DoÃ±a Ana vs White Sands

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

DoÃ±a Ana 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 1,154 in DoÃ±a Ana). White Sands has the higher median household income ($87,059 vs $28,346 in DoÃ±a Ana). Since 2019, White Sands's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -0.3%).

Population, income & housing

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
Population	1,154	1,577
Median age	43.0 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$28,346	$87,059
Median home value	$107,500	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,288
Housing units	474	461
Homeownership rate	98.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
Population	1,158 → 1,154 (-0.3%)	1,246 → 1,577 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$18,876 → $28,346 (+50.2%)	$56,250 → $87,059 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$99,900 → $107,500 (+7.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$630 → $705 (+11.9%)	$1,069 → $1,288 (+20.5%)

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

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)

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
Under 5	0.0%	15.8%
5 to 17	31.7%	11.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	38.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	21.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	1.6%	3.8%
55 to 64	17.6%	6.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	0.8%
75 and over	7.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
White (non-Hispanic)	9.7%	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	0.2%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	90.1%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
No high school diploma	38.8%	2.6%
High school graduate	22.5%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.9%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
Drove alone	72.1%	65.1%
Carpooled	20.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	18.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	7.8%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
1-unit, detached	69.0%	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	31.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	DoÃ±a Ana	White Sands
Poverty rate	58.9%	1.1%
Average household size	2.74	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	12	11
Median year structure built	1973	2003