Barton vs Sandia Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Barton and Sandia Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Barton and Sandia Heights are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sandia Heights has the higher population (3,083 vs 1,601 in Barton). Sandia Heights has the higher median household income ($151,538 vs $83,849 in Barton). Sandia Heights has the higher median home value ($623,500 vs $336,300 in Barton).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Sandia Heights
Population	1,601	3,083
Median age	48.1 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,849	$151,538
Median home value	$336,300	$623,500
Median gross rent	—	$3,000
Housing units	628	1,515
Homeownership rate	88.4%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	72.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Sandia Heights
Population	1,451 → 1,601 (+10.3%)	3,571 → 3,083 (-13.7%)
Median household income	$70,800 → $83,849 (+18.4%)	$107,104 → $151,538 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$270,100 → $336,300 (+24.5%)	$465,700 → $623,500 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,567 → $3,000 (+16.9%)

Barton

Population

1,4511,601

Median household income

$70,800$83,849

Median home value

$270,100$336,300

Sandia Heights

Population

3,5713,083

Median household income

$107,104$151,538

Median home value

$465,700$623,500

Median gross rent

$2,567$3,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Sandia Heights
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	29.2%	8.5%
18 to 24	2.7%	1.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	5.2%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	22.2%	23.8%
75 and over	4.4%	21.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Sandia Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	75.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.1%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Sandia Heights
No high school diploma	5.1%	2.8%
High school graduate	5.3%	5.9%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	45.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Sandia Heights
Drove alone	78.5%	63.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	18.3%	31.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Sandia Heights
1-unit, detached	75.3%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Sandia Heights
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1998	1984