Berino vs White Sands

A side-by-side comparison of Berino and White Sands: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White Sands has the higher population (1,577 vs 1,429 in Berino). White Sands has the higher median household income ($87,059 vs $37,614 in Berino). Since 2019, White Sands's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -23.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Berino	White Sands
Population	1,429	1,577
Median age	28.6 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,614	$87,059
Median gross rent	—	$1,288
Housing units	488	461
Homeownership rate	92.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berino	White Sands
Population	1,877 → 1,429 (-23.9%)	1,246 → 1,577 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$28,750 → $37,614 (+30.8%)	$56,250 → $87,059 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$80,300 → $90,700 (+13.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$622 → $478 (-23.2%)	$1,069 → $1,288 (+20.5%)

Berino

Population

1,8771,429

Median household income

$28,750$37,614

Median home value

$80,300$90,700

Median gross rent

$622$478

White Sands

Population

1,2461,577

Median household income

$56,250$87,059

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berino	White Sands
Under 5	0.6%	15.8%
5 to 17	20.8%	11.9%
18 to 24	18.0%	38.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	3.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	6.2%
65 to 74	4.1%	0.8%
75 and over	3.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berino	White Sands
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	65.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berino	White Sands
No high school diploma	51.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	28.6%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berino	White Sands
Drove alone	66.1%	65.1%
Carpooled	15.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	18.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	15.6%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berino	White Sands
1-unit, detached	27.0%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Berino	White Sands
Poverty rate	21.6%	1.1%
Average household size	3.30	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	30	11
Median year structure built	1996	2003