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataSandoval County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.500
7/100New Mexico 0.477United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Rent-burdened householdsImproving
68.9% (2015-2019) → 43.0% (2020-2024)
−26 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
37.6% (2015-2019) → 22.4% (2020-2024)
−15 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Bachelor's degree or higherWorsening
61.4% (2015-2019) → 51.5% (2020-2024)
−9.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
New homes permittedWorsening
4.0 /1k (2021) → 2.1 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−47%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Child poverty rateWorsening
2.5% (2015-2019) → 9.7% (2020-2024)
+7.3 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$85,580 (2015-2019) → $102,307 (2020-2024)
+20%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Corrales, New Mexico improved on 1 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 8 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Rent burden−26 points68.9% → 43.0%

Declined3

Bachelor's+−9.9 points61.4% → 51.5%
Unemployment+3.5 points2.8% → 6.3%
Inequality+0.0720.428 → 0.500

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Corrales, New Mexico between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	26.2 min2015-2019	29.2 min2020-2024	+3.0 min	Within the margin of error	20%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.4%2015-2019	51.5%2020-2024	−9.9 points	Declined	2%
Broadband subscriptions	91.4%2015-2019	89.8%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Within the margin of error	5%
Effective property tax rate	0.68%2015-2019	0.67%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	18%
High school diploma or higher	96.7%2015-2019	95.6%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Home price to income ratio	5.2×2015-2019	5.6×2020-2024	+0.4×	Within the margin of error	57%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4282015-2019	0.5002020-2024	+0.072	Declined	9%
Median household income	$85,5802015-2019	$102,3072020-2024	+20%	Within the margin of error	32%
Poverty rate	4.9%2015-2019	7.0%2020-2024	+2.1 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Rent-burdened households	68.9%2015-2019	43.0%2020-2024	−26 points	Improved	96%
Unemployment rate	2.8%2015-2019	6.3%2020-2024	+3.5 points	Declined	7%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.6%2015-2019	6.4%2020-2024	+0.8 points	Within the margin of error	37%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Corrales, New Mexico five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Corrales, New Mexico in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Corrales, New Mexico itself moved −6.7 points in standing on average over the same 9 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

8,555 residents (±25)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−4.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

8,555 residents (±25)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

White64%5,467
Black0.9%†81
Hispanic or Latino29%2,511
Asian0.8%†70
American Indian and Alaska Native2.3%†197
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.7%†229

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

6,892 residents (±242)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

No high school diploma4.4%†301
High school or GED15%1,025
Some college21%1,431
Associate degree8.5%†589
Bachelor's degree27%1,833
Graduate degree25%1,713

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

3,551 households (±197)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $25k9.0%†320
$25k–50k16%†556
$50k–75k14%†500
$75k–100k8.7%†310
$100k–150k15%545
$150k–200k16%†585
$200k or more21%735

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $75k–100k (−8.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

3,551 households (±197)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Own91%3,239
Rent8.8%†312

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

244 households (±117)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $75029%†71
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50071%†173

Home values

3,239 homes (±217)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $150k2.7%†88
$150k–250k2.4%†77
$250k–400k11%†366

Age of homes

3,940 homes (±244)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

2010 or later8.8%†347
2000–200912%458
1980–199942%1,658

Size of homes

3,940 homes (±244)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Studio3.5%†138
1 bedroom2.2%†88
2 bedrooms13%†525

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,517 workers (±304)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Drive alone58%2,035
Carpool6.1%†216
Public transit0.3%†12
Walk0.9%†32
Bike0.0%0
Work from home32%1,122
Other2.8%†100

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+22.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,395 workers (±274)

Corrales, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under 15 min24%569
15–29 min37%881
30–44 min25%600

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Albuquerque, NM

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Sandoval County, the county holding most of Corrales's residents.

Sandoval County has 1,928 employer establishments, 124 for every 10,000 residents (0.50× the US rate of 248; 0.58× New Mexico's), with 27,552 paid employees at an average annual pay of $54,158. The Census Bureau also counts 10,676 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,928; 10,676 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 124; US 248 · New Mexico 212
Paid employees: 27,552
Average annual pay: $54,158; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Sandoval County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	207	13.3	0.64×Fewer than typical	1,666	$58,160	769
Specialty trade contractors	162	10.4	0.67×Fewer than typical	1,029	$57,386	565
Restaurants and other eating places	152	9.8	0.53×Fewer than typical	3,565	$20,699	66
Lessors of real estate	113	7.3	0.59×Fewer than typical	262	$50,821	909
Construction of buildings	87	5.6	0.74×Fewer than typical	1,212	$72,015	275
Limited-service restaurants	79	5.1	0.63×Fewer than typical	2,061	$18,676	28
Offices of other health practitioners	77	4.9	0.81×About typical	318	$47,799	389
Building equipment contractors	74	4.7	0.79×Fewer than typical	396	$59,982	140
Real estate agents and brokers	61	3.9	0.80×About typical	117	$58,154	431
Services to buildings and dwellings	60	3.9	0.57×Fewer than typical	325	$33,335	343
Offices of dentists	54	3.5	0.86×About typical	351	$51,593	25
Full-service restaurants	47	3	0.39×Fewer than typical	1,119	$24,747	23

Rank places for an industry Open Sandoval County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 155,833 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Corrales, New Mexico: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

333KFY2017
214.7KFY2018
25.2KFY2019
15.9KFY2020
15KFY2021
0FY2022

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Corrales, New Mexico, so they do not add up across cities.

Corrales, New Mexico's figures are part of those of Sandoval County, NM ($12.5M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Corrales is mostly in Sandoval County.

See federal money in Sandoval County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Corrales, New Mexico is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).