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Belen, New Mexico: commercial real estate data.
Belen is a Census city of 7,450 people across 19.03 square miles of land, in Valencia County. Median household income is $42,627, 73.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belen
What Belen is
- Census place typecity
- Land area19.03 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land392
- County holding the largest share of its areaValencia County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belen
How many people live in Belen
- Population7,450
- Median age37.1
- Population under 181,601 plus or minus 335
- Share under 1821.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over1,261 plus or minus 259
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households2,757
- Family households1,532
- Share of households that are families55.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belen
Income and work in Belen
- Median household income$42,627
- Per capita income$23,140 plus or minus $4,783
- Civilian labor force3,008
- Employed2,767
- Unemployed241 plus or minus 161
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over4,950
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belen
Housing in Belen
- Housing units3,203
- Occupied units2,757
- Vacant units446 plus or minus 213
- Vacancy rate13.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied2,018
- Renter occupied739 plus or minus 218
- Ownership rate73.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,100 plus or minus $34,577
- Median gross rent, monthly$916
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units2,312
- Share single family72.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more369 plus or minus 194
- Share in buildings of two or more11.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes496 plus or minus 165
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belen
How Belen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,540
- Commuting under 15 minutes886 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.9 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,061 plus or minus 289
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belen
SBA loans in Belen (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$9,367,500
- Average approval$1,170,938
- Median approval$575,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported140
- Jobs per approval17.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term141 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.5 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belen
SBA loans in Belen (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$433,000
- Average approval$144,333
- Median approval$170,000
- Largest approval$198,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belen, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belen
Flood risk in Belen
- NFIP communityCity of Belen
- NFIP community number350088
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/10
The City of Belen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 350088 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Valencia County, not Belen
Valencia County context, not Belen figures
- Establishments in Valencia County962
- Covered employment, Valencia County17,446
- Average annual pay, Valencia County$49,642
- Housing units permitted, Valencia County282
Every figure in this section is published for Valencia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belen.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Belen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belen, New Mexico?
7,450, in 2,757 households. Belen city covers 19.03 square miles of land, which is 392 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belen in?
Valencia County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Belen?
$42,627. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,100. Median gross rent is $916 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belen businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $9.4 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $575,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $433,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belen. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Belen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belen, city of, community 350088, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Belen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Valencia County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Belen.
Is zoning published for Belen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.