Who is the Valencia County District Attorney, 13th Judicial District?

Barbara A. Romo (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 13th Judicial District of Valencia County, New Mexico.

Who is the Valencia County County Assessor?

Celia Dawn Dittmaier (Republican) is the County Assessor of Valencia County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Valencia County County Clerk?

Michael E. Milam (Republican) is the County Clerk of Valencia County, New Mexico.

Who is the Valencia County Probate Judge?

Wendy Emily Wallace (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Valencia County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Valencia County Sheriff?

Denise A. Vigil (Republican) is the Sheriff of Valencia County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Valencia County County Treasurer?

Ronald D. Saiz (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Valencia County, New Mexico.

Who are the Valencia County commissioners?

Gerard Saiz (District 1); Troy Dean Richardson (District 2); Morris R. Sparkman (District 3); Joseph Aaron Bizzell (District 4); Dante Estefan Berry (District 5).

What is the population of Valencia County?

About 78,458 people, with a median age of 39.4; the median household income is $58,933 and 18.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Valencia County?

5.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,752 people unemployed in a labor force of 32,732, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Valencia County?

10 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 2 special district governments.

Valencia County, NM elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Valencia County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Valencia County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Gerard Saiz Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Troy Dean Richardson Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Morris R. Sparkman Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Joseph Aaron Bizzell Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Dante Estefan Berry Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney, 13th Judicial District	Barbara A. Romo Democratic source
County Assessor	Celia Dawn Dittmaier Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Michael E. Milam Republican source
Probate Judge	Wendy Emily Wallace Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Denise A. Vigil Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Ronald D. Saiz Republican source

How many local governments Valencia County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 10 local governments in Valencia County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	2	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Valencia County

78,458people

39.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$58,933 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

20.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$223,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

8.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.3%U.S.: 8.4%

56.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

35.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 60.8% · White 30.5% · Black 1% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 6.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Valencia County

5.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.3%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

1,752people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

30,980people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

32,732in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.4%	1,752	30,980	32,732
August 2026	5.5%	1,802	30,992	32,794
July 2026	6.2%	2,054	31,172	33,226
June 2026	5.5%	1,809	31,213	33,022
May 2026	5.0%	1,636	31,309	32,945
April 2026	4.9%	1,601	31,303	32,904
March 2026	4.5%	1,489	31,590	33,079
February 2026	5.3%	1,757	31,494	33,251
January 2026	5.3%	1,759	31,494	33,253
December 2025	4.4%	1,469	32,184	33,653
November 2025	5.0%	1,709	32,173	33,882
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.3%	1,452	32,192	33,644
August 2025	4.5%	1,502	32,053	33,555
July 2025	5.4%	1,834	32,103	33,937
June 2025	5.0%	1,687	32,349	34,036
May 2025	4.1%	1,375	32,306	33,681
April 2025	3.7%	1,263	32,636	33,899
March 2025	3.8%	1,270	32,370	33,640
February 2025	4.3%	1,470	32,348	33,818
January 2025	4.4%	1,499	32,219	33,718
December 2024	3.8%	1,283	32,530	33,813
November 2024	4.3%	1,473	32,419	33,892
October 2024	4.3%	1,444	32,382	33,826

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.5%	1,503	32,267	33,770
2024	4.3%	1,434	32,276	33,710
2023	3.9%	1,262	31,434	32,696
2022	4.2%	1,351	30,464	31,815
2021	7.1%	2,203	28,996	31,199
2020	7.6%	2,296	27,846	30,142
2019	5.3%	1,652	29,355	31,007
2018	5.3%	1,637	29,011	30,648
2017	6.5%	1,984	28,567	30,551
2016	7.2%	2,180	28,240	30,420

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New Mexico's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Valencia County

532.4 per 100,0002023. New Mexico: 746.9.

1,852.7 per 100,0002023. New Mexico: 2,876.1.

2murders2023, 421 violent crimes in all.

2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2023	421	532.4	1,465	1,852.7
2022	427	547.3	1,920	2,460.8
2021	434	557.6	1,686	2,166.1
2019	787	985.0	2,044	2,558.3
2018	793	997.1	2,151	2,704.7
2017	796	1,006.0	2,615	3,305.0
2016	705	894.8	2,657	3,372.4

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Valencia County Sheriff's Office	2025	247	431	40,846
Los Lunas Police Department	2025	101	407	20,577
Belen Police Department	2025	99	364	7,605
Bosque Farms Police Department	2025	5	33	4,167
Peralta Police Department	2025	18	30	3,500

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in New Mexico · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.61 per 1,000 residents2022, 5 agencies serving 78,024 people.

126sworn officers2022, full-time, as of October 31.

22civilian staff2022, full-time.

2022 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2022

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Valencia County Sheriff's Office	45	15	44,667
Los Lunas Police Department	41	4	18,366
Belen Police Department	21	1	7,460
Bosque Farms Police Department	13	1	4,099
Peralta Police Department	6	1	3,432

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Valencia County District Attorney, 13th Judicial District?: Barbara A. Romo (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 13th Judicial District of Valencia County, New Mexico.
Who is the Valencia County County Assessor?: Celia Dawn Dittmaier (Republican) is the County Assessor of Valencia County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Valencia County County Clerk?: Michael E. Milam (Republican) is the County Clerk of Valencia County, New Mexico.
Who is the Valencia County Probate Judge?: Wendy Emily Wallace (Republican) is the Probate Judge of Valencia County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Valencia County Sheriff?: Denise A. Vigil (Republican) is the Sheriff of Valencia County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Valencia County County Treasurer?: Ronald D. Saiz (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Valencia County, New Mexico.
Who are the Valencia County commissioners?: Gerard Saiz (District 1); Troy Dean Richardson (District 2); Morris R. Sparkman (District 3); Joseph Aaron Bizzell (District 4); Dante Estefan Berry (District 5).
What is the population of Valencia County?: About 78,458 people, with a median age of 39.4; the median household income is $58,933 and 18.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Valencia County?: 5.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,752 people unemployed in a labor force of 32,732, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Valencia County?: 10 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 2 school district and 2 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last general election (November 2022 or November 2024, electionresults.sos.nm.gov and the certified canvass in the elections database at electionstats.sos.nm.gov); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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