Barton vs Sandia Knolls

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

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

Barton has the higher population (1,601 vs 1,436 in Sandia Knolls). Sandia Knolls has the higher median household income ($102,801 vs $83,849 in Barton). Barton has the higher median home value ($336,300 vs $286,400 in Sandia Knolls).

Population, income & housing

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
Population	1,601	1,436
Median age	48.1 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,849	$102,801
Median home value	$336,300	$286,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,030
Housing units	628	690
Homeownership rate	88.4%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
Population	1,451 → 1,601 (+10.3%)	1,475 → 1,436 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$70,800 → $83,849 (+18.4%)	$88,750 → $102,801 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$270,100 → $336,300 (+24.5%)	$209,800 → $286,400 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,507 → $1,030 (-31.7%)

Barton

Population

1,4511,601

Median household income

$70,800$83,849

Median home value

$270,100$336,300

Sandia Knolls

Population

1,4751,436

Median household income

$88,750$102,801

Median home value

$209,800$286,400

Median gross rent

$1,507$1,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	29.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	2.7%	16.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	5.2%
35 to 44	8.7%	7.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	19.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	22.2%	15.7%
75 and over	4.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.5%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
No high school diploma	5.1%	3.5%
High school graduate	5.3%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	24.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
Drove alone	78.5%	80.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
1-unit, detached	75.3%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Barton	Sandia Knolls
Poverty rate	6.9%	2.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1998	1985