Hatch vs White Sands

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

Hatch 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.

Hatch has the higher population (1,663 vs 1,577 in White Sands). White Sands has the higher median household income ($87,059 vs $40,625 in Hatch). Since 2019, White Sands's population has grown faster (+26.6% vs -14.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hatch	White Sands
Population	1,663	1,577
Median age	26.8 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,625	$87,059
Median home value	$110,700	—
Median gross rent	$509	$1,288
Housing units	531	461
Homeownership rate	78.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatch	White Sands
Population	1,955 → 1,663 (-14.9%)	1,246 → 1,577 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$24,167 → $40,625 (+68.1%)	$56,250 → $87,059 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $110,700 (+33.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$494 → $509 (+3.0%)	$1,069 → $1,288 (+20.5%)

Hatch

Population

1,9551,663

Median household income

$24,167$40,625

Median home value

$83,100$110,700

Median gross rent

$494$509

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)

	Hatch	White Sands
Under 5	5.1%	15.8%
5 to 17	28.7%	11.9%
18 to 24	11.1%	38.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	3.8%
55 to 64	6.3%	6.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	0.8%
75 and over	5.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatch	White Sands
White (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	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	84.7%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatch	White Sands
No high school diploma	45.6%	2.6%
High school graduate	29.3%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatch	White Sands
Drove alone	82.9%	65.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	18.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatch	White Sands
1-unit, detached	65.7%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hatch	White Sands
Poverty rate	28.1%	1.1%
Average household size	3.35	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	11
Median year structure built	1974	2003