DoÃ±a Ana vs La Union

A side-by-side comparison of DoÃ±a Ana and La Union: population, income, housing, and more.

DoÃ±a Ana and La Union are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DoÃ±a Ana has the higher population (1,154 vs 917 in La Union). La Union has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $107,500 in DoÃ±a Ana). Since 2019, DoÃ±a Ana's population has grown faster (-0.3% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
Population	1,154	917
Median age	43.0 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$28,346	—
Median home value	$107,500	$156,300
Housing units	474	288
Homeownership rate	98.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
Population	1,158 → 1,154 (-0.3%)	994 → 917 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$18,876 → $28,346 (+50.2%)	$40,602 → $52,596 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$99,900 → $107,500 (+7.6%)	$83,600 → $156,300 (+87.0%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $705 (+11.9%)	—

DoÃ±a Ana

Population

1,1581,154

Median household income

$18,876$28,346

Median home value

$99,900$107,500

Median gross rent

$630$705

La Union

Population

994917

Median household income

$40,602$52,596

Median home value

$83,600$156,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
Under 5	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	31.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	24.9%
25 to 34	4.9%	4.5%
35 to 44	21.3%	4.4%
45 to 54	1.6%	19.3%
55 to 64	17.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.8%
75 and over	7.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
White (non-Hispanic)	9.7%	3.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	90.1%	95.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
No high school diploma	38.8%	21.7%
High school graduate	22.5%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.9%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
Drove alone	72.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	20.1%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
1-unit, detached	69.0%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	31.0%	27.1%

Poverty & households

	DoÃ±a Ana	La Union
Poverty rate	58.9%	4.3%
Average household size	2.74	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	12	16
Median year structure built	1973	1994