DoÃ±a Ana County vs Sandoval County

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

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

DoÃ±a Ana County has the higher population (221,665 vs 151,538 in Sandoval County). Sandoval County has the higher median household income ($84,053 vs $55,663 in DoÃ±a Ana County). Sandoval County has the higher median home value ($282,300 vs $205,400 in DoÃ±a Ana County).

Population, income & housing

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
Population	221,665	151,538
Median age	34.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,663	$84,053
Median home value	$205,400	$282,300
Median gross rent	$903	$1,408
Housing units	91,402	59,759
Homeownership rate	65.3%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
Population	216,069 → 221,665 (+2.6%)	142,704 → 151,538 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$40,973 → $55,663 (+35.9%)	$63,802 → $84,053 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$147,400 → $205,400 (+39.3%)	$200,900 → $282,300 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $903 (+19.8%)	$1,117 → $1,408 (+26.1%)

DoÃ±a Ana County

Population

216,069221,665

Median household income

$40,973$55,663

Median home value

$147,400$205,400

Median gross rent

$754$903

Sandoval County

Population

142,704151,538

Median household income

$63,802$84,053

Median home value

$200,900$282,300

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
Under 5	5.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	14.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.3%
75 and over	7.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
White (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	41.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	11.1%
Asian	1.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	67.6%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
No high school diploma	17.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	22.8%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
Drove alone	75.5%	73.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	1.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.0%	15.0%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
1-unit, detached	60.1%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	1.5%
20 or more units	3.6%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	DoÃ±a Ana County	Sandoval County
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1990	1996